Historical Fiction
Red Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Volume 1
No CoverRed Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Volume 1
Renalto Arlem, Roland Bernard Brown, Orson Scott Card, Miguel Montenegro
2007·144 pages
In an alternate American frontier where folk magic works, young Alvin Maker is drawn into conflict between settlers and Native tribes led by a mysterious prophet.
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In an alternate American frontier where folk magic works, young Alvin Maker is drawn into conflict between settlers and Native tribes led by a mysterious prophet.
Details
- Release date
- 2007
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN
- 9780785127215
- Type
- Fiction
- Series
- The Tales of Alvin Maker #2
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content; young protagonist focus
Violence & gore
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Frontier warfare, massacres, and bloody clashes between settlers and tribes
Profanity
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Occasional mild period-appropriate swearing
Substance use
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Whiskey used to oppress tribes; major character's alcoholism and recovery
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA characters or themes present
Religious content
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Prophecy, sacred land faith, and Maker/Unmaker spiritual dualism drive the story
Magic & witchcraft
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Folk-magic knacks and Maker powers are central to premise and plot
Occult / demonology
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Fantasy Unmaker force evokes demonic destruction within fictional framing
Political content
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Colonial expansion, Native displacement, and enslavement themes drive conflict
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Enslavement threats, alcohol as oppression, wartime cruelty and child peril
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