Summary:Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians. We hope this summary will make it easier to find specific areas of the book, as well as providing a quick plot refresher for anyone who doesn't want to take the time to reread the entire book.
Foreword
In the foreword (written all in capital letters) the author explains that he is not Brandon Sanderson, but Alcatraz Smedry. This book is not a work of fiction, but an actual biography that is sold as a fantasy book to avoid detection by the Librarians.
Chapter 1
“So, there I was, tied to an altar made from out-dated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil librarians.”
—Alcatraz to the Reader[1]
Despite this first line, the whole chapter is an introduction of Alcatraz Smedry, a thirteen years old boy, who is the narrator of the book. In this chapter Alcatraz receives his inheritance for his thirteenth birthday by mail. The inheritance is a bag of sand, that later revealed to be Sands of Rashid. Then, Alcatraz proceeds to set the kitchen on fire, which results in his foster parents refusal to take care of him any longer. The chapter ends with a visit from Ms. Fletcher, scowling Alcatraz and stealing the sands.