Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

On his thirteenth birthday, foster kid Alcatraz Smedry receives an inheritance: a bag of sand. Moments later, sinister figures arrive to steal it. Turns out, the world's librarians are actually an evil cult of conspirators hiding the truth about magical eyeglasses, talking dinosaurs, and crystal swords. Worse, Alcatraz's infuriating habit of breaking everything isn't clumsiness—it's a bizarre magical talent. In Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, Alcatraz must team up with his eccentric grandfather to infiltrate the local library and save the world.

Fresh off surviving his first brush with the librarian conspiracy, Alcatraz Smedry charges straight into enemy territory in The Scrivener's Bones. His mission: venture into the sunken, trap-laden Library of Alexandria alongside his grouchy bodyguard Bastille and a band of uniquely gifted relatives. Between dodging skeletal Curators who trade knowledge for human souls and evading ruthless assassins, Alcatraz must unravel a labyrinth of deadly secret archives—and track down his elusive, long-lost father.

Alcatraz Smedry finally enters the legendary Free Kingdoms, where castles float and talking raptors roam. But his celebrity welcome in The Knights of Crystallia quickly turns sour. A suspicious bogus peace treaty from the Evil Librarians threatens to duped the Council of Kings, while Alcatraz's fiercely loyal bodyguard Bastille faces disgrace and demotion after he accidentally shattered her crystalline sword. Armed with his notorious talent for breaking things, Alcatraz must expose high-level treason before the kingdom falls.

The besieged kingdom of Mokia is on the brink of collapse, surrounded by an overwhelming force of Evil Librarians and colossal giant librarian robots. In The Shattered Lens, Alcatraz Smedry finds himself leading a desperate defense alongside his friends, relying on special Oculator lenses, his uncontrollable knack for destruction, and an unlimited crate of exploding teddy bears. It is a wildly funny, frantic race against time where ordinary logic fails and absurd heroism reigns supreme.

Victory in Mokia came at an agonizing cost. In The Dark Talent, Alcatraz Smedry has broken the family Talents, his best friend Bastille lies in a coma, and his father is pursuing an apocalyptic plan. To find a cure and avert total disaster, Alcatraz must mount a covert infiltration of the Highbrary—the heavily fortified Library of Congress and beating heart of Librarian power. Stripped of his destructive magic, Alcatraz has to rely on pure wit, nerve, and sheer desperation.

Step aside, Alcatraz—it's Bastille's turn to grab the microphone. In Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians, the fierce Knight of Crystallia takes center stage after a horrifying sacrifice leaves Alcatraz shattered and powerless. The ancient Librarian founder, Biblioden, has returned from the grave with terrifying new magic to purge the Free Kingdoms. Facing imminent annihilation, Bastille must wield her crystal sword and rally an unruly crew of allies to stop the ultimate tyrant before everyone burns.