Thursday, October 06, 2022

Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, Book 6

The original "final book" of the Alcatraz series ended on a downer, but it ended. To work around the bad ending, this "final final book" switches the narrator to Alcatraz's protector, Bastille. We learn that Alcatraz was pretty much "out of it" near the end, and Bastille provides the narrative that gets us towards the fulfilling ending. It also allows for a co-author to take the reigns of story-writing. It is a different character narrating, so we would expect the style to be a little different.

The story continues in the style of the previous books. Alcatraz had broken the talents, seemingly dooming the Smedries and the world to the will of the librarians. Bastille helps the big fight, which includes out-punning a Yak, breaking gravity, flying sharks and an army of kittens battling librarians. Librarians now have Smedry talents, and Bastille gets her longtime desire of being able to battle against talents. The final destruction of the "villain" seems almost too simple. Almost everything ends nicely.

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