Meanwhile Alvin is taking school lessons in the evenings from the school teacher, Miss Larner. She is teaching him about atoms and how the world works. Alongside Alvin in his classes is the young black man Arthur Stuart who isn't allowed to go to classes with the regular white students during the day. Alvin and Arthur form a close bond and this bond is forged even tighter when Alvin is needed to save Arthur's life when some slave-hunters come hunting for Arthur.
This book is fast-paced and easy to read. It is full of magic and is a fun counterpart to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Not only does Card give us magic in these books, but a new history of the birth of the United States.
Rating: 8 / 10
ISBN: 0312931417
Publisher: Tor
Edition: 1st Edition