As with the Ender Saga, Card uses his writing to dive into different theologies and philosophies that do more than merely entertain. However, without at least a cursory knowledge of these events and historical figures, then readers could potentially miss a lot of substance. Sure, the superstition and “magic” involved in creating an alternate timeline of history made quite a bit of sense.
Perhaps the little snippets of American history sprinkled throughout this book were what intrigued me the most. They weren’t necessarily the enemies, but their ignorance factored into the enemy’s tactics. At the very least, while the religious characters had some amount of strawman characterization set against them, they were well rounded enough not to make the whole story seem too anti-Christian. evil” conflict between the Makers and the Unmaker, even if it’s a little too tried and true. I did appreciate the distinctive “good vs. While the history of colonial America is the setting of Seventh Son, the fantasy elements added to it made for an interesting read. Not that that’s necessarily a bad thing by any means. It’s clear this book came on the heels of the Ender Saga, as there are a lot of parallels between characters and motifs that I just couldn’t ignore. For the first book in a series, Seventh Son certainly has its strengths and weaknesses. I was used to his science fiction writing, so I thought it would be interesting to see how he handled semi-historical fiction. Having loved Orson Scott Card's Ender Saga, I decided to start into another of his series, Tales of Alvin Maker.
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