Stormbreaker

by Anthony Horowitz

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Series: Alex Rider (Book 1)

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Bought this book for my nephew. I liked it ok, but it's not really my type of things. It is just basically a teenaged James Bond type novel. A bit fantastical. I don't think most 14 year olds would be able to do what Alex did in the book, even if he been somewhat training all his life. It was a bit over the top, but I think a teenaged boy would probably love it. (

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ABShepherd | May 15, 2013 |

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After the death of his uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen year-old Alex is coerced to continue his uncle’s dangerous work for Britain’s intelligence agency, M16. This is the first book in the Alex Rider spy thriller series.

KilmerMSLibrary | Apr 30, 2013 |

Very exciting in the beginning, this page turner features a young boy with a certain charm, but the rest of the characters are over the top, unbelievable, and seem to be stock figures in a movie. IN fact, references to movies abound in this book. It feels as if Mr. Horowitz was writing a novel with an intention for a quick sale as a screenplay. (

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paakre | Apr 27, 2013 |

Alex Rider, Book 1. I dunno, like 3.5 stars. It was cute. SHORT. Only 4 discs--7 hours! It was a fun little book though. Not terribly complicated. Some great action, though--Anthony Horowitz does a good job describing things so that even I can picture it! Now I just need to get the movie, and see how it compares... (

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saraferrell | Apr 3, 2013 |

Cliffhanger at the end of every chapter, and the chapters are pretty short. I would call it "James Bond by way of James Patterson for children." (

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scote23 | Mar 30, 2013 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Anthony Horowitz	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Daniel, Liam	Photographer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Evans, Grey	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Goyat, Annick Le	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lindforss, Peter	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Parker, Nathaniel	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
van Ewijck, Annemarie	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Set of Six Alex Rider Books, Storm Breaker, Point Blank, Eagle Strike, Skeleton Key, Scorpia, Ark Angel (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz

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Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz

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Series (with order)

Alex Rider (Book 1)

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Stormbreaker

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Stormbreaker

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Original publication date

2000-09-04

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Alex Rider

Herod Sayle

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Cornwall, England, UK

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Awards and honors

BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 107)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (2004)

Iowa Teen Award Nominee (2004-2005)

Iowa Teen Award Winner (2004-2005)

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When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news.

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He had torn the fence out of the ground. Alex ran over to the man and examined him. For a moment he thought it might be Yassen, but it was a younger man, dark haired, ugly. The man was unconscious but still breathing. The flamethrower lay extinguished on the ground beside him. Behind him he heard the other bike, some distance away but closing. Whoever these people were, they had tired to run him down, to cut him in half, and to incinerate him. He had to find a way out before they really got serious. (P. 139-140)

"This book is gripping from the first page. A phenomenal book in many ways. It is a must read book."

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After Alex Rider figured out that his uncle, Ian Rider was a spy, he decided to help his dead uncle complete his mission. He had to do hard and nasty trainings just to get ready for the mission. Alex always became curious when he heard someone say something was going to happen. It always made me nervous because I was afraid that maybe he would get caught by one of the members of the Sayle Enterprises. He's always brave to try out all different sorts of things that his uncle left before when he was still alive. The mission he had to complete was to stop the Stormbreakers, which were computers, to get sent out, because there was computer viruses in those computers. Hope that Alex can complete his mission for his uncle and that way he would know why his uncle died!

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0142406112, Paperback)

They told him his uncle died in a car accident. Fourteen-year-old Alex knows that’s a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle’s windshield confirm his suspicions. But nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for MI6—Britain’s top secret intelligence agency. Recruited to find his uncle’s killers and complete his final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.

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