"Red Prophet" is but a section of a vast American fantasy epic. It is vividly written, and the principal actors - Alvin, Ta-Kumsaw, the Prophet, and Alvin's Gandalfesque mentor Taleswapper - are all complete and memorable characters.

Come here to the magical America that might have been, and marvel as the tale of Alvin Maker unfolds. The seventh son of a seventh son is a boy of mysterious powers, and he is waking to the mysteries of the land and its own chosen people.