Anthony Horowitz





Anthony Horowitz

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April 05, 1956 in Stanmore, Middlesex, The United Kingdom

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influences
Jason Steed, Young James Bond, Cherub, Ian Fleming


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Anthony Horowitz is perhaps the busiest writer in England. He has been writing since the age of eight, and professionally since the age of twenty. In addition to the highly successful Alex Rider books, he is also the writer and creator of award winning detective series Foyle’s War, and more recently event drama Collision, among his other television works he has written episodes for Poirot, Murder in Mind, Midsomer Murders and Murder Most Horrid. Anthony became patron to East Anglia Children’s Hospices in 2009.

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Liz Kessler, Gareth P Jones , Simon Hart and Camilla de la Bedoyere. Chaired by Anthony Horowitz. Blue Peter Book Award


Age 7+


The children's events at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival reach their grand finale in the hall that was the model for Hogwarts Hall in the Harry Potter films. The four shortlisted authors in the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award will tell you about their outstand...

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Average rating: 4.07 · 122,871 ratings · 8,663 reviews · 96 distinct works
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider, #1)
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 19,484 ratings — published 2001 — 56 editions
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Scorpia (Alex Rider, #5)
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 13,287 ratings — published 2004 — 28 editions
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Point Blank (Alex Rider, #2)
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 12,369 ratings — published 2002 — 50 editions
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Skeleton Key (Alex Rider, #3)
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 10,955 ratings — published 2002 — 33 editions
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Eagle Strike (Alex Rider, #4)
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 10,360 ratings — published 2003 — 33 editions
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Ark Angel (Alex Rider, #6)
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 9,685 ratings — published 2005 — 26 editions
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Snakehead (Alex Rider, #7)
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 8,613 ratings — published 2007 — 27 editions
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Crocodile Tears (Alex Rider...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 5,497 ratings — published 2009 — 22 editions
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Raven's Gate (The Gatekeepe...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 5,611 ratings — published 2005 — 29 editions
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Scorpia Rising (Alex Rider #9)
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 3,686 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions
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More books by Anthony Horowitz…
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4.108207779108618 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 95,178 ratings
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The Gatekeepers (5 books)
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4.009222484012117 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 14,855 ratings
The Falcon's Malteser Public Enemy Number Two South By Southeast The Blurred Man The French Confection I Know What You Did Last We... The Greek Who Stole Christmas
Diamond Brothers (7 books)
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3.954045954045954 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 4,004 ratings
Stormbreaker: The Graphic N... Point Blanc: The Graphic Novel Skeleton Key: The Graphic N...
Alex Rider: The Graphic Novel (3 books)
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3.9722222222222223 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 1,368 ratings
Groosham Grange Return To Groosham Grange
Groosham Grange (2 books)
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3.6482910694597575 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 907 ratings
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“The worst time to feel alone is when you're in a crowd”
Anthony Horowitz, Point Blank

“What is this place? Hogwarts? -- Alex Rider”
Anthony Horowitz

“You're never too young to die.”
Anthony Horowitz, Stormbreaker

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Historical mysteries place before 1900 June 2012

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Deadline to vote is 5/26/12

 
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  5 votes, 38.5%

 
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