Sanderson, Brandon

Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary.

"An all-new 40,000-word Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," will be the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first book of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. The collection will include nine works in all. The first eight are: "The Hope of Elantris" (Elantris) "The Eleventh Metal" (Mistborn) "The Emperor's Soul" (Elantris) "Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes 28 through 30" (Mistborn) "White Sand" (excerpt; Taldain) "Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell" (Threnody) "Sixth of Dusk" (First of the Sun) "Mistborn: Secret History" (Mistborn) These wonderful works, originally published on Tor.com and elsewhere individually, convey the expanse of the Cosmere and tell exciting tales of adventure Sanderson fans have come to expect, including the Hugo Award-winning novella, "The Emperor's Soul" and an excerpt from the graphic novel "White Sand." Arcanum Unbounded will also contain the Stormlight Archive novella "Edgedancer," which will appear in this book for the first time anywhere. Finally, this collection includes essays and illustrations for the various planetary systems in which the stories are set.

Although thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry defeated the army of Evil Librarians and saved the kingdom of Mokia, the Smedry Talents are broken; his father is trying to ruin the world; and his best friend Bastille is still in a coma. In order to save Bastille, Alcatraz must get into the Highbrary--without his Talent to draw upon--and end the Evil Librarians permanently.

When Alcatraz and Grandpa Smedry make a pilgrimage to the Free Kingdom city of Crystallia, they are shocked to find the city under siege by the Evil Librarians--led by Alcatraz's own mother.

David prepares for a confrontation against the High Epic to help his friend, Prof, achieve redemption and embrace his destiny.

"David and the Reckoners continue their fight against the Epics, humans with superhuman powers, except they may have met their match in Regalia, a High Epic who resides in Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as the borough of Manhattan"--.

Not realizing the consequences of killing the Lord Ruler, Vin is also consumed with guilt over releasing Ruin--a mystic force--from its well-prison. Meanwhile, Emperor Elend Venture attempts to decipher the clues left behind by the Lord Ruler in order to save the world.

Elend Venture, the new Lord Ruler of Luthadel, faces enemy armies led by his father, Lord Straff, who are camped outside the city gates.

The Skaa, having slaved in misery for a thousand years under the corrupt, absolute power of the Lord Ruler, still manage to find hope, which rises once again when a criminal mastermind teams up with an unlikely heroine.

At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers, and now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners -- the only people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny.