#alcatraz vs the evil librarians

[libralita]

Your DnD Alignment based on your Brandon Sanderson starting point

Lawful Good – Tress of the Emerald Sea, You took Brandon at his word when he said that the Kickstarter books would be good starting point for the Cosmere.

Lawful Neutral – Wheel of Time, you found Brandon when he finished Wheel of Time and decided to give his own books a shot.

Lawful Evil – Rithmatist, this is your villain origin story tbh

Neutral Good – Elantris, you’ve been a fan for a long time,

True Neutral – Mistborn, you started where everyone recommends

Neutral Evil – Warbreaker, get it?

Chaotic Good – Alcatraz/Skyward, wild children of the fandom

Chaotic Neutral – The Way of Kings, despite everyone and their mother telling you to not start here, you do it anyways

Chaotic Evil – Alloy of Law, despite this being in Mistborn ERA 2 and the FOURTH Mistborn book, you still start here.

Reckoners, you like superheroes? Idk

[lisascomplicated]

so I'm rereading Alcatraz Vs. the Evil Librarians (I last read this pre-covid) and I forgot how *funny* it is. Especially compared to, like, you know, the cosmere. It's like-

BrandoSandwitch writing the Cosmere: I will write an interconnected universe that is *so meticulous*

Branderson the Sanderson writing Alcatraz: so anyway, they opened the door to see small British dinosaurs about to be executed for being on the continent and failing to pretend to be beached fish.

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Summaries under the cut

Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

The winter isn't ending. Nobody knows why.

And Odd has run away from home, even though he can barely walk and has to use a crutch. Out in the forest he encounters a bear, a fox, and an eagle - three creatures with a strange story to tell. Now Odd is faced with a stranger journey than he had ever imagined.

A journey to save Asgard, City of the Norse Gods, from the Frost Giants who have invaded it. It's going to take a very special kind of boy to defeat the most dangerous of all the Frost Giants and rescue the mighty Gods. Someone cheerful and infuriating and clever.

Someone just like Odd...

A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass

Mia Winchell appears to be a typical kid, but she's keeping a big secret—sounds, numbers, and words have color for her. No one knows, and Mia wants to keep it that way. But when trouble at school finally forces Mia to reveal her secret, she must learn to accept herself and embrace her ability, called synesthesia, a mingling of the senses.

Serafina by Robert Beatty

Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate. There’s plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate’s maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember.

But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is: a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore’s corridors at night. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore’s owners. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak’s true identity... before all of the children vanish one by one.

Serafina’s hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past.

Wildwood Chronicles by Colin Meloy

In Wildwood, Prue and her friend Curtis uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval—a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood.

The Clique by Lisi Harrison

Enter Claire Lyons, the new girl from Florida in Keds and two-year-old Gap overalls, who is clearly not Clique material. Unfortunately for her, while they look for a new home, Claire's family is staying in the guesthouse of the one and only Massie Block—Queen Bee of Octavian Country Day School. Claire's future looks worse than a bad Prada knockoff. But with a little luck and a lot of scheming, Claire might just come up smelling like Chanel No. 19.

Meet the rest of the Clique:

Massie Block: With her glossy brunette bob and laser-whitened smile, Massie is the uncontested ruler of The Clique and the rest of the social scene at Octavian Country Day School, an exclusive private girls' school in Westchester County, New York. Massie knows you'd give anything to be just like her.

Dylan Marvil: Massie's second in command who divides her time between sucking up to Massie and sucking down Atkins Diet shakes.

Alicia Rivera: As sneaky as she is beautiful, Alicia floats easily under adult radar because she seems so "sweet." Would love to take Massie's throne one day. Just might.

Kristen Gregory: She's smart, hardworking, and will insult you to tears faster than you can say "my haircut isn't ugly!"

Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransom

Swallows and Amazons introduces the lovable Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat island, the able-bodied catboat Swallow, and the two intrepid Amazons, Nancy and Peggy Blackett.

Spy School by Stuart Gibbs

Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he’s already pegged his dream job: C.I.A. or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn’t exactly scream “secret agent.” In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate math skills, Ben isn't surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science—but he’s entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior C.I.A. academy. Could the C.I.A. really want him?

Actually, no. There’s been a case of mistaken identity—but that doesn’t stop Ben from trying to morph into a supercool undercover agent, the kind that always gets the girl. And through a series of hilarious misadventures, Ben realizes he might actually be a halfway decent spy…if he can survive all the attempts being made on his life!

My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara

It seems Ken can't do anything right. He loses saddle blankets and breaks reins...but then comes the worst news yet: a report card so bad that he has to repeat a grade. How can you tame the dreamy mind of a boy who stares out of the window instead of taking an exam? Enter Flicka, the chestnut filly with a wild spirit.

Over the course of one magical summer, both will learn the meaning of responsibility, courage, and, ultimately, friendship.

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson

AN ANCIENT RIVALRY REAWAKENS.

Everything I'd known about the world was a lie.

On my thirteenth birthday, I, Alcatraz Smedry ( yes, I got named after a prison, don’t ask ) received my a bag of sand . And then I accidentally destroyed my foster parents’ kitchen. It’s not my fault, things just break around me, I swear !

I thought the sand was a joke until evil Librarians came to steal it. You’re probably thinking, “Librarians are nice people who recommend good books,” but that’s just what they want you to think! It turns out they’re actually a secret cult keeping the truth from you―a hidden world filled with magical eyeglasses, talking dinosaurs, and knights with crystal swords!

Or so my Grandpa Smedry claimed when he suddenly showed up to rescue me. So now I have to go with him to invade the local library and get that sand back, before it's used to conquer the world. And Grandpa says how I keep breaking things is actually an amazing talent. There’s no way that can all be true, right?

Will I ever make it back home alive?

The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

Jo, Bessie and Fanny move to the country and find an Enchanted Wood right on their doorstep. In the magic Faraway Tree live the magical characters that soon become their new friends – Moon-Face, Silky the fairy, and Saucepan Man. Together they visit the strange lands (the Roundabout Land, the Land of Ice and Snow, Toyland and the Land of Take What You Want) atop the tree and have the most exciting adventures – and narrow escapes.

[bookfirstlinetourney]

Round 1

She awoke to a boxcar full of corpses, which was damn lucky, because it meant she now had a one-way train ticket to exactly where she wanted to go.

-Amber Skies, @cryptotheism

So, there I was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil Librarians.

-Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, Brandon Sanderson

Everything starts somewhere, although many physicists disagree.

-Hogfather, Terry Pratchett

[the-lunatenebris]

Me: What do you mean? I do not have any obsessions, you’re crazy.

Also me:

[cauldroninthecrystal]

Finally!! I got this done!

There will be more screenshot redraws in the future, I’m so sorry this one too so long. Motivation for AVTEL right now just isn’t there :(

[girlboss-malewife-gauntlet-melee]

ROUND 1 MATCH 3: EMMA/PAUL VS. ALCATRAZ/BASTILLE

Paulkins Propaganda: "THEYRE SO SWEET AND FUCKING STRAIGHT I LOVE THEM SM PLEASE"

Alcatraz/Bastille Propaganda: none

[threemoonwatchers]

If i had a nickel for every time the main character in a series I liked had one parent who abandoned them “for the greater good” and another parent who’s… trying… but like. They’re evil and at the end of the day parent and child are on opposite sides, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice

Ninjago fans this is your sign to read Alcatraz vs the evil librarians

And AVTEL fandom vice versa lol

[deadmountaindaughter]

brandon sanderson is great because i don't know of any other author who has written something where the phrase "tactical marriage" makes sense. no i do not mean "political advantage" tactical, i mean "battlefield strategies" tactical. yes this post is about alcatraz.

[specificpollsaboutbooks]

Fiction Works with Footnotes

Round 1

2001 : A Space Odyssey :

he wrote notes for the whole series but 2001 is the most famous, one of the first hard sci fi to break into popular culture. clarke wrote in detail about the real world science and technology that inspired the story and was really optimistic about what the future would hold. it was written in 1968 when space travel and computers were new and emerging technology and much of it holds up today

The Dark Talent :

The author's foreword literally ends with "I've figured out how to use footnotes*

*Obviously, the world is doomed as a result. Oops."

other notable footnotes include

"*Other than, you know, eating bricks, glaring at passersby, and winning growling contests"

"*And don't say 'the French.' Everyone knows they're not real"

"*Note"

"*Wouldn't tennis be way more interesting with explosive balls?"

"*Besides, I really didn't want to make a habit of vaporizing my own clothing. Once in a series is my limit."

There's also a footnote that takes up more then half the page. I read this book in middle school and i think it changed my brain chemistry

[sum-stimboards]

AVTEL Stimboard

Vampire-Bat-Stims Anniversary Event #4: Book Series I enjoy

📖-👓-📖 / 👓-📖-👓 / 📖-👓-📖 At long last, I'm continuing on this event

Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians is by far my favorite book series

[fictional-library-tournament]

Prelims round 1, poll 18

Propaganda

The Archives, The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss

I swear I've wanted to get here as much as Kvothe

There's a huge door in there and we have no idea what's behind them. Also one dude just lives in there

Death's library, The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett

Death’s library contains the life stories of every person, living or dead. They write themselves.

The Royal Academy Library, Ascendance of a Bookworm series by Miya Kazuki and You Shiina

It has cute magical rabbit library assistants that help the librarians/patrons with finding books, working circ desk, reshelving, securing the library, etc. On the surface, it's a school library focusing on materials for Royal Academy students and archives of research/curriculum material from its professors. Some other neat magical aspects of this library include automatic humidity management (to prevent moisture damage to documents), time-stopping shelves (to prevent old documents from rotting away), sunlight protection magic (keep natural lighting from large windows while protecting documents from light damage), magical lighting (will start showering down multi-colored lights to let students realise the time if they're too engrossed in reading), sound-dampening carpets, and instant floor cleaning. The protagonist is also helping invent new magic tools for the library including a function where books automatically teleport to their spot on the shelves. Explaining fully how amazing and critically important this library is to their world would be spoilers. There's a lot going on in certain hidden/forgotten about parts of this library. Let's just say when the symbol of a true king is possessing a certain divine magical book that acts as the keys to the country, knowledge is power. The author and protagonist are both extreme bookworms, so a lot of love went into the design and description of this magical library.

They have magic bunny robots that get books for you. Also it’s a low fantasy story about a librarian who dies and decides to reinvent the printing press in the medical world she lives in. There’s also political intrigue I guess.

It’s a series all about books and libraries, and told from the pov of a librarian who died and decided to reinvent free public libraries and printing presses and books in a fantasy world

Highbrary aka Library of Congress, Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson

It’s just the library of congress like from real life except secretly it’s the central stronghold of the network of evil librarians that rules the world as we measly humans know it to be. It’s funny. The book is good. That is all thank you and goodnight

The library of congress is the home base for the librarians in the book series. It not only is the normal library of congress building, but there is also a tunnel system underneath that houses the more magical items that normal people are not allowed to use.

[thesmileystudio]

AVTEL x Gravity falls anyone? Got any ideas?

@cauldroninthecrystal @the-lunatenebris ?

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[espiricalesper]

Hello :3

I saw that you are a fan of both AVTEL and Crk so I got some questions:

What is your HCS about both of these fandoms?

hiiii! yes I would love to talk about my head canons but can u be a tad more specific? like specific character, ships, or like wdym

[the-lunatenebris]

Yes, I want to see Bastille’s perspective on certain things throughout the series. but i also want alcatraz’s perspective on the kiss scene in book 6

like i want to know what he was thinking😭