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Heartfire: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Volume V [Mass Market Paperback]

Orson Scott Card (Author)
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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Publication Date: May 15 1999 | Series: Alvin Maker (Book 5)
Peggy is a Torch, able to see the fire burning in each person's heart. She can follow the paths of each person's future, and know each person's most intimate secrets. From the moment of Alvin Maker's birth, when the Unmaker first strove to kill him, she has protected him.

Now they are married, and Peggy is a part of Alvin's heart as well as his life.

But Alvin's destiny has taken them on separate journeys. Alvin has gone north into New England, where knacks are considered witchcraft, and their use is punished with death.

Peggy has been drawn south, to the British Crown Colonies and the court of King Arthur Stuart in exile. For she has seen a terrible future bloom in the heartfires of every person in America, a future of war and destruction. One slender path exists that leads through the bloodshed, and it is Peggy's quest to set the world on the path to peace.

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"With delicacy and insight, incorporating folk tales and folk magic with mountain lore and other authentic details, Orson Scott Card has evoked a vision of America as it might have been."-Greensboro Tribune-Review

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"With delicacy and insight, incorporating folk tales and folk magic with mountain lore and other authentic details, Orson Scott Card has evoked a vision of America as it might have been."-Greensboro Tribune-Review

Peggy is a Torch, able to see the fire burning in each person's heart. She can follow the paths of each person's future, and know each person's most intimate secrets. From the moment of Alvin Maker's birth, when the Unmaker first strove to kill him, she has protected him.

Now they are married, and Peggy is a part of Alvin's heart as well as his life.

But Alvin's destiny has taken them on separate journeys. Alvin has gone north into New England, where knacks are considered witchcraft, and their use is punished with death.

Peggy has been drawn south, to the British Crown Colonies and the court of King Arthur Stuart in exile. For she has seen a terrible future bloom in the heartfires of every person in America, a future of war and destruction. One slender path exists that leads through the bloodshed, and it is Peggy's quest to set the world on the path to peace.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the previous books in the series Feb 17 2004
By John Howard
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I originally read this when it first came out, then re-read the series when I got the new book (The Crystal City) for Christmas. This one was not as good as the other books in this series.

The story started off very slow, with a lot of nonsense about Arthur Staurt and Audobon (who could have been left out of the book completely) and birds. While this was explained somwhat at the end of the book, it was still too much and too slow. The book does get better near the end, but by that time, there has been too much junk preceeding it to make it seem worthwhile. The dialogue between Denmark and Gullah Joe is particularly boring and painful to read.

I give this book three stars only because of the characters, which are still great, and the ongoing story of Alvin's quest to build the Crystal City, but it wasn't a great story on its own. If you've read the other books in the series, this one is worth reading just to continue the story, but just barely. I hope the next book can return to the great stories from the previous books, if not, then I hope it will at least be the last in this series.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Bad, Bad Cover Art Feb 12 2004
By tommy z
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I would have given this book an additional star if it wasn't for the terrible art on the cover. I was embarrassed to read this novel in public. The marketing for this series really cheapens the writing. My friends laugh at me when I show them these books, then insist they are good. I would never buy such an ugly book in hardcover. Get with the times, TOR.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great storytelling July 7 2003
By Emily J. Jensen
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Although this is arguably the best book in the series since the first one, the ending leaves you wanting more and yet still feeling satisfied. 4.5 stars.
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3.0 out of 5 stars OSC didn't take us too far
Having looked forward to this installment of the Alvin series for a long time, I was quite disappointed when reading the short and seemingly pointless result. Read more
Published on May 20 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars Vintage OSC
This is a very good Alvin book. It seems a little watered down, but plenty happens in these pages. Alvin is journeying with his friends, but not with his wife. Read more
Published on Dec 10 2002 by Howard S. Shubs
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent if you ignore the Red Herrings
This the an excellent series. I have had quite a hard time putting them down, however, since I have read them from start to finish I have found quite a few Red Herrings. Read more
Published on Dec 3 2002 by "nicn0c"
1.0 out of 5 stars Each book in this series gets worse and worse
Make no mistake, I loved "Seventh Son" and felt that my whole appreciation of the fantasy genre was increased tenfold, and it was already quite high. The next two volumes were OK. Read more
Published on Nov 7 2002 by Amy
1.0 out of 5 stars After Ender and Homecoming, Card destroys yet another series
HEARTFIRE, the fifth book in Orson Scott Card's "Tales of Alvin Maker" series, is a travesty. Card has ruined this formerly interesting history of an alternate America and Mormon... Read more
Published on Sep 3 2002 by Christopher Culver
4.0 out of 5 stars With personal Insight, I enjoyed it. But others may not.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons) this series has been particularly intriguing to me. Read more
Published on July 5 2001 by Christine Rasmussen
4.0 out of 5 stars The canvas increases
Once again, we visit the alternate America of 150 years ago that Card created, where history has taken some odd turns, partly because of talents called "knacks. Read more
Published on Feb 14 2001 by Sharron Albert
4.0 out of 5 stars Got my Alvin fix for the time being
It's a good fast read. Nothing major happens in this book as far as advancing the overall story.

By the way, according to Card's website (hatrack. Read more

Published on Jan 18 2001 by Mike E
2.0 out of 5 stars The fire burns low.
A long while ago, I came across an curious and interesting short story about the birth of a seventh son of a seventh son and I thought to myself that Card had created something... Read more
Published on Nov 14 2000 by Andrew X. Lias
5.0 out of 5 stars This can't be the end!
I feel like Romeo, crying to OSC, "Oh, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?" And he/Juliet replies, all innocent, "What satisfaction canst thou have tonight? Read more
Published on Aug 28 2000 by Abigail Welborn
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