Fleeing from the cyborg transformed by the Notary—a warrior armed with magic lenses—Alcatraz ends up in Egypt, but he won’t get to enjoy the ancient pyramids’ view. The boy’s goal is to reach the famous Library of Alexandria. The ancient repository of scrolls was not burned, and for more than two millennia the evil Librarians hid it from the eyes of ordinary people. The curators of this repository allow you to read scrolls and books, but they take payment—nothing less than the immortal soul of the reader. And it seems that only one person could sacrifice himself to obtain the cherished knowledge—Alcatraz’s father, Atticus. There is a chance to return Atticus to the world of the living—just ask the curators the right question.