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The Alvin Maker book series (AKA The Tales of Alvin Maker) is a series of books by Orson Scott Card.

The series takes place in an alternate version of frontier America. Alvin Maker is the seventh son of a seventh son, which makes him likely to have unusual powers. In this America, many people have "knacks", or small magical abilities.

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Alvin's powers may in fact prove to be extraordinarily important. He embodies the forces of order, and is opposed by chaos and entropy.

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