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Following the death of his spy uncle, Ian Rider, 14 year old Alex Rider is recruited into the MI6 to complete his mission. After eleven days of intense SAS style training, Rider is set on his first mission where he investigates the work of Herod Sayle and his Stormbreaker computers. Weaving through old tin mines and underwater caverns, Rider uncovers the unfortunate truth behind the Stormbreakers, a bout of lethal smallpox encased within. At the press of a button all the children of the UK could
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Stormbreaker is the first of Anthony Horowitz’s highly successful Alex Rider series, detailing the adventures of a young James Bond-like character. I shan’t be rushing back for more.
The book begins with Alex learning about the death of his uncle (also his guardian – children’s books do love an orphan!) in improbable circumstances. He learns that his uncle was in fact a spy for MI6, and then finds himself cajoled into working on the case his uncle was investigating at the time of his death.
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The book begins with Alex learning about the death of his uncle (also his guardian – children’s books do love an orphan!) in improbable circumstances. He learns that his uncle was in fact a spy for MI6, and then finds himself cajoled into working on the case his uncle was investigating at the time of his death.
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This is the first book of a series, the reader is introduced to a 14-year old boy called Alex Rider. Alex is an orphan that is being raised by his uncle, soon into the story Alex Uncle dies in a car crash. Alex then learns that his uncle was a spy for MI6 and was not killed in a car crash at all. The death of his uncle remains a mystery for Alex but he is determined to find out the real cause of death. Alex is approached by British intelligence to finsh the job his uncle was on which involves in
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Stormbreaker is the first novel in Anthony Horowitz's series on the teenage spy Alex Rider. Alex is a an orphan, raised by an uncle and living the normal life of a London schoolboy. When his uncle dies in mysterious circumstances, Alex is drawn into the world of espionage. After being recruited and trained by MI6 he is dispatched to investigate the Stormbreaker computers.
This book was a pleasure to read. The story is thrilling and captivating. It is written in the style of a Ian Fleming Bond nov ...more
This book was a pleasure to read. The story is thrilling and captivating. It is written in the style of a Ian Fleming Bond nov ...more
Anthony Horowitz is a genius! The Alex Rider series was the set of books after reading the Harry Potter series. A great text for KS2 children. The amount of excitement, twists and turns this text takes will keep you engaged for a while. I could not put the book down until I had finished. The text is the first of many, it focuses on a young boy (Alex) who feels the loss of his only living relative, (Uncle Rider), but makes a positive out of the set back. I can help children believe and build thei
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