Grinning Man

Grinning Man

Infobox short story |
name = Grinning Man
title_orig =
translator =
author = Orson Scott Card
country = United States
language = English
series = The Tales of Alvin Maker
genre = Fantasy
published_in = Legends
publication_type =
publisher = Tor Books
media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pub_date = 1998
english_pub_date =
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"Grinning Man" (1998) is a fantasy short story by Orson Scott Card set in his The Tales of Alvin Maker series. It was published in the anthology "Legends".

Plot summary

Alvin and Arthur are traveling through Kentucky country and come across a man who is grinning at a bear. Further on, they find a town where a prosperous miller takes Alvin and Arthur in to work, but Alvin soon discovers why the miller is so prosperous.

Related works

*"The Yazoo Queen"

ee also

*List of works by Orson Scott Card
*Orson Scott Card

External links

* [http://www.hatrack.com The official Orson Scott Card website]


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