Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones
core novel 2008 Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.14 (19,435 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780439925532 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones sends Alcatraz Smedry into the Library of Alexandria, a vast and magically dangerous library under the control of the Evil Librarians, where his father and grandfather are being held by the Curators, beings who demand souls in exchange for the books they guard. Separated early on from his usual companions, including the knight Bastille and her mother Draulin, his lost-prone uncle Kazan, and his cousin Australia, Alcatraz must rely increasingly on his own resourcefulness and on special Oculators' Lenses to navigate the library's traps and soul-stealing hazards largely alone, with only a talking dinosaur for unreliable company.
Where it sits
- Universe: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
- Series: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians core; position 2 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 2 of 5: previous Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (2007) · next Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia (2009)
- Internal chronology, within Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians: position 2 of 6: previous Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (2007) · next Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia (2009)
Sources
- Brandon Sanderson: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series page
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Versus_the_Scrivener%27s_Bones
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