Alvin Journeyman is a book published in 1995 by Orson Scott Card. It is fourth in the Tales of Alvin Maker series. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is a prolific and best-selling author working in numerous genres. ... The Tales of Alvin Maker is a series of novels by Orson Scott Card that revolve around the experiences of a young man, Alvin Miller, who discovers he has incredible powers for creating and shaping things around him. ...
Meanwhile, Alvin's wife, Peggy, has arrived in Camelot to attempt to influence the monarchy's stand on the issue of slavery.
Despite the setbacks which occurred in AlvinJourneyman, Alvin and his comrades are still attempting to discover the meaning of Alvin's vision of a Crystal City on the southern shore of Lake Mizogan.
The other story line, which gives the novel its title, tells of Alvin's wife, Peggy, and her journey to Camelot in the Crown Colonies to try to convince the king in exile, Arthur, that slavery must be abolished.
Alvin is a Maker, the first to be born in a century.
The Alvin Maker series starts off with a unique and fascinating alternate history of a world where people have "knacks" which allow them to do what would be considered "magic" to most of us.
Alvin's knack is "making" and the first two books explained his world and shaped his character through some interesting and unique experiences.
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