The author of the Mistborn trilogy and Elantris, Brandon Sanderson is winning abundant praise for this
rollicking—and unusual—tale. Alcatraz Smedry can’t exactly be described as someone who doesn’t break things. In fact, he breaks lots of things. The truth is, he’s a major klutz. Breaking things, however, might just be the ace
in the hole he needs when he goes up against a cabal of nefarious (gasp!) librarians.“Like Lemony Snicket and superhero comics rolled into one (and then revved up on steroids).”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
