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Title: Alvin Journeyman is one book too many
Review: Just like a great lawyer may lose an otherwise flawless case by asking one too many questions, or a great boxer may lose his place in history by fighting one too many fights, so too can a great writer ruin a great series by writing one too many books. The first three books in this series weaved a simple yet eloquently told fairytale compelling too all ages. The series should have ended there. Card bowed to the wishes of some of his fans or more likely to the pocketbook of his publisher when he wrote Alvin Journeyman. While I still consider the first three books in the series to be among the greatest science fiction I've ever read, this latest effort is childish and forced. Even that would not be so bad if it were'nt associated with a great body of work. I only completed Alvin Journeyman because of my respect for Card, but I won't be reading any more books in this series. Why, why, why do the great ones always have to write one too many?
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