The Dark Talent (Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians #5)

by Brandon Sanderson (Author)

The Dark Talent (Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians #5)

The Dark Talent is the fifth action-packed fantasy adventure in the Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series for young readers by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.

This never-before-published, fast-paced, and funny novel is now available in a deluxe hardcover edition, illustrated by Hayley Lazo. Alcatraz Smedry has successfully defeated the army of Evil Librarians and saved the kingdom of Mokia. Too bad he managed to break the Smedry Talents in the process. Even worse, his father is trying to enact a scheme that could ruin the world, and his friend, Bastille, is in a coma. To revive her, Alcatraz must infiltrate the Highbrary--known as The Library of Congress to Hushlanders--the seat of Evil Librarian power. Without his Talent to draw upon, can Alcatraz figure out a way to save Bastille and defeat the Evil Librarians once and for all?

"Like Lemony Snicket and superhero comics rolled into one." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson creció en Lincoln, Nebraska. Vive en Utah con su esposa e hijos y enseña escritura creativa en la Universidad Brigham Young. Su primera novela publicada, Elantris (Nova, 2006), fue recibida por el público y la crítica como una interesantísima renovación del género de la fantasía. También ha publicado una brillante trilogía: Nacidos de la Bruma (Mistborn), formada por El imperio final (Nova, 2008), El pozo de la ascensión (Nova, 2009) y El héroe de las eras (Nova, 2010), junto con la precuela, Aleación de Ley (Nova, 2012), donde asienta las bases de su imaginario alomántico en un mundo de bruma y cenizas.

Tras El aliento de los dioses (Nova, 2012), una obra de fantasía épica en un único volumen en la línea de Elantris, Sanderson inició con El camino de los reyes la primera parte de una magna y descomunal decalogía, El Archivo de las Tormentas, de la que Palabras radiantes es la segunda parte. Los últimos títulos publicados por Nova son su aclamada novela Steelheart, primer libro de la Trilogía Reckoner, Infinity Blade (la Espada Infinita): Redención y El Rithmatista.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780765381415
Lexile Measure
710
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Starscape Books
Publication date
September 20, 2022
Series
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
BISAC categories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Magic
Librarians
Fantasy
Young adult fiction
Fantasy fiction
Heroes
Humorous fiction
Good and evil

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