![]() Because a seventh son must be born while the other six are alive, Vigor desperately clings to life until Alvin is born. Her eldest son, Vigor, diverts the tree but is mortally wounded in the act. ![]() The force sends a tree down the river to crush the wagon the pregnant Mrs. When they try to cross the Hatrack River, an unknown force, known as the Unmaker, tries to stop the still-unborn Alvin from being born since Alvin would be the seventh son of a seventh son and therefore have incredible powers as a Maker. The Unmaker works largely by water and tries to kill Alvin in his early years before he can master his abilities.Īlvin's family is migrating west. His abilities make him the target of the Unmaker, who recognizes Alvin's powers as those of a Maker, only the second ever, and it had been a long time since the first had walked on water and turned water to wine. In fact, young Alvin appears to be the only one in the world. Seventh sons have strong "knacks" (specific magical abilities), and seventh sons of seventh sons are both extraordinarily rare and powerful. Seventh Son won a Locus Award and was nominated for both the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards in 1988. It is the first book in Card's The Tales of Alvin Maker series and is about Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son. ![]() Seventh Son (1987) is an alternate history/ fantasy novel by American writer Orson Scott Card. ![]()
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