Red Prophet
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 Cover of first edition (hardcover) |
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| Author | Orson Scott Card |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Tales of Alvin Maker |
| Genre(s) | Alternate history/ Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Released | 15 December 1988 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback |
| Pages | 311 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-312-93043-7 |
| Preceded by | Seventh Son |
| Followed by | Prentice Alvin |
Red Prophet is a 1988 alternate history fantasy novel by Orson Scott Card. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1988 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1989.
[edit] Plot introduction
The second book in Card's The Tales of Alvin Maker series, Red Prophet is about Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son (with all the special powers that conveys in Card's fantasy world), Lolla-Wossiky, a troubled whisky "Red" turned prophet, and Ta-Kumsaw, Lolla-Wossiky's older brother.
While it is a self-contained story, the book continues and develops many of the themes touched on in earlier books. When Alvin Miller and his older brother Measure travel towards to the place of his birth (where Alvin is expected to become apprenticed to the Hattrack River blacksmith) the two brothers are captured by 'Reds' (Native Americans) and caught up into a plot with ramifications on the entire future of America.
