Card takes on a fantastical tale that rivals Riordon's run of tales to explain ancient myths. Where as Riordon had separate tales to explain the different culture's gods, Card embraces an explanation for all the gods throughout history, focusing on the viking gods most heavily (as these are the gods Danny's family are descended from.) The North Family are the living descendents of the Norse gods, and not in the respect of a god mating with humans to create them. Nope, these guys are the real deal (hence the in-breeding!) When Danny doesn't show promise in magic, his family believes that he was not born with the gift, but early on we find out he is born with an even greater gift than they could have hoped. And because of that gift his family must kill him or end up at war with one of the other clans. Once again Card shows his mastery of using history (or in this case, legend) to weave a compelling tale for a modern era, and I cannot wait to read the next book in the series!!
Orson Scott Card is a prolific author and college professor. Most famous for writing the Ender series, (which is currently being made into a movie!) he has also created several brilliant fantasy stories including the Alvin Maker Series. The author of over thirty novels, Card is also a professor at Southern Virginia University, has written many articles for several different magazines and newspapers, writes critiques and offers writing lessons on his website. He lives with his family in Raleigh, NC. To learn more about Card, visit his official web page at http://www.hatrack.com/index.shtml.
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