Author Topic: Let's try something new with Alcatraz!!! (May include SPOILERS) (Read 37651 times)

Chaos · « **Reply #150 on:** March 20, 2009, 12:17:42 AM »

Ookla is very skilled in this area, I can assure you.

Bastille · « **Reply #151 on:** March 20, 2009, 12:28:19 AM »

Yeah, I figured that.

Shasta · « **Reply #152 on:** March 20, 2009, 03:33:51 AM »

we all know that because he does it so often.
Hey Bastille isn't it 7 months till the book comes out

-Shasta

firstRainbowRose · « **Reply #153 on:** March 20, 2009, 05:15:31 AM »

I just asked tonight and it should come out in november.

Also, this is NOT a shard/hoid world. Nor is Scribbler. So (of course) Ook, you were right on that count.

Bastille · « **Reply #154 on:** March 20, 2009, 10:51:46 AM »

I thought Ook said it was coming out in October? And usually with Barnes and Noble you can get a book a book a month early. I got Scriveners Bones like a month and 1/2 early.

Peter Ahlstrom · « **Reply #155 on:** March 20, 2009, 05:31:32 PM »

The release date is November but it will be out before its release date.

Bastille · « **Reply #156 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:46:46 PM »

Okay. I thought you meant coming out in October. Sigh. This is taking to long. $:-\$

Peter Ahlstrom · « **Reply #157 on:** March 20, 2009, 09:01:18 PM »

If you mean will you be able to buy it in October, the answer is yes unless Scholastic stops shipping its books way early.

Bastille · « **Reply #158 on:** March 21, 2009, 02:23:09 PM »

I hope not. I like it how they do that. I'm not very patient.

achren99 · « **Reply #159 on:** April 02, 2009, 09:16:19 PM »

Bastille--being able to recite the books makes you weirdly awesome!! I think that's the best kind of awesome.

I just finished the second one and I remembered how much I LOVE this story. I'm sad that there are only going to be 5 of them--I could see this series going on forever like Nancy Drew or something.

So, I don't know if this point was brought up yet (I'm tired and I might have missed something), but if that mysterious lense amplifies talents, is that possibly how Alc. the first could break time around his grave? Was how he could break time explained in the book already and I missed it?

Sweet--I'm glad to know that they come out early so I can look for it in October. I was worried that he hadn't written the 3rd one before being sucked into Wheel of Time world.

Miyabi · « **Reply #160 on:** April 02, 2009, 09:28:17 PM »

Oh I totally forgot to share this story. So I have a friend who is a Sanderson fan. It took me FOREVER to get her to want to read Alcatraz. She kept saying she didn't want to read a kid's book. When she was done she came to me laughing and said. "You didn't tell me that librarians were evil and that Shasta was like one of the main bad guys." We laughed for probably ten minutes in the middle of Wal-Mart about it.

The funniest part of it being - Her name is Shasta and her major . . . Library Sciences.

melbatoast · « **Reply #161 on:** April 02, 2009, 09:42:50 PM »

Quote from: miyabi on April 02, 2009, 09:28:17 PM

The funniest part of it being - Her name is Shasta and her major . . . Library Sciences.

Haha...and Brandon can't even put a disclaimer in that book about any resemblance being coincidental because it is a factual account, not fiction. Maybe that's why she didn't want to read it...

Patriotic Kaz · « **Reply #162 on:** April 02, 2009, 09:49:58 PM »

I purposely skipped over this entire thread to ask this one question... Is Alcatraz worth my time to read... i quit reading YA at the end of 4th grade and while i love mistborn and elantris im somewhat skeptical on this one should i check it out??

Miyabi · « **Reply #163 on:** April 02, 2009, 09:56:16 PM »

Quote from: Champion Kaz on April 02, 2009, 09:49:58 PM

I purposely skipped over this entire thread to ask this one question... Is Alcatraz worth my time to read... i quit reading YA at the end of 4th grade and while i love mistborn and elantris im somewhat skeptical on this one should i check it out??

They are absolutely hilarious. They are full of humor for young adults as well as filled with stuff for older readers too. They are short easy reads and totally worth your time. Read them, for sure.

@Melba - Yeah. I found it funny. That's why I tried so hard to get her to read them. Just the look on her face after she had finished reading was priceless.

melbatoast · « **Reply #164 on:** April 02, 2009, 10:43:56 PM »

@Champion Kaz - Yes, definitely read them! They are written cleverly enough to be entertaining for all ages. Just means there won't be any huge words in there, and you'll be able to breeze through them. Besides, there are hints to Brandon's cosmology that you may miss out on. (Not the same universe as Adolnasium, but similar ideas)

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