Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
core novel 2007 Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (37,356 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780439925501 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians opens the series in a world secretly dominated by a cult of evil Librarians who control civilization by hoarding and distorting information, following Alcatraz Smedry, a thirteen-year-old who has been shuffled through a long string of foster homes, each placement ending after he inadvertently breaks or destroys something important. After he sets his current foster parents' kitchen on fire, his caseworker Ms. Fletcher arrives to reprimand him, but the following day brings a stranger claiming to be his long-absent grandfather, Leavenworth Smedry, who reveals that Alcatraz's habit of breaking things is in fact a rare magical Talent.
Where it sits
- Universe: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
- Series: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians core; position 1 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Brandon Sanderson
Notes
- From the series record (Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians): A middle-grade comic-fantasy series about a boy who can deliberately break things, opposing a secret cabal of librarians who suppress fantastical 'Silimatic' technology hidden across the real world. Books 1-5 solely authored by Brandon Sanderson (already known for the Cosmere and the Wheel of Time). No true connection to either of those universes -- a wholly separate, standalone continuity.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians: position 1 of 5: next Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (2008)
- Internal chronology, within Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians: position 1 of 6: next Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (2008)
Sources
- Brandon Sanderson: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series page
- Wikipedia: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
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