The Tales of Alvin Maker is a series of books that are written by Orson Scott Card that revolve around the experiences of a young man named Alvin Miller who finds out that he powers for making and changing things around him . The Tales of Alvin Maker is a series of novels by Orson Scott Card that revolve around the experiences of a young man , Alvin Miller , who discovers he has incredible powers for creating and shaping things around him .