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'''Alcatraz''' 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]].
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'''Alcatraz''' is a middle-grade series by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. Current books include [[Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (book)]], [[The Scrivener's Bones]], [[The Knights of Crystallia]], and [[The Shattered Lens]]. The fifth and final book, [[The Dark Talent]], is planned to wrap up the series, now that [[Brandon]] owns the rights.{{qa ref|836|35}} Alcatraz Versus The Dark Talent is planned to be released in the summer of 2016. Books 1-4 are being re-released by Tor in Feb 2016 (Books 1 and 2) and Apr 2016 (Books 3 and 4) with new cover art and illustrations.{{ref|name=calamity}}
  
   
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The first four books were originally published by [[Scholastic]], one a year between 2007 and 2010. Due to disagreements between Brandon and Scholastic on the cover art and editing processes of the books, the fifth and final book was postponed indefinitely.{{cite}} After Scholastic's contract lapsed, Brandon bought back the rights and sold them to [[Tor]], who republished them with new art in 2016 before releasing the final book, [[The Dark Talent]], in September 2016.
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The end-node to ''[[The Dark Talent]]'' included a letter penned by [[Bastille]], in which she stated that there would a further book written from her perspective, in order to tie up everything properly.{{ref|name=a6-reveal}} Brandon has stated that he isn't planning on writing it until after ''[[The Aztlanian]]''.{{ref|name=sots16}} It will be called ''[[The Worldspire|<s>Alcatraz</s> Bastille versus the Evil Librarians: The Worldspire]]''.{{cite|Bastille's letter}}
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== Publication ==
  
== Publication ==
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*ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS (Scholastic, Fall 2007)
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* ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS (Scholastic, 2007; Tor, 2016)
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*ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SCRIVENER’S BONES (Scholastic, Fall 2008)
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* ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SCRIVENER’S BONES (Scholastic, 2008; Tor, 2016)
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*ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE KNIGHTS OF CRYSTALLIA (Scholastic, Fall 2009)
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* ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE KNIGHTS OF CRYSTALLIA (Scholastic, 2009; Tor, 2016)
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*Book #1 nominated for Golden Sower Award, Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Book Award, Hawaii’s Nene Award, North Carolina’s Battle of the *Books, and Florida's Sunshine State Young Reader's Award.{{ref|name=aa}}
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Revision as of 19:17, 19 January 2017

This article is about Brandon Sanderson's series. For the character, see Alcatraz Smedry.

Alcatraz 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. Due to disagreements between Brandon and Scholastic on the cover art and editing processes of the books, the fifth and final book was postponed indefinitely.[citation needed] After Scholastic's contract lapsed, Brandon bought back the rights and sold them to Tor, who republished them with new art in 2016 before releasing the final book, The Dark Talent, in September 2016.

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark Talent

The end-node to The Dark Talent included a letter penned by Bastille, in which she stated that there would a further book written from her perspective, in order to tie up everything properly.[1] Brandon has stated that he isn't planning on writing it until after The Aztlanian.[2] It will be called Alcatraz Bastille versus the Evil Librarians: The Worldspire.[citation needed]

Notes

  1. ↑ Alcatraz: The Big Reveal
    — Brandon's website - 2016-10-05#
  2. ↑ State of the Sanderson: 2016
    — Brandon's website - 2016-12-19#
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