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The '''Alcatraz finale''', possibly entitled "Alcatraz versus the Dark Talent", will be the fifth and final book in the [[Alcatraz]] series.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson|State of the Sanderson|date=2013-07-24}} Brandon has also referred to it as "Alcatraz versus His Own Stupid Self". It is currently planned for a mid-2016 release, following the Tor re-releases of the first four books.{{cite|during Firefight tour...}}
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'''Alcatraz versus the Dark Talent''' will be the fifth and final book in the [[Alcatraz]] series.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson|State of the Sanderson|date=Jul 24th, 2013}}{{bws ref|calamity-is-done|Calamity is Done Update|date= May 29th, 2015}} Brandon has also referred to it as "Alcatraz versus His Own Stupid Self". It is currently planned for a mid-2016 release, following the Tor re-releases of the first four books.{{cite|during Firefight tour...}}
   
 
==Behind the Scenes==
 
==Behind the Scenes==
Brandon always planned for the Alcatraz series to consist of five books, however Scholastic, the original publisher, only bought the first four. For a variety of reasons, including Scholastic being unwilling to make a contract for the fifth book, Brandon bought back the rights in early 2013.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson|State of the Sanderson|date=2013-07-24}} He later re-sold the series, including book 5, to Tor.{{cite}}
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Brandon always planned for the Alcatraz series to consist of five books, however Scholastic, the original publisher, only bought the first four. For a variety of reasons, including Scholastic being unwilling to make a contract for the fifth book, Brandon bought back the rights in early 2013.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson|State of the Sanderson|date=Jul 24th, 2013}} He later re-sold the series, including book 5, to Tor.{{cite}}
   
Following a month of research for ''[[The Aztlanian]]'', Brandon spent June 2014 writing the first draft of Alcatraz 5.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-december-2014|State of the Sanderson: December 2014|date=2014-12-18}}
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Following a month of research for ''[[The Aztlanian]]'', Brandon spent June 2014 writing the first draft of Alcatraz 5.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-december-2014|State of the Sanderson: December 2014|date=Dec 18th, 2014}}
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==

Revision as of 15:49, 30 May 2015

<The Dark Talent
Alcatraz
Follows Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens
Setting Alternate Earth
Released Summer 2016

Alcatraz versus the Dark Talent will be the fifth and final book in the Alcatraz series.[1][2] Brandon has also referred to it as "Alcatraz versus His Own Stupid Self". It is currently planned for a mid-2016 release, following the Tor re-releases of the first four books.[citation needed]

Behind the Scenes

Brandon always planned for the Alcatraz series to consist of five books, however Scholastic, the original publisher, only bought the first four. For a variety of reasons, including Scholastic being unwilling to make a contract for the fifth book, Brandon bought back the rights in early 2013.[1] He later re-sold the series, including book 5, to Tor.[citation needed]

Following a month of research for The Aztlanian, Brandon spent June 2014 writing the first draft of Alcatraz 5.[3]

Notes

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