Alvin MakerOrson Scott Card
Alvin Maker
by Orson Scott Card · first published 1995
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The Tales of Alvin Maker is a series of alternate history novels by Orson Scott Card, published from 1987 to 2003 (with one more planned), that explore the experiences of a young man, Alvin Miller, who realizes he has incredible powers for creating and shaping things around him. It takes place on the American frontier in the early 19th century, a fictional setting based on early American folklore and superstition. Books in the series: [1] Seventh Son (1987) - Locus Award winner, 1988; Hugo and World Fantasy Awards nominee, 1988 [2] Red Prophet (1988) - Nebula Award nominee, 1988; Locus
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…civilization go back in time to inoculate the Americas against European diseases, and they successfully Westernize their technology just enough to make colonization moot. If I recall correctly in the Alvin Maker series, the main character sympathizes with the Native American population under pressure from alternate-history Colonial America. Let's see, what else... There's that allegory on the Book of Mormon…
on “Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?” ↗I actually think that is kind of interesting. As a 5'9'' guy, it aint a problem, but it is interesting. It reminds me of a character in the `Tale of Alvin Maker` series by Orson Scott Card. Forgot the characters name, but he was basically a bully and a 'sadist'. He had a sort of geasa placed on him as a baby, so that he never really got hurt. Anyway, he looses…
on “YC Open Office Hours for Black and Hispanic Founders” ↗You’ve beautifully articulated a feeling I’ve had for most of my life. In the Alvin Maker (historical fantasy) series, Orson Scott Card describes a phenomenon he calls the _greensong_. It’s a sort of pervading communion the first peoples have with nature, and white settlers not only can’t…
on “The Hyperbolic Geometry of DMT Experiences (2016)” ↗…misunderstood but fundamentally holy Hero Dude goes off into the wilderness or something to found a new city where his disciples can live in peace the way God intended <tm>. So: the Ender's Game series, the Alvin Maker series, the Homecoming series, Lovelock, Wyrms, Pastwatch, Treason, and on some level, most of the biblio-historical-fiction series. Any major Card works I'm missing? I'll give partial credit to _Songmaster_,…
on “Ender's Game is an Understated Story of Uncertainty” ↗