He is thirteen years old and lives with his foster parents. The real person behind this novel is a young boy named Alcatraz Smedry. The Evil Librarians is the first in a fantasy adventure series featuring its eponymous protagonist who is narrating this book as its writer-“Brandon Sanderson” is just a front, you see. Don’t let that stop you if you think this might be something you’ll enjoy, though! Personally, I jumped into this first book amidst a bevy of reservations, but I ended up loving it to bits.Īlcatraz vs. By his own admission, this series is very different from his normal style and they tend to be a source of contention among his readers. After all, very rarely do I dip my toes into the Children’s/Middle Grade category, and they did seem far removed from the author’s other work. But in my own defense, these books do fall a little outside my purview. I’ve been a terrible Brandon Sanderson fan! Seriously, how else to explain for the many years it took me to finally read his Alcatraz series? Mea culpa, it was complete negligence on my part, and I am sorry. Review copies were provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. the Evil Librarians books 1 & 2 by Brandon Sanderson
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