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Alcatraz, a street‑wise apprentice mage, sets out with his grandfather Smedry on a pilgrimage to the Free Kingdom’s glittering city of Crystallia. The adventure takes a perilous turn when they discover the city under siege by the Evil Librarians, a ruthless group of magic users who rule Crystallia with an iron fist. Leader of the Saber‑sharpened library henchmen is Alcatraz’s own mother, whose ambition and dark magic threaten to overwhelm the city’s defenders and the brothers’ quest. Together, Alcatraz and his grandfather must decide whether to fight the impossible menace, or find another way out of this dangerous conflict.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Brandon Sanderson
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