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Seventh Son
- Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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Born into an alternative frontier America, where life is hard and folk magic is real, Alvin is gifted with power, but he must learn to use his gift wisely. Dark forces are arrayed against Alvin, and only a young girl with second sight can protect him.
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- Locus Award, 1988
"A tribute to the art of storytelling, this is highly recommended." (Library Journal)
"Seventh Son begins what may be a significant recasting in fantasy terms of the tall tale of America." (Washington Post Book World)
"A consistently gripping tale featuring solid historical research and a keen understanding of religious experience. Another major effort by a world-class talent. Highly recommended." (Booklist)
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- Ichiji
- 01-16-17
A Book in Which Magic is not Very Magical
The country, down-home, salt-of-the earth vibe of this book got too dull for me to plow through the end. I got about 3/4 of the way through before realizing nothing could possibly happen to these characters that I would care about, and I set it aside. I guess this story takes place in an alternate history, but I did not see why that was necessary. Writing about magic of fire, water, air and earth is just plain lazy, and made it sound like the plot of a video game. Making Christians into stuffy, narrow-minded enemies of magic is not new either. There is a person in this story called "tale-swapper" and guess what -- he swaps stories with people. Yawn. I guess this book is in the fantasy category, but it isn't very fantastical. Skip it.
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- Harold D. Doublename
- 05-01-07
Great story, great reading
Seventh Son has always been one of my favorite books. I waited for a very long time for an unabridged audio version. I was a little worried that it wouldn't live up to my high expectations, but the cast more than delivered. All the readers are so very talented. My only complaint is that Rev. Thrower sometimes lapses in and out of his Scottish accent, but it happens at appropriate enough times.
Seventh Son is creative storytelling at its very best. As an "alternate history" of America, you can't beat this book for color and charm. The characters are thoroughly believable and sympathetic.
Frontiersy magic-stories might be a departure for Card fans who are used to his sci-fi works, but give Seventh Son and its sequels a try anyhow. Card comes through with his usual brilliant characterization, real dialogue, and perfectly paced plot.
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- steve p.
- 02-24-21
is it really fiction or is it the way it was?
sometimes I feel like writers are channelling ancient energies who are gifting them with true accounts of events or accounts of real society back in the way back. ofcourse there will rarely be any verifiable accounts so the author can tell his tale as dictated by the ancient energy in the only way that current humans can hear it. fiction. scientific fiction.
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- Chad
- 12-24-10
Not Orson's Best. Look Elsewhere
I can't help but be overwhelmingly dissappointed by this book. After having read nearly 20 various OSC books from his early works, Treason, to his popular works, Ender Series, to his new material, Pathfinder, I have yet to find a book by him that I didn't enjoy. With that being said though, Seventh Son was an uneventful story that never captivated my heart whereas these aforementioned novels all did. The main problem with Seventh Son lies in the fact that there is little to no character development at all. Not only did I not grow to understand or genuinely like the characters, but I also felt the plot was drawn out and very little actually happened throughout the entire book. I wish I had enough room to fully explain my complaints with Seventh Son, but unfortunately I don't. The only saving grace for this audiobook lies within the excellent narration from Brick and Rudnicki. I can't say I'll be returning to this series though.
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- Jim "The Impatient"
- 10-05-13
Atleast They Were English Scum
BEN FRANKLIN; AMERICA'S MOST POWERFUL WIZARD
This is an Alternate History American Fantasy. This alone is makes for a great story. This is an America divided up between England, Spain, Dutch, French and North American Indians. The map alone is cool. There are Duchies, States and Territories. There is a New Sweden, Camelot, New Orange, Suskwaheny, Noisy River Terr. and Irrakwa State. Canada is French.
SHE SHOULD HAVE LEARNT THE WORD NO, BEFORE SHE HAD 14 MOUTHS TO FEED.
This is about a very large family, struggling to survive in a harsh world. A world where people have knacks and certain gifts. They survive by using charms, beseechings, hexes and potions. Often these are used against them. It is a struggle between good and evil. This is different from Card's Sci-Fi, but it is still written with his talent and is a great entry into Fantasy if you have never tried it.
A MAN ALWAYS ASSUMES THAT OTHERS ARE AS VIRTUOUS AS HIMSELF.
I read this over 30 years ago and wondered if it would stand up to my memory of it. It was just as good if not better. This is one book you could read over and over and get more out of it each time.
NOT + NOT= NOT
My one irk with the whole thing was the narrators. There are several narrators including Orson Scott Card. One of the narrators is one of my favorites and there is one I hate. I usually like Card's voice, but believe he should have left this to the professionals. All the narrators do all the voices instead of doing certain characters. Sometimes a character has a certain accent, and then sometimes he does not. This is a small complaint, the writing makes up for any narrator problems and those are few.
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- Michael G Kurilla
- 10-12-19
Alternate early American history with magic
Orson Scott Card's Seventh Son is the initial offering in a longer series. The title derives from the main character Alvin, who is the seventh son of a seventh son which imbues him with special magical abilities, usually referred to as 'knacks'. The story takes place in the early days of America when Ohio is still frontier. There's a tension between traditional Christianity and the practitioners of magic. At the same time an unseen, ill-defined entity known as the 'unmaker' is intent on destroying Alvin with the common theme of water being involved. Alvin has a hard time adjusting as well as avoiding the frequent death traps. US history is subtly altered and posits that Benjamin Franklin was a powerful magician earning the title of a maker. In this universe, magic is something that dies out from disuse.
In Card's universe, magic must be learned and practiced, but each person tends to specialize in different skills. While the identity of the unmaker is never revealed, the entity seems the embodiment of pure evil. There's also a focus on the conflict between traditional religion and magic the unmaker being able to take advantage of this conflict. The ending sets up the next two installments.
The narration is an ensemble cast which aids in presenting the multiple perspectives of the narrative. Pacing is easy going.
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- katharine
- 11-20-16
disappointed
The beginning of the book was intriguing... however I got bored with all of the ridiculous conversation between alvin and Tale swapper. tried as hard as I could to stay interested in this book but finally stopped listening entirely. wish I could get a refund.
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- G
- 12-02-16
Gave it 10 chapters...
What disappointed you about Seventh Son?
The book moves so very slowly. I gave it ample time to pick up, but this was one seriously boring book. I gave up.
Would you be willing to try another one of the narrators’s performances?
sure
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- Tayboobear
- 11-23-20
Absolutely LOVED IT
Wow. This was incredibly good. I was feeling skeptical about starting it and usually I don’t read reviews before picking up a book but i did and was almost deterred by the negatives. IM SO GLAD I IGNORED THEM.
This was such a well written book, with a story that towards the end made me wish it wasn’t ending. I’m thrilled to find it’s a series and I can’t wait to see and feel what’s next in store.
I’m not going to waste time attempting to recap.. just read it.
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- Cliff
- 02-13-14
Like nothing else
This is a really unique book and series. It takes place in the frontier age of the United States and offer a vastly different timeline where most everyone has a magic ability or knack. This leads to some major divergences from our own history. i don't do spoilers so you will have to read to find out. Even though this was written long ago it holds up quite well. It has three different narrarators and they do a good job. This is not your usualy fantasy fare but I found it definitely worth a listen.
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- Peter
- 04-09-09
Almost 4-star.
I couldn't quite give this a four-star, but it almost made it and I do recommend it. This is the first book of a series of seven (unsurprisingly!), and it introduces a wealth of great storylines that will be carried forward in subsequent books, but unfortunately closes none. In this sense it is a little disappointing - some series, such as the Ender series by the same author have self-contained books that one can read and have a full experience, with closure. With Seventh Son, there is a sense that one is going to have to read the whole series, which is no great toil as this book was a good read, but personally I would have liked the choice to see what I thought of a self-contained book and decide to move on to the next. The book is very well read by multiple narrators, all of whom are excellent. All in all, this is a promising, interesting story but if you decide to read this, please be aware that you are buying one seventh of a considerably larger book. After all my moaning, I will be Audible-ing the next in the series - 'Red Prophet'!
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- E. Napel
- 08-15-21
Well written, gripping, but racist to the core.
Can’t stand this anymore. It could be great, but it’s quite the opposite. Racist to the core. I gave up…
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- sarahmoose2000
- 01-12-15
Nothing really happens
I really wanted to like this as I didn't like the last one of his I read, but adored "The Lost Boys".
Sadly, and for a relatively long production, nothing much happened. A seventh son of a seventh son is born, he seems to be in danger all the time, but manages to escape deadly harm, the end.
Hopefully, the other chapters in this story contain more excitement.
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- Jinty
- 12-21-14
Don't bother !!
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
No idea..
What was most disappointing about Orson Scott Card’s story?
Realising it was book one of seven !! However that's why it was so boring.. Yawn !
What aspect of the narrators’s performance might you have changed?
The Scottish Minister's accent.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment
Any additional comments?
Don't use a credit on this one, fortunately I got it for sale price ..
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- Mr
- 09-18-10
The tale draws you in almost against your will
Played this on a long, long car journey back from France and it kept the kids and the grown-ups all quiet - I wasn't even allowed to consult the sat nav without being sshhh-ed down. Well written, good characters and above all a story that both warms and chills the heart. I would very much recommend this book.
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- veradosamamadosa
- 01-05-22
Not like the movie
Whilst the movie was the reason I bought this audio book,and have to admit I was disappointed I'd suggest sticking with this as it gets much better later
by the end and try to ignore that who ever did the movie never read the book that or seventh son of a seventh son etc is just a coincidental plot throwback😂
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- Kristoffer Dybeck
- 09-05-21
Love the book, not the many voices
Love the book and it’s story.
I do think that the choice to have several people read different chapters were a poor choice. If they would have stuck to just making different voices (something they end up doing in the last chapters) it would have been better.
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- Sarah
- 11-23-17
compelling
I loved this book, the magic of it and it's memorable characters so warmly brought to life by the readers
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- Ric
- 09-20-21
Worst OSC I've read/listened to
Very few likeable characters. Story with no appeal outside America. Very disappointing. Not worth buying.