Entertaining historical fantasy. Orson Scott Card obviously put a lot of thought to the alternative historical events not even depicted in the book. This is the most action packed volume in the series.

Red Prophet is very slow to start. I do not understand why Mr. Card spent so much time talking about Hooch, when it ends up that he is not a major character and serves very little purpose for the plot. However, after the slow start, WOW! This book is so intense that I could hardly set it down. I did not think that it would be better than Seventh Son, but I was very wrong. It is well worth the slow start just read the last wonderful half of this book. You must read this book if you enjoyed Seventh Son.

Card's incredible reimagining of frontier America takes an amazing and touching turn into the world of Native Americans. Not only is the imagination and the folksy feel great, but Card manages to get inside the heads of his characters like no one else.

It's a spellbinding story of a folksy fontier, magic, and the passion of the human spirit and psychology.

This dark sequel to Seventh Son is set in an alternate American frontier where folk magic and hexes are real, and George Washington was decapitated for treason. Alvin Maker (nee Miller), the protagonist of this series, is given a back burner and much time is spent on the turbulent politics of the crazy quilt of American colonies. Alvin is semi-apprenticed to an Indian shaman, who gives him a deeper understanding of his "knack" and he goes on a long journey to save the life of his brother. The story is engaging and readable, but the tone is almost unbearably preachy; a politically correct testament to the idea of "the noble savage".

I just finished reading this part, and I have to say I love it so much more than the first one. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book although it was a little slow, but after reading this one in comparison it makes the first one seem very slow. After finishing the Ender's Saga I thought it doesn't get better than this, but so far Orson Scott has kept up his standards and I am very impressed in his amazing details of Old America.

I Really recommend this second part to anyone who has read the first one. I just hope the rest of the books can live up to what he has created so far.