The Crystal City
7.67.6 / 10
Score out of 1058 ratingsConfidence 28%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- 354
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
Part of a seriesThe Tales of Alvin MakerVolume 6 of 7
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About the book
The Crystal City (2003) is an alternate history/fantasy novel by American writer Orson Scott Card. It is the sixth book in Card's The Tales of Alvin Maker series and is about Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.9 across 58 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 8 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 50 | 86% |
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How long is The Crystal City?
It has 354 pages — shorter than 87% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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