To help Alvin get out of this mess, is a lawyer named Verily Cooper who is very good at what he does, as well as Arthur Stuart the half-black boy Alvin saved in book 3 of the series. Also there to help in any way she can is Peggy Larner, who is Alvin's love.
Counterpoint to Alvin's story is Calvin's story. Calvin is Alvin's brother who has a lot of the same knacks and powers as Alvin - but just not as much. Calvin is jealous of his brother Alvin and has set out to discover how to destroy him. Calvin journeys to Europe where he meets up with Napolean and tries to learn from him how he became such a great leader and how he manipulates people.
The Alvin Maker series is a fun set of books if you are into fantasy and want to get away from it all for a while. They won't make you think deeply about the books, but you will have fun reading them!
Rating: 8 / 10
ISBN: 0312850530
Publisher: Tor
Edition: 1st Edition