by Orson Scott Card · B de Bolsillo (Ediciones B) · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788490701294
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«Alvin el aprendiz» is the fantasy novel by Orson Scott Card, published by B de Bolsillo in paperback (448 pages, in Spanish).
In a 19th-century North America where magic works among settlers and indigenous people alike, Alvin returns to his hometown and agrees to serve seven years as apprentice to the blacksmith Makepeace Smith. While learning the trade, he must master his gift as Maker, the force capable of opposing the Unmaker.
Third volume of the Alvin Maker Saga [The Maker]. The original work, «Prentice Alvin» (1989), won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1990.
For fantasy and science fiction readers interested in alternate history and the work of Orson Scott Card.
Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003). Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; he has provoked controversy and criticism for his public opposition to homosexuality.
