The Tales of Alvin Maker books in order
The Tales of Alvin Maker is a series of 8 books by Orson Scott Card: 2,037 pages in the 6 with a known length, about 37 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 8
- books
- 2,037
- pages in 6 of them
- 37 hours
- to read those 6
- 75 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Seventh Son 4.7 h 2 
Red Prophet 5.9 h 3 
Prentice Alvin 6.4 h 4 
Alvin Journeyman 7.6 h 5 
Heartfire 6.3 h 6 
The Crystal City 6.5 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
- 1
Seventh Son 1987 4.7 h
In an alternate version of frontier America, young Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, and such a birth is powerful magic.
- 2
Red Prophet 1988 5.9 h
Age rating: PG-13, make sure you've had the birds and the bees talk for this and the rest of the books after this.
- 3
Prentice Alvin 1989 6.4 h
Age rating: PG-13
- 4
Alvin Journeyman 1995 7.6 h
Age rating: PG-13
- 5
Heartfire 1998 6.3 h
Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 5
- 6
The Crystal City 2003 6.5 h
Using the lore and the folk-magic of the men and women who settled North America, Orson Scott Card has created an alternate world where magic works, and where that magic has…
- 7
Master Alvin length not known
-
The Yazoo Queen 2003 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, Seventh Son | about 33 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, Red Prophet | about 27 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, Prentice Alvin | about 20 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, Alvin Journeyman | about 13 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, Heartfire | about 6 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 37 hours 21 minutes
6 of 8 books, 2,037 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
75 days (about 11 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.