• Red Prophet

  • Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 2
  • By: Orson Scott Card
  • Narrated by: Nana Visitor
  • Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (123 ratings)

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Red Prophet

By: Orson Scott Card
Narrated by: Nana Visitor
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Publisher's summary

Seventh Son, the first tale of Alvin Maker, introduces us to a pioneer America where magic works, and special talents are utilized in marvelous ways. In Red Prophet, the second installment in the Tales of Alvin Maker, we learn more about those talents, both the minor gifts of white people (starting fires, finding water) or the much grander gifts of the Indians, whose lives are filled with a beautiful green music. Young Alvin Maker, the seventh son of a seventh son, is a Maker. Lolla-Wossiky, an Indian whose fate is closely linked with Alvin's, has heard black noise in his head since he watched white men murder his father. Unable to hear the green music he needs to live well, Lolla-Wossiky lives only for the alcohol that stills the black noise - until he meets Alvin.

Don't miss the other titles in Orson Scott Card's Alvin Maker series.
©1988 Orson Scott Card (P)1998 NewStar Media Inc.

Critic reviews

"[S]uperbly demonstrates Card's...mastery of the art of storytelling." (Booklist)

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Hard to hear narrative

The story is very good, but the narrator is difficult to hear sometimes. She speaks very call Molly and quietly, which takes away from the story when you have to rewind it, and then turn the volume all the way up and still have difficulty making out what it said at times.

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recording is terrible

barely started, hoping there's a refund. going to download the other copy as the recording on this is terrible.

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narrator ruined this book

the narrator ruined this book for me, I just could not get into the story nor stay interested. She mumbled and ran her words together to the point where I missed at least 40% of the book.

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luv the author

the story is intresting you just want to finish so you can find out what happens in the end

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Good story, performance hard to bear

Oh gawd I hope this lady doesn’t make a living reading books. Please don’t use her again.

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Enjoyed all of this series.

The concept of an alternate universe isn’t unique, but the idea of having our traditions of hexes and simple magic is genius.

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good book, bad audio

story is great, but audio is very hard to hear, very muffled and pitchy. I was incredibly disappointed

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Sound Quality Poor

I like everything about this including the voice acting. Unfortunately the sound quality was so poor that I thought I had a bad download. I downloaded it again(starlink wifi) and it was still poor.l

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Why does she whisper?

Audible levels are all over the place. Needs some work. Good story though. I think it would be good

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Production quality could be better

The story is outstanding. Truly enjoyed the series overall. Unfortunately trying to listen to the reader when it sounds muffled and coming from a far distance does not make for an enjoyable tale.

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