Crystal City

The Tales of Alvin Maker, Book Six

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, M.E. Willis, cast

Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

From the end of the 18th century, Americans traveled west to find new homes and new lands. They brought with them the magics of plain people. It is from these roots of the American dream that award-winning writer Orson Scott Card has crafted what the Charlotte Observer called "a uniquely American fantasy." Using the lore and the folk magic of the men and women who settled a continent, and the beliefs of the tribes who were here before them, Card has created an alternate frontier America. Charms, beseechings, hexes, and potions all have a place in the lives of the people of this world.

Alvin Miller is the seventh son of a seventh son, born while his six brothers all still lived. Such a birth is a powerful magic; such a boy is destined to perhaps become a Maker. Rejoin the tale of Alvin and his wife Peggy as they work to create the Crystal City of Alvin's vision, where all people can live together in peace.

Don't miss the other titles in Orson Scott Card's Alvin Maker series.

©2003 Orson Scott Card (P)2004 Audio Renaissance

a great series ended with a fizzle

the Alvin maker series was a fun ride to the end. but that was a bit of a disappointment

start with the first book

What did you love best about Crystal City?

Just love this author and the entire series. I've read and listened to them all. The narration is fantastic, l even got my boyfriend addicted to these books!

What did you like best about this story?

Just the continuation of a great story.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Everything.

Any additional comments?

Please, please start at the beginning of the series it makes a huge difference. Seventh Son is the first book. You'll be addicted.

meh

why did he wait for the last book to explain all the loose ends ?

Master audio listener

fantastic as always
I can't wait for the finale
audio quality was a little poor on this last book but I don't mind it too much.
perfect amount of action and build up. the last book will surely be epic 💪

Contender

Absolutely loved it. In some ways my favorite book of the whole series, but I feel that way about them all. So many sick moments. Awesome new characters, as usual. The volcano, Arthur Stewart does some sick shit, La Tia is a bad ass, and the Dam scene! Soo good.

great stuff

love it. great series written with care and thought. I do not get the bad reviews buy to each there own.

Quite the Journey

This is probably the least favorite book in the series for me but I'm glad I went on the journey.. I never did care for Calvin.

This can't be the last of this series!

Having read all the books in this series, and loved each one, I have to say that this one, although written and narrated just as well as the others, leaves me with wanting more. There is too much unanswered for this to be the last book in the series. The narrators were exceptional, and I dearly loved the Christian overtones, which made one think about their own moral code. I was so happy to find a series that left out the usual 'hooks' of sex, blood, gut and gore.
I could not put down this series, buying them when I ran out of credits. Bravo Orson Scott Card!!!

Not the end

Really this should have been the end. I thought that the author promised to end this but there appears to be no book 7, and this book is over 18 years old now. This story was poor and the evil brother should have been dead with his poor knowledge of making.

great book

This is a great series, hopefully Card gets to finishing up soon, Its been almost 20 years.....