Now in paperback for the first time, featuring all new covers, the Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians middle-grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.
Sneaking into the evil Librarian cult HQ!
So there I, Alcatraz Smedry, was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificedwait, youve heard that before? Oh yeah, I wrote it at the beginning of my first book. Well, this is the one where that actually happens, I promise!
I managed to beat the evil Librarians attacking Mokia (its not on the maps the Librarians let you see, so dont try to find it), but Bastille was hit by some kind of knockout ray and is in a coma. The antidote is locked away in the heart of evil Librarian powerthe Library of Congress. I already infiltrated one library, so a bigger one shouldnt be that hard, right? (Help!)
My father has this crazy idea about giving everyone in the world the Smedry Talents, and hes convinced that ancient books in the Library of Congress hold the secret. But the Talents already destroyed one entire civilization, so he has to be stoppedeven if I did accidentally break all the Talents during the battle. (Oops.) And now theres a rumor that the original evil Librarian, Biblioden, has been spotted, but that cant be truehe founded his dark cult centuries ago. Theres no way he could be back!
The Dark Talent is the fifth book in this action-packed fantasy series for young readers.