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On a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, reluctant teenage spy Alex Rider gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, General Sarov.Tags
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Library Summary: "Teenage superspy Alex Rider travels from a reconnaissance mission at Wimbledon Tennis Championships to an investigation on Cayo Esqueleto, Cuba. He begins to make chilling links between several deaths, an illegal nuclear weapons deal and General Sarov's plans for the future of the world."
I liked this book. Even thought the plot wasn't as good as I thought it would be, the amazing illustrations made up for it. The illustrator gave a visual to Alex Rider! And there was a few amazing plot twists!
What I didn't like is how there wasn't as much action as I thought there would be. The other two Alex Rider graphic novels had a bit more action than this one did. But other than that, it was a great book and I recommend this to show more all who like the Alex Rider series! show less
I liked this book. Even thought the plot wasn't as good as I thought it would be, the amazing illustrations made up for it. The illustrator gave a visual to Alex Rider! And there was a few amazing plot twists!
What I didn't like is how there wasn't as much action as I thought there would be. The other two Alex Rider graphic novels had a bit more action than this one did. But other than that, it was a great book and I recommend this to show more all who like the Alex Rider series! show less
Book three in the Alex Rider graphic novel series.
In his current adventure, MI-6 has promised Alex a relaxing vacation filled with sun, sand, and scuba diving. Instead, he finds himself trapped on a tropical island with an insane RUssian military commander who has big plans for the end of the world.
In his current adventure, MI-6 has promised Alex a relaxing vacation filled with sun, sand, and scuba diving. Instead, he finds himself trapped on a tropical island with an insane RUssian military commander who has big plans for the end of the world.
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Author and television scriptwriter Anthony Horowitz was born in Stanmore, England on April 5, 1956. At the age of eight, he was sent to a boarding school in London. He graduated from the University of York and published his first book, Enter Frederick K. Bower (1979), when he was 23. He writes mostly children's books, including the Alex Rider show more series, The Power of Five series, and the Diamond Brothers series. The Alex Rider series is about a 14-year-old boy becoming a spy and was made into a movie entitled Stormbreaker. He has won numerous awards including the 1989 Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award for Groosham Grange and the 2003 Red House Children's Book Award for Skeleton Key. He also writes novels for adults including The Killing Joke and The Magpie Murders. He has created Foyle's War and Midsomer Murders for television as well as written episodes for Poirot and Murder Most Horrid. He made The New York Times Best Seller list with his titles The House of Silk Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin and Moriarity.Most recently he was commissioned by the Ian Fleming Estate to write the James Bond novel Trigger Mortis. Anthony was awarded an OBE for his services to literature in January 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Antony Johnston is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde, which was based on his graphic novel. His work spans books, film, graphic novels, videogames, podcasts, music, and more, with titles translated throughout the world - and he is highly organised.
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- Canonical title
- Skeleton Key: The Graphic Novel
- Original publication date
- 2009
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- Graphic Novels & Comics, Tween, Teen
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips
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- PN6737 .H67 .S57 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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