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Title details for Heartfire by Orson Scott Card - Available

Heartfire

#5 in series

by Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card returns to his vision of a magical frontier America. . . Peggy Guester is a Torch, able to see the fire burning in each person's heart. Her power is so great that she can follow the paths of each person's future and know their most intimate secrets. From the moment of Alvi's birth, when Unmaker first strove to kill him, he has been protected by her. Now they are married, and Peggy is part of Alvin's heart as well as his life. But the achievement of Alvin's destiny and the building of the Cristal City he has foreseen, have take Alvin and Peggy on separate journeys. He has gone north into New England, where knacks are considered witchcraft and their use is punished with death. Peggy has been drawn south to the British Crown Colonies and the Court of King Arthur Stuart in exile. She has seen a terrible future bloom in the heart fires of every person in America, and it is Peggy's quest to set the world on the path to peace. But Alvin's younger brother, Calvin, has also come to the Court of Camelot, with his great perverted powers. Peggy's life is at risk, and she has no reason to believe that Calvin will do anything but place her in greater danger.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Tales of Alvin Maker

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 17, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • File size: 172568 KB
      • Duration: 05:59:30

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 850
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 29, 1998
      Fifth in Hugo and Nebula winner Card's immensely popular Tales of Alvin Maker, this installment of alternative American history centers around two grievous social wrongs. Arthur Stuart, exiled King of England, reigns in Camelot (Charleston), capital of the slaveholding southern Crown Colonies; in New England, meanwhile, "witchers" connive to execute anyone with the "knack," the ability to connect to the powers of the universe. Just before civil war erupts, telekinetic Alvin and his historical friends, such as John James Audubon, and legendary ones, such as riverman Mike Fink, set about to abolish New England's antiwitch laws, while Alvin's wife and mentor, Margaret, uses her ability to read human souls to offer the hope of freedom to the Colonies' slaves and to heal Alvin's malevolent brother before he can kill her husband. Card's antebellum settings, dialogue and historical figures seem authentic and thoroughly researched, and, as always, he offers excellent differentiation of characters. However, Card is as occasionally windy and preachy as ever, and the plethora of lengthy philosophical and/or psychological digressions make for considerably less fictional sizzle than fizzle. Consider this a good bet for fans of the series, but not for a wider readership.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:850
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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