"Harsher, bleaker, and more mystical than Seventh Son, this novel superbly demonstrated Card's solid historical research, keen understanding of religious experience, and, most of all, his mastery of the art of storytelling." - Booklist
Come here to the magical America that might have been,
and marvel as the tale of Alvin Maker unfolds. 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.
"Red Prophet is but a section of a vast American fantasy epic. It is vividly written, and the principal actors - Alvin, Ta-Kumsaw, the Prophet, and Alvin's Grandalfesque mentor Taleswapper - are all complete and memorable characters." -The Philadelphia Inquired