Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia is a juvenile fiction novel by Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson is an American fantasy author. A Nebraska native, he currently resides in American Fork, Utah. He earned his Master's degree in Creative Writing in 2005 from Brigham Young University, where he was on the staff of Leading Edge, a semi-professional speculative fiction magazine...

, published in October 2009 by Scholastic Press

Scholastic Press

Scholastic is a global book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. It also has the exclusive United States' publishing rights to the Harry Potter book...

. It is the third book in the Alcatraz Series following Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is a juvenile fiction novel by Brandon Sanderson, published in October 2007 by Scholastic Press. The book is named after its main character, Alcatraz Smedry.-Plot summary:...

in 2007 and Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones

Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones

Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones is a juvenile fiction novel by Brandon Sanderson, published in November 2008 by Scholastic Press. It is preceded by Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians.-Plot summary:...

in 2008.

Plot summary

Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia continues the adventures Alcatraz Smedry and his unusual family and friends who are members of the Free Kingdoms and fighting to protect the world from the cult of Evil Librarians. Alcatraz has finally made it to Nalhalla, location of the Smedry family's home and Crystallia, the kingdom of the Crystin Knights. Alcatraz and his group must work fast to prevent the librarian takeover of the kingdom of Mokia (another of the free kingdoms) and their infiltration of spies into the ranks of the Knights of Crystallia.

Characters

Joining Alcatraz on his quest are Grandpa Smedry; Bastille Dartmoor, Grandpa's bodyguard and a Crystin Knight; Folsom Smedry, a cousin who is not a literary critic; Himalaya, an awesome librarian, and She Who Cannot Be Named, the most nicest librarian in existence. She is also a complete psychopath.

Smedry Talents

Folsom Smedry has the talent of being an extremely bad dancer, which is later passed onto Himalaya. It comes in handy during battle and happens whenever they hear music.