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Scorpia (Alex Rider #5)
Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power. Now the world's most dangerous terrorist organization is playing with fire in the world's most combustible land: the Middle East. No one knows Scorpia like Alex. And no one knows how best to get t...more
Paperback, 388 pages
Published
February 16th 2006
by Puffin Books
(first published January 1st 2004)
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The book I read is called Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz. Horowitz has written other books such as Point Blank, Stormbreaker, Eagle Strike, and Skeleton Key. This is the fourth and final book of The Alex Rider adventures. This book is about a teenager boy that is a spy for MI6. He goes to Italy to find a company that he heard about from a former enemy named Yassen Gregorovich. Just before Yassen died he said Alex would find his destiny in Scorpia. He ends up working for them, but after hearing abou...more
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One of the finest books i have read and this book is so engrossing that i read it in one single stretch.I love reading this book.
Alex goes to Venice for a school trip but he was told in Eagle Strike that he would learn about his father's past.So he tracks down a gang named Scorpia which is a underworld gang and is included of Murderers and what they tell him about his father horrifies him.Then Scorpia hire him as a member of the gang of murderers and his first mission is to kill Mrs....more
Alex goes to Venice for a school trip but he was told in Eagle Strike that he would learn about his father's past.So he tracks down a gang named Scorpia which is a underworld gang and is included of Murderers and what they tell him about his father horrifies him.Then Scorpia hire him as a member of the gang of murderers and his first mission is to kill Mrs....more
I AM COUNTING THIS BOOK AS 2 BOOKS
summary: Before Yassen Gregorvich died, he told Alex Rider to go to Scorpia to find his destiny. He joined Scorpia and was being trained and he told them he didn't want to be a killer, but they sent him on a mission any ways. Scorpia bak stabs him and he has to try to save all the kids in London. At the end, hes almost killed by a snipers bullet.
opinion: I think this is a very good book.
recomendation: I think you should read this af...more
summary: Before Yassen Gregorvich died, he told Alex Rider to go to Scorpia to find his destiny. He joined Scorpia and was being trained and he told them he didn't want to be a killer, but they sent him on a mission any ways. Scorpia bak stabs him and he has to try to save all the kids in London. At the end, hes almost killed by a snipers bullet.
opinion: I think this is a very good book.
recomendation: I think you should read this af...more
This book was very interesting. It was basically about Alex Rider trying to find out about his father. He never knew his father because he had died when Alex was a kid. Scorpia is a secret agency that mainly assassinates people. My favorite part of this book was when Alex was sneaking into a room with a tiger laid out on the floor. There is a lot more to this part, but I don't want this to be a spoiler. I would recommend this to anyone who like adventure and mystery with a little bit of action s...more
Scorpia, by Anthony Horowitz, is the fifth book of the Alex Rider series. Scorpia is one of the most vicious and powerful gangs in the world, and they focus on terrorism or sabotage. They also killed Alex's parents, and are the primary reason of destruction and chaos. In this book, Scorpia tries to get rid of Alex once and for all because Alex is a very valuable spy for MI6.
I really like this book because not only is Alex going on a mission that risks his life but he is also going...more
I really like this book because not only is Alex going on a mission that risks his life but he is also going...more
I absolutely love the book Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz. This book is a great read for those who love action and suspense. Scorpia is about a boy named Alex Rider who is sent on a mission to gain intel on a corporation known as SCORPIA (Sabotage Corruption Intelligence Assassination). Alex first finds a top secret area where he meets a woman named Julia Rothman who is in fact the leader of SCORPIA. She then asks Rider if he would like to be trained so that he may become a member of SCORPIA. Alex ...more
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What I’ve always liked about the Alex Rider books is the creativity and, using a teenage spy, ability to appeal to the target audience, mainly adolescent boys. These books have always been “can’t put it downs” for me, but the part I always enjoy is the gadgets. I’ve always loved it that they take normal things and make them explosive, or turn it into an emergency contacting device, and I applaud Anthony Horowitz for the massive amount of creativity needed for coming up with all of those aspects...more
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Over the summer, I read Scorpia, by Anthony Horowitz. This is the fifth book in the Alex Rider series. Alex rider is an teenage spy who works for the English government. In this book, he is trying to find out the truth about his father’s death, and who his father was affiliated with. He is quickly tied up in an international spy group named Scorpia. He cannot figure out if Scorpia is a good group or if they are terrorists trying to recruit him to assassinate people. He is lead to believe the in...more
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For my “really good book”, I read Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz. This is the fifth book in the Alex Rider series which was alright to this point. Scorpia was the best book in the series by far that I have read. This book is very suspenseful and has more action than the other books. Also, the author uses many interesting settings in this book. It starts out in Venice, Italy. The next setting is in Naples, and Alex finally goes back to his hometown of ...more
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After reading several reviews I notice that at the beginning of the novel “Scorpia” by Anthony Horowitz, the reader does get glued to the book. I found myself continuously telling myself “five more minutes till I go to sleep.” But as the book progressed I was slowly convincing myself that the book was not up to my level and something that I could have been reading in grade 6.
Horowitz starts the book off really well. He immediately introduces the conflict in the novel. The anta...more
Horowitz starts the book off really well. He immediately introduces the conflict in the novel. The anta...more
Alex Rider goes to Venice, after Yassen dies in Eagle Strike. He finds Scorpia to see how his father really died. His father used to be in Scorpia and Scorpia is an organization for ruling the world. They are M16's number one enemy and Scorpia did a lot of projects to destroy and kill people. The Scorpia has a new project, which is called the Invisible Sword and it kills thousands of 12-14 year old children. The whole book is mostly about Alex Rider being able to stop Scorpia from killing...more
I read this as a Genre Challenge for the UKBC. Although it is aimed at younger readers, it holds up as a well crafted story in any age group. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
A fairly simple & comprehensible plot line, but with many other threads running through it. Alex isn't an imitation of Bond, though there is clearly a nod in that direction (and even has the odd 'aside' aimed at a certain wizard!); Alex has both the difficulties, but also the extra 'skills' (such as fitting thro...more
A fairly simple & comprehensible plot line, but with many other threads running through it. Alex isn't an imitation of Bond, though there is clearly a nod in that direction (and even has the odd 'aside' aimed at a certain wizard!); Alex has both the difficulties, but also the extra 'skills' (such as fitting thro...more
Scorpia was a great, entertaining, and action pact book. On a scale from one to ten this book would be a ten. Scorpia is a book in my favorite book series, the Alex Rider series. My favorite caracter is always Alex because he is so brave and knows how to fight. The genre of this book is action and adventure. Anthony Horowitz is one of my altime favorite authors. I like how the author writes it as everyone is innocent but then there ends up to be a bad guy. The Alex rider series is so cool becaus...more
This book is brought down by a cheap trick at the end, although it did improve over the last book with the exploration of Alex Rider's parents and story of origin. The cheap trick was done entirely to ensure the sequel. It was the kind of trick that Hollywood movies use a lot. They don't finish a satisfying story or chapter, they just add in a last scene to set you up for the sequel.
I can see how the marketers like it, but they shouldn't be in charge of the editorial process. Any re...more
I can see how the marketers like it, but they shouldn't be in charge of the editorial process. Any re...more
This book is by far my favorite Alex Rider book and it is simply one of the best books out there. Alex is going to Venice on a class field trip and begins to separate from his class. His agency MI6 told him that Scorpia is working there and he needs to stop them. He goes to a party where Scorpia was working and he begins to look around. He enters this office where there is a Puma that looks real and it feals real but he thought it was stuffed. All of a sudden it starts moving and tries to attack...more
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"Go to Venice. Find Scorpia. And you will find your destiny," Alex was told by a dying man at the end of the previous book, ”Eagle Strike”. SCORPIA is an acronym for "sabotage, corruption, intelligence, assassination." And so we find him; in Venice, with his friend Tom, looking for clues to his father's identity and death. Was he an agent of M16, the secret world organization that has used Alex before? Or was he a tool of Scorpia, the powerful international criminal agency th...more
this book is really good but the ending is terrible!!! if you read the book you would know why the ending is bad
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I just finished reading this book and I loved it. One example I loved it is because the book is very suspenseful like when Alex was hiding in a castle in Venice from Mrs.Rothman I kept on wondering what will happen if Mrs.Rothman finds him. Another example I loved it is because the characters in the book are very persuading like when Mrs.Rothman lied that Alex's father was actually an assanin you could actually believe what she was saying is actually true. The ...more
I just finished reading this book and I loved it. One example I loved it is because the book is very suspenseful like when Alex was hiding in a castle in Venice from Mrs.Rothman I kept on wondering what will happen if Mrs.Rothman finds him. Another example I loved it is because the characters in the book are very persuading like when Mrs.Rothman lied that Alex's father was actually an assanin you could actually believe what she was saying is actually true. The ...more
Scorpia, Alex Rider#5. In seeking to find out more about his father, Alex falls into the hands of Scorpia a deadly assassination organisation. They confirm what Yassen told him, that his father was an assassin. They (after first trying to kill him) eventually welcome him into their organisation. Alex is confused and emotionally hurting. MI6 had lied to him, he joins and trains as an assassin.... His first task is to kill the deputy head of MI6, Mrs Jones, the one who ordered his father's death. ...more
Alex Rider goes to the criminal organization Scorpia to find out about his father and to decide who he wants to be.
I really should deduct one star for the last scene. I mean that puts the author, Anthony Horowitz, into the utterly mean and evil author class. No one should have to wait 2 years for the next book after a last scene like that. Really though, I enjoyed this one a lot. It is good to see Alex get a little more settled into who he is and who he is not. Great conclusion to the ...more
I really should deduct one star for the last scene. I mean that puts the author, Anthony Horowitz, into the utterly mean and evil author class. No one should have to wait 2 years for the next book after a last scene like that. Really though, I enjoyed this one a lot. It is good to see Alex get a little more settled into who he is and who he is not. Great conclusion to the ...more
So Alex goes to Venice in search of information about his father and drags unwitting teacher and schoolfriend into the fringes of his world. When he gets told a convincing tale of the past his anger takes him over to the dark side (or is it?). I know some other people who have read this book don't think this is credible, but I think it is of a piece with Alex' age, his lack of a father and the feeling that he has been betrayed and let down in the past by MI6 - in other words the ground has been ...more
This was an amazing book! It kept me guessing the whole way through. It explains a lot about Alex's past that I would never have guessed. If you like suspense you should read this.
Alex is told by MI6 that his father died in a plane crash. Now he hears a different side of the story. He's told MI6 killed his dad and has always been lying to him. Should Alex join Scorpia or stay with the people he thinks he can feel safe around.
I would recommend this book to ...more
Alex is told by MI6 that his father died in a plane crash. Now he hears a different side of the story. He's told MI6 killed his dad and has always been lying to him. Should Alex join Scorpia or stay with the people he thinks he can feel safe around.
I would recommend this book to ...more
You will really like the Alex Rider series book Number 5 Scorpia. In this book Akex Rider a 15 year old spy is a spy. you will really like this book because if you have ever wanted adventure you can find it in this book. Alex rider is just simply a book that can be a good story and teacher. It teaches you that even though a person seems normal, there really not. Not one person is the same. You might have the same views but your never the same in your reasoning or thinking process. This story is ...more
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The Alex Rider books never disappoint, and i believe that so far this one is the best I have read so far. there is a mix of sadness, confusion and excitement. Its just one of those books that you cant put down until you feel your eyelids desperately trying to close.
In the book, Alex has lived with out his father or mother for his whole life. Now, he finds out that his father was an assassin! But then, he finds out that the cause of his fathers death, was a bullet sho...more
The Alex Rider books never disappoint, and i believe that so far this one is the best I have read so far. there is a mix of sadness, confusion and excitement. Its just one of those books that you cant put down until you feel your eyelids desperately trying to close.
In the book, Alex has lived with out his father or mother for his whole life. Now, he finds out that his father was an assassin! But then, he finds out that the cause of his fathers death, was a bullet sho...more
Alex Riders's Scorpia book by Anthony Horwitz is a popular book for both kids and adults. This book talks about a teen called Alex Rider who is a unexpectingly a spy working for M16. He's to stop Julia Rothman's plan, an evil criminal who'll stop at nothing to destroy the world using the plan "Invisible Sword". Will Alex Rider stop Julia Rothman's plans once and for all or be killed by Julia Rothman herself?
I picked up this book because after I read the first book, I wan...more
I picked up this book because after I read the first book, I wan...more
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