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Prentice Alvin
Published 1989 by Tor Books · 342 pages
Hugo · 1990
FinalistNebula · 1990
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10 award entries · 6 books · 4 wins · 1986–1992
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Synopsis
Young Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son gifted with powerful Making abilities, returns to the town of Hatrack River to apprentice as a blacksmith while secretly honing his magical talents. In this alternate frontier America where folk magic is real, Alvin must confront the forces of the Unmaker while an escaped slave girl with her own extraordinary gifts makes her way toward him.
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Details
- Series
- The Tales of Alvin Maker · Book 3
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780312931414