Red Prophet | Setting
In Red Prophet, Card revisits key events in American history during the years 1811 and 1812. Although the story centers on historical events, the novel is primarily a work of fantasy, and the author has rearranged the historical record. In Card's fantastic history, magic is real. White settlers in America practice a kind of folk magic that allows them to control and direct natural events. Native Americans practice a magic that grows out of their sense of the living landscape. By cultivating a union with all that lives, they gain the power to choose with or against the life force...
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