Orson Scott Card
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The second installment of Orson Scott Card' s best-selling series The Tales of Alvin Maker.
In the first tale of Alvin Maker- Seventh Son- listeners are introduced to a pioneer America where magic works and special talents are utilized in marvelous ways. In this second installment in the Tales of Alvin Maker, we learn more about those talents- both the minor gifts of white people (starting fires, finding...
2) Heartfire: 5
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The fifth installment of Orson Scott Card' s best-selling series The Tales of Alvin Maker
Peggy Guester is a Torch, whose power is so great that she can follow the paths of each person's future and know their most intimate secrets. From the moment of Alvin's birth, Peggy has protected him. Now they are married, but their destinies have torn them apart: Alvin has gone to New England, where knacks are considered witchcraft and their use...
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When little Zanna's oldest brother died just before Christmas, she was left with the gift she had made for him-a picture that only he would have understood. Every Christmas, Zanna's gift is brought out and displayed as a way of including their lost brother in the celebration. This is the story of the life of that family, and of the many gifts they gave each other that could only be understood with love.
4) Laddertop 3
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All seems lost as a giant comet hurtles toward Earth, while Robbi's Laddertop is thrown into chaos by the unleashing of Energy Spiders that now prowl the Power Web. As Robbi races against time to save the Laddertop and reveal its final secret, Azure and the rest of her research team discover the horrible truth about the comet and the existence of a different, malevolent group of aliens: The Takers.
It's up to these brilliant children to work together,...