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The Crystal City

50% complete
2003
2008
1 time
See 17
1 - Nueva Barcelona
2 - Squirrel and Moose
3 - Fever
4 - La Tia
5 - Crystal Ball
6 - Exodus
7 - Errand Boy
8 - Plans
9 - Expedition
10 - Mizzippy
11 - Flood
12 - Springfield
13 - Mission
14 - Plow
15 - Popocetepetl
16 - Labor
17 - Foundation
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1501
 The Tales of Alvin Maker*
#6 of 6
The Tales of Alvin Maker*   See series as if on a bookshelf
A series of fantasy novels that take place in an alternate Earth timeline.

1) Seventh Son
2) Red Prophet
3) Prentice Alvin
4) Alvin Journeyman
5) Heartfire
6) The Crystal City
Copyright © 2003 by Orson Scott Card
This Chris and Christi Baughan
Evenly matched
It seemed like everyone and his brother was in Nueva Barcelona these days.
May contain spoilers
"I choose to be a maker, because I love the making."
Comments may contain spoilers
Began this book just after reading Heartfire.
Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

 

Added: 31-Jan-2015
Last Updated: 20-Jun-2015

Publications

 01-Aug-2004
Tor Books
Paperback
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Date Issued:
01-Aug-2004
Format:
Paperback
Cover Price:
$7.99
Pages*:
340
Read:
Once
Reading(s):
1)   1 Jan 2008 - 1 Jan 2008
Internal ID:
1568
Publisher:
ISBN:
0-812-56462-6
ISBN-13:
978-0-812-56462-4
Printing:
1
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Dennis Nolan  - Cover Artist
"The best fantasy series in progress." - Publishers Weekly

Alvin has been trying to avert the terrible war that his wife, Peggy, a torch of extraordinary power, has seen down the life-lines of every American. Now she has sent him down the Mizzippy to the city of New Orleans, or Nueva Barcelona as they call it under Spanish occupation. Alvin doesn't know exactly why he's there, but when he and his brother-in-law, Arthur Stuart, find lodgings with a family of abolitionists who know Peggy, he suspects he'll find out soon.

"Just when you think you know what a writer has up his sleeve, he surprises you with a pair of aces.  Orson Scott Card is that kind of writer....  Card uses language in these novels like never before.  The speech os the characters refelcts their time and beliefs and his descriptions bring the magic alive for the reader." - Indianapolis News
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Notes and Comments:
First edition: November 2003
First mass market edition: August 2004
First printing based on the number line
Canada: $10.99

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Author(s)

Orson Scott Card  
Birth: 24 Aug 1951 Richland, Washington, USA

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  • I try to maintain page numbers for audiobooks even though obviously there aren't any. I do this to keep track of pages read and I try to use the Kindle version page numbers for this.
  • Synopses marked with an asterisk (*) were generated by an AI. There aren't a lot since this is an iffy way to do it - AI seems to make stuff up.
  • When specific publication dates are unknown (ie prefixed with a "Cir"), I try to get the publication date that is closest to the specific printing that I can.
  • When listing chapters, I only list chapters relevant to the story. I will usually leave off Author Notes, Indices, Acknowledgements, etc unless they are relevant to the story or the book is non-fiction.
  • Page numbers on this site are for the end of the main story. I normally do not include appendices, extra material, and other miscellaneous stuff at the end of the book in the page count.






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