Seventh Son

by Orson Scott Card

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Alvin Maker (1)

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Seventh Son

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Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (1988)

Ditmar Award (International Fiction, 1989)

Hugo Nominee (Novel, 1998)

Locus (Fantasy Novel, 1988)

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire (Roman étranger, 2000)

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Little Peggy was very careful with the eggs.

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Anne McCaffrey

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 076534775X, Mass Market Paperback)

American Library Association “Best Books for Young Adults”

From the author of Ender’s Game, an unforgettable story about young Alvin Maker: the seventh son of a seventh son. Born into an alternative frontier America where life is hard and folk magic is real, Alvin is gifted with the power. He must learn to use his gift wisely. But dark forces are arrayed against Alvin, and only a young girl with second sight can protect him.

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