The Dark Talent

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo

Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

Alcatraz Smedry has successfully defeated the army of Evil Librarians and saved the kingdom of Mokia. Too bad he managed to break the Smedry Talents in the process. Even worse, his father is trying to enact a scheme that could ruin the world, and his friend, Bastille, is in a coma. To revive her, Alcatraz must infiltrate the Highbrary—known as The Library of Congress to Hushlanders—the seat of Evil Librarian power.

Without his Talent to draw upon, can Alcatraz figure out a way to save Bastille and defeat the Evil Librarians once and for all?

©2016 Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC (P)2016 Recorded Books

What an ending!!!

Once again "Brandon Sanderson" *wink, wink* knocks it out of the park in this "final" autobiographical installation. What an amazing life you have had.

Alcatraz has outdone himself

Very good start to finish, and the ending? I never ever saw that coming and I knew he would end this series well.

There had better be another book

There had better be another book Brandon Sanderson! If not, I declare that the worst ending ever for a series!

Crazy Epic Finale... or is it?

The off the wall adventure continues, and my 17 year old son and I have been really enjoying and honestly a bit hooked on this series! We've loved the quirky narrative biography style. This series is good for any age as long as they have a sense of humor and don't need things to go in a traditional fashion. Here's to hoping Alcatraz changes his mind and writes another book. 😉

The narrator does a fantastic job and really made it even more fun to listen to.

Parents- PG - elementary on up
Language- none
Violence- PG - torture, normal to genre violence and fighting, nothing very descriptive
Sexual Content- none

Best author ever!!!

Amazing story, nobody does it better than Brandon Sanderson. A.k.a. Alcatraz Smedry. May this beautifully orchestrated autobiography help take down the evil librarians. And may Alcatraz never experience death by balefire. Such an act would be detrimental to the free kingdoms.

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Well, thats that.

Would you consider the audio edition of The Dark Talent to be better than the print version?

This is an odd question, but luckily I both read it, and listened to it so I feel like I am in a great position to answer. Reading this one is better, the foot notes make the book pretty interactive and fun. I mean the narrator reads them, but it just is not the same.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Dark Talent?

I would probably say the dedications.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Yes, mostly because I think Brandon Sanderson can do no wrong.

Any additional comments?

I will say it felt like the author was trying to reconnect with the character a lot in this book. It almost didn't go with the rest of the books, but managed to by the end. At the conclusion of the last chapter I almost through the book out the window and grabbed a pad of paper preparatory to some serious angry fan mail. However, then read how thankful he was to all his family and friends and my heart softened.

😮 wow

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Exciting installment that builds towards the finale

I have enjoyed this series immensely. The jokes and creative tools that Sanderson toys with throughout all of the books is very refreshing and offers an interesting twist as a reader. Sanderson never fails to excels as a story teller in regards to storyline, characters, story progression, and tools of the trade. I am obviously a big fan and can go on all day about this. Anyways, this was a fun story and I look forward to the final installment, though it is not necessarily for the “weak of heart.” You’ve been warned.
Also, Mr.Sanderson. Brutal.

Death by ants. Death by aunts. Balefire!

There’s so much clever silliness in this whole series and this book doesn’t disappoint. There are tense moments and dark moments. More so in this book than the previous books. If you’ve gotten this far, you’re invested and will continue regardless—because of the massive cliffhanger! Argh!!
What I love the most about these books is that words aren’t really wasted. There are Easter eggs all around and if you’ve read his other books, you’ll know what I mean. But you have to pay attention, or listen more than once, like me! Also, since I’m around B. Sanderson’s age, all the little pop culture references and jokes really resonate with me. Things younger people will likely not understand or completely pass over. Since these books can be listened to with young children (also a HUGE plus—no profanity or sexual innuendo that make you rush to pause the book. Unless you count crapaflap nasty 😂), I will giggle at some joke and my kids are like, ‘What? What’s so funny??’
Anyway, on to the next book!