maker, alvin (fictitious character)

Collects the first two stories of "The Tales of Alvin Maker," in which a young boy named Alvin, the seventh son of a seventh son, lives in an alternate American frontier. Life is hard, but there folk magic is real, and Alvin is about to discover he has the gift of power, a power which only a young girl with second sight can help him learn to use against the dark forces arrayed against him.

Alvin has had a vision of building a Crystal City in which peace and freedom reign, but his wife Peggy has had a vision of death and destruction, so now they must decide which vision they should believe in.

Alvin Maker, the seventh son of a seventh son, is a boy of mysterious powers, and he is waking to the mysteries of the land and its own chosen people.

Alvin has had a vision of building a Crystal City in which peace and freedom reign, but his wife Peggy has had a vision of death and destruction, so now they must decide which vision they should believe in.

Presents the sixth installment in the alternative history in which Alvin Maker, a man who has the magical ability to create, repair, heal, or destroy, travels to New Orleans where he saves his friends from a deadly plague and takes the first steps toward his envisioned destiny in the Crystal City.

Alvin Maker, the seventh son of a seventh son, is a boy of mysterious powers, and he is waking to the mysteries of the land and its own chosen people.

Young Alvin returns to the town of his birth and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing seven years of his life in exchange for the skill and knowledge of a blacksmith.

Alvin and his wife Peggy work to create the Crystal City where all people can live together in peace.

While seeking the Crystal City, Alvin is put on trial for witchcraft, and Peggy goes to see the king about ending slavery.