Red Prophet
| Author | Orson Scott Card |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Dennis Nolan |
| Cover artist | Dennis Nolan |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Tales of Alvin Maker |
| Genre | Fantasy, alternate history |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 311 pp added locus award to infobox. |
| Award | Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1989) |
| ISBN | 0-312-93043-7 |
| OCLC | 16871980 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3553.A655 R43 1988 |
| Preceded by | Seventh Son |
| Followed by | Prentice Alvin |
Red Prophet (1988) is an alternate history/fantasy book by Orson Scott Card. It is the second book in Card's The Tales of Alvin Maker series and is about Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son. Red Prophet was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1988 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1989.
Plot summary
[change | change source]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, which gives him magical powers; Lolla-Wossiky; Tenskwa-Tawa; and Ta-Kumsaw, Lolla-Wossiky's older brother.
It is a separate story, but the book continues and develops many of the themes shown in the first book. When Alvin Miller and his older brother Measure go to the place of his birth, where Alvin is supposed to become apprenticed to the Hattrack River blacksmith, the two brothers are captured by "Reds" (Native Americans) and are brought into a plot with the possibilities to affect the entire future of America.