by Orson Scott Card · BOLSILLO BYBLOS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466624145
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«Alvin el oficial» is the fantasy novel by Orson Scott Card, published by Bolsillo Byblos in paperback (470 pages, in Spanish).
In an alternate North America of the early 19th century, magic and folklore are real. Alvin, seventh son of a seventh son, is a Maker. When he tries to teach his gift to his brother Calvin, envy drives Calvin to flee to Napoleon's Europe. Alvin must face the Unmaker, who now takes the form of a salamander.
Fourth volume in the series The Tales of Alvin Maker (Alvin Maker IV), translated by Rafael Marín Trechera. The original title is Alvin Journeyman.
For readers of fantasy and alternate history, especially those who want an alternate North America with magic and folklore in the Alvin Maker series.
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.
