Meanwhile, Alex has discovered that going back to school after being a spy is hard. He’s bored. Nothing has the edge to it like it had when he was constantly in fear for his life. Spotting a drug dealer in action on the school grounds, Alex goes after the guy and his partner. The resulting action puts the bad guys into jail, but it also endangers Alex’s independence. He’s once more reliant on Blunt and Mrs. Jones to pull him out of trouble.
They want something in return, though. They want Alex to investigate the mysterious boarding school in France known as Point Blanc. When Alex becomes disagreeable, they again threaten him with taking his independence away. Having no real choice, Alex agrees to accept the mission.
Before he can go to Point Blanc, though, Alex has to adopt a new identity. He becomes Alex Friend, the recalcitrant son of a supermarket king who’s worth millions. Alex is just supposed to be there long enough to soak up some of the family history, but nothing ever comes easily to Alex. In no time at all, he’s nearly gunned down and almost hit by a fast-moving train.
Then he’s off to Point Blank to become a student, and he’s stepped into one of the most dangerous situations he’s ever been in.
Horowitz is an accomplished writer. Besides books for kids, he’s also written a few for adults. In addition to the Alex Rider series, Horowitz is currently working on a five-book series called The Gatekeepers, and a series of books about The Diamond Brothers, a pair of private investigators who get involved in wild adventures. Horowitz also writes for BBC television. He contributed scripts to Midsomer Nights Murders, Hercule Poirot, and he created Foyle’s War.
In 2006, the first Alex Rider novel, Stormbreaker was made into a movie. It’s coming to DVD in December 2006.
I’ve read all of the books and am now reading them to my nine-year-old son for his AR program, which just proves how cyclical the books really are. I was introduced to them by a 12-year-old in one of the classes I taught on writing and fell in love with them. I’ve followed the books for the last four years, buying them from England because they came out there a year ahead of the American release. That appears to be changing since Alex Rider has become an international phenomenon.
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - Natalie Bennett
This article has been selected for syndication to Advance.net, which is affiliated with newspapers around the United States. Nice work!
2 - Katie McNeill
this sounds good too. and it got picked up by Advance.net, that's fantastic! congrats!
3 - eli
storm breaker is so cool! so is all the alex rider books. They are my total favourite. Every single one deserves a 10/10
4 - Darci
wow!!! the alex rider movie is soooo awesome! i love it, they r the only books i will actually read, matter of fact i am gonna read all the books!!! but ne way i love them, they r sooooo good and very intertaining!!
5 - sara
hmm.. is there a 2nd movie coming soon?
6 - none
cool
7 - Miley
omg, does Alex Roder actually Die in Scorpia??????????????????????/
8 - hodgey
Yea.....alex rider is awsome.....im doing a book review ....on this and this book review relly helps.....good work Mel Odom....lol i dont no u but yea....he doesnt die in scorpia does he....theirs another book aye?
any way thanks
hodgey
9 - Zap999999999
Darci
wow!!! the alex rider movie is soooo awesome! i love it, they r the only books i will actually read, matter of fact i am gonna read all the books!!! but ne way i love them, they r sooooo good and very intertaining!!
I would think you'd get some good grammar from reading these books. Anyway awesome books. Violent(my personal favorite quality of a book ☻)good vocabulary, good length , everything good in books. Just dosent match up to artemis fowl.
10 - danzo
alex rider rocks!he is so in my top 5.
my top 5 are james bond{1},alex rider{2},artimes
fowl {3},need for speed games{4},action films{5}
11 - Joe
I never knew they had a movie. Alex doesn't die in Scorpia and the next book Ark Angel is reallly gooood! I think they are even publishing a new book called Snakehead.
12 - unknown???
I hated this review who ever made it sucks
From you suck
13 - jenna
hello i have never been on this site i agree with all of u lot, im fourteen yr old girl still reading the books since yr 7 or 8 ?? And they are all good endings well done anthony horowitz... no alex does not die in scorpia
and yes there is a new book called Snakehead which i just finished reading and it was brilliant ....woooooo go horowitz books lol oh an for those who haven't yet seen stormbreaker movie its a must lol ....
girls u will love Alex Pettyfer cos hes gorgeous lol haha
14 - Garett Ford
I think his books are awosme and I think I am A genious
15 - Christopher Rose
Yes, except at spelling...
16 - ayse kiran
ur book was soooooooooo like crapreeeeeeeeeee no afence lossssser
17 - alex
YALL ARE A BUNCH OF GEEKS
18 - omg
That book was like soooooooo coool. i mean like it was the perfect book and i love it like rocks my socks off and i am like sooooo lovin it right now. well anyway, i cant wait for the next one, i like just want to sooooooo eat him up that little hunk of spy. well like goodbye and like i sooooo want to see you again and like kiss you. i like soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo love you! alex rider, you are all man and like sooooo totally all mine!
19 - Brett
this book was out of this world im going to read all of Anthony Horowitz
20 - TRAVIS
I AM DOING A BOOK REPORT BECUASE THIS BOOK IS AWSOME LOL YOU ALL ARE COOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
21 - bbj
cool book, ay
22 - isaac
i have to read this review for a book report but who cares
23 - daniel
SSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOO COOL BEST BOOK EveR!im going to read all of them!!!!!!!!woo hoo rock on!
24 - Bob
waht genre is point blank realistic fiction
25 - Blah
i read Point Blank and it was absolutely awesome and action packed but as soon as i started stormbreaker i read up to like page 20 and sounded so repetitive to Point Blank.