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'''Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians''', also referred to as '''Alcatraz''' or '''Alcatraz Versus''', is a middle-grade series by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. It currently consists of 5 books told from the point of view of [[Alcatraz Smedry]], a young boy and heir to [[House Smedry]].

The first four books were originally published by [[Scholastic]], one a year between 2007 and 2010. Scholastic would only agree to publish the first four books, not wishing to publish a fifth book with the Big Reveal which would then lead to a concluding ''sixth'' book written by Alcatraz's bodyguard. Brandon bought back the rights to the series and sold them to [[Tor]], who agreed to publish all six books. The first four books were republished with new art during the first half of 2016. The fifth book, ''[[The Dark Talent]]'', was then published in September, 2016.{{ref|name=a6-reveal}}

The end-nodeendnote to ''[[The Dark Talent]]'' includes a letter penned by [[Bastille]], in which she states that there would an additional book written from her perspective in order to tie up everything properly. The tentative title for thisthe lastfinal book is ''[[The Worldspire|<s>Alcatraz</s> Bastille versusVersus the Evil Librarians: The Worldspire]]''.{{ref|name=a6-reveal}} Brandon had some trouble getting Bastille's voice right, so he reached out to his long-time friend and former student, [[Janci Patterson]], who agreed to help with the book.{{wob ref|8860}} AfterThe that,book thewas tworeleased madein "significantSeptember progress," and the book is almost done2022.{{wob ref|10501}}{{wob ref|1264015363}}

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