Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Adventure)

256 pages

English language

Published April 12, 2004 by Puffin.

ISBN:: 978-0-14-240165-1

(1 review)

They told him his uncle died in a car accident. Fourteen-year-old Alex knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's windshield confirm his suspicions. But nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for MI6—Britain's top secret intelligence agency. Recruited to find his uncle's killers and complete his final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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Sean Randall reviewed Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Adventure) by Anthony Horowitz

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4 stars

These books came out in my teens, of course. I remember listening to at least the first handful on audiobook, and enjoying them quite a lot. I lost track as I got older, so it's nice to pick them back up digitally and come back to them afresh.

Horowitz is a well-regarded writer and deservedly-so. Young spy stories are a good genre in themselves, but he adds authentic British teen to the mix and his action scenes are great fun. I do like how the villain reveals his plans to the captive Alex - a staple of the medium - and the daredeviltry and exciting escapades are, I know, bound to continue.