Alvin is a Maker, and what he can make is a new future for America. But to do that he must defeat his ancient enemy, the Unmaker, whose cruel whispers and deadly plots have threatened Alvin's life at every turn.
Now a grown man and a journeyman smith, Alvin has returned to his family and friends in the town of Vigor Church, to share in their isolation, to work as a blacksmith, and to try to teach anyone who will learn the knack of being a Maker. For Alvin has had a vision of the city he will build, and he knows that he cannot build it alone.
But the Unmaker is not through with Alvin. If that spirit of destruction cannot stop him by magic, or war and devastation, then it will try to crush the young Maker by simpler means - more human means. By lies and innuendo, and by false accusations, Alvin is driven from his home back to Hatrack River, only to find that the Unmaker has been there before him, and that he must now stand trial for his life. Against him in this trial stands Daniel Webster.
Meanwhile, his brother Calvin has started to grow into his own knacks, which he views to be equal to Alvin's. When Alvin returned to Vigor Church he found that Calvin had been doing all the jobs that Alvin had done prior to his apprenticeship. When Alvin started to teach how to be a maker, Calvin resented the way he felt he was being treated and decided to learn how to be a Maker on his own, but by any means he deems necessary. He finds passage to the United Kingdom, and then to the courtship of EmperorNapoleon himself in Paris, to treat him for his gout. By healing the pain each day, he spends a few hours a day learning from Napoleon on how to rule. Calvin makes a friend in Paris, with whom he then leaves Napoleon (healed from ever feeling pain again) and heads to America.
References to other works
The song Alvin made up during his stay in Hatrack River jail contains a reference to Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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alvin, journeyman, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Alvin Journeyman news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Alvin Journeyman 1995 is an alternate history fantasy novel by American writer Orson Scott Card It is the fourth book in Card s The Tales of Alvin Maker series and is about Alvin Miller the Seventh son of a seventh son Alvin Journeyman won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1996 1 Alvin JourneymanFront cover AuthorOrson Scott CardCover artistDennis NolanCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSeriesThe Tales of Alvin MakerGenreFantasy alternate historyPublisherTor BooksPublication date1995Media typePrint Hardcover amp Paperback Pages381AwardLocus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 1996 ISBN0 312 85053 0OCLC32665317Dewey Decimal813 54 20LC ClassPS3553 A655 A78 1995Preceded byPrentice Alvin Followed byHeartfire Contents 1 Synopsis 2 References to other works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis EditAlvin is a Maker and what he can make is a new future for America But to do that he must defeat his ancient enemy the Unmaker whose cruel whispers and deadly plots have threatened Alvin s life at every turn Now a grown man and a journeyman smith Alvin has returned to his family and friends in the town of Vigor Church to share in their isolation to work as a blacksmith and to try to teach anyone who will learn the knack of being a Maker For Alvin has had a vision of the city he will build and he knows that he cannot build it alone But the Unmaker is not through with Alvin If that spirit of destruction cannot stop him by magic or war and devastation then it will try to crush the young Maker by simpler means more human means By lies and innuendo and by false accusations Alvin is driven from his home back to Hatrack River only to find that the Unmaker has been there before him and that he must now stand trial for his life Against him in this trial stands Daniel Webster Meanwhile his brother Calvin has started to grow into his own knacks which he views to be equal to Alvin s When Alvin returned to Vigor Church he found that Calvin had been doing all the jobs that Alvin had done prior to his apprenticeship When Alvin started to teach how to be a maker Calvin resented the way he felt he was being treated and decided to learn how to be a Maker on his own but by any means he deems necessary He finds passage to the United Kingdom and then to the courtship of Emperor Napoleon himself in Paris to treat him for his gout By healing the pain each day he spends a few hours a day learning from Napoleon on how to rule Calvin makes a friend in Paris with whom he then leaves Napoleon healed from ever feeling pain again and heads to America References to other works EditThe song Alvin made up during his stay in Hatrack River jail contains a reference to Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings trilogy See also Edit Novels portalList of works by Orson Scott CardReferences Edit 1996 Award Winners amp Nominees Worlds Without End Retrieved 2009 07 15 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Orson Scott Card About the novel Alvin Journeyman from Card s website Alvin Journeyman at Worlds Without End Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alvin Journeyman amp oldid 1110056737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
