Heartfire: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 5 (Abridged) Audiobook

" 5th book in the Alivin Maker series. Pretty good! All about Alvin going east and getting tangled up with Quill the witch hunter and trying to legally abolish witch trials. Peggy is down south trying to abolish slavery without starting the Civil War. "

" This series is starting to get a bit disappointing. In Heartfire, Calvin didn't quite make the waves that I hoped he would. Instead, Card produced another average book in the series that from start to finish makes little progress in the overall conflict. And the overall conflict seems mediocre at this point as well - the conflict is simply how Alvin will build the Crystal City someday. I understand that Card meant to write an American epic poem or something and that perhaps he succeeded. However, the flow of the story isn't much my style. I still plan to finish out the story, but I don't expect any surprises in the final two books. And at this point, I don't even expect the final book to ever be published... "

" Sadly, the series gets duller and more off-track as it goes along. I've noticed that with Card's longer series. The first book grabs me with a bang, but it gradually goes south from there. The story slows down and he takes way too many side-tracks -- seems like he can't conclude. I'm not very excited about the next one, although it will be the last in the series. "

" This first book in the series intrigued me, and I had to read all the others. As I mention in other reviews of books in this series, it's not my favorite "world" by Card, but it has it's own magic. "

" I occasionally wondered why the author would'nt let Alvin and Margaret work together for a common cause but I enjoyed the continuing plot. I love the new twists in an alternative history. I know all the famous names and deeds yet it is exhilarating to attach special knacks to each of them. "

" Even the fifth one is good. "

" I was disappointed in this book. It really just feels like Orson changed the locale and a few characters but just repeated the plot line from Journeyman. "

" Losing the thread of the Alvin story "

" I enjoyed this book, but not as much as some others in the series. In the first books, comparing Alvin's story with Joseph Smith's life was really fun, but now it's getting a little old. "

" This series has gotten better and better, so much so that I read this book within a 24 hour period. That is not bad considering I have a very active toddler. "

" Very good continuation of the Alvin Maker story. The whole part about Calvin, Alvin's annoying and dangerous brother, having his doodlebug caught in a 'trap', rendering him comatose, and Alvin's efforts to save him, was quite gripping. "

" Still good, but there is a certain repetition of plot devices that kind of mars this installment. Count on more character development of our main players, as opposed to suspense of plot. "

" The next in the series of the Seventh Son. Alternate history. I keep reading because I hate to stop in the middle of the series, but it is not my favorite. "

" I loved every one of the Alvin Maker series and have reread them many times. "

" The train has indeed left the tracks and is wandering around elsewhere. Is it just me or could you just skip this one and not really lose anything in the series? "

" An interesting but not terribly remarkably addition to the series. "

" Way to crap on your own series, Orson. This book is a blank to me, except that it went beyond boring me--it made me just not care anymore about the entire series. Crystal city? Whatever, man. Good for you if you build it. Or not. "

" Series is getting tired. Drags in spots. Still it is nice to hang with familiar characters. "

" Mostly I don't remember. That is what is known as a defensive reflex. "

" I loved the legal elements to the plot of this story. Without dropping spoilers, it combined some good legal discussion with one of my all-time favorite American history subject matters. I highly recommend this series. "

" Alvin landed himself in the middle of some witch trials in this book. It was interesting to learn about the craziness that surrounded those. Another good book. "

" Slow start, but firecracker ending. Great work with John Addams, plus interesting cameos by Emerson and Calhoun. "

" great series, original story in my opinion "

" Alvin landed himself in the middle of some witch trials in this book. It was interesting to learn about the craziness that surrounded those. Another good book. "

" End was ok, but overall the book did little to move the series along. "

" Alvin Miller discovers he has incredible powers for creating and shaping things around him.A recurring and main theme of the books is the conflict between Creators and Destroyers—namely, Making such as Alvin does, and Unmaking that he confronts. "

" My least favorite in the series. Really went off in some different directions. Struggles for the main characters were resolved too easily, too much talk, no enough action. "

" This book is part of fascinating read of early American history with the twist that magic exists. The plot is simple but profound. Characters are well drawn especially if the predecessor books have been read. "

" Excellent story, excellent book. Nothing terribly moving about the book, just a good book with a good story. The parallels to J.S. are humorous and interesting to see, but not a big part of the story. I will read the 6th book too, I have enjoyed the series. "

" This first book in the series intrigued me, and I had to read all the others. As I mention in other reviews of books in this series, it's not my favorite "world" by Card, but it has it's own magic. "

" Enjoying the series quite a bit so far "