Raised in foster care, he is sent to Yorkshire on a rehabilitation programme, only to find himself in the midst of sinister goings-on. Matt has always known he has unusual powers. The first episode in The Power of Five series by the author of the bestselling Alex Rider series, Anthony Horowitz. But even Alex can't fight the past … especially when it holds a deadly secret. In this brand new, explosive adventure in the number one bestselling series, Alex Rider is trying to get his life back on track after the traumatic events of his last mission. What is it that makes one of them choose to do evil, and what does it take to turn him into a killer? But Yassen knows a secret from the past that connects him to the fourteen-year-old spy. In the prequel to the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, contract killer Yassen Gregorovich is given orders to kill Alex. Alex’s final mission will be the deadliest of all. But Scorpia has returned, and when you’re the world’s most successful spy, the only way out is to face your enemies. In the final book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, Alex is trying to get his life back on track. But a simple card game between them rapidly leads to a duel to the death – one that could result in the destruction of an entire country. In the eighth book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, Alex meets international do-gooder Desmond McCain. His target is the criminal underworld of South East Asia, and a ruthless organization known as the Snakehead. In the seventh book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex is forced into the Australian secret service. The connection – Ark Angel, a revolutionary space hotel with catastrophic potential. Soon Alex finds himself in the middle of an international crime hunt. In the sixth book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex has a chance encounter with the son of multi-billionaire Nikolei Drevin. But the truth lies with a criminal organization known as Scorpia, and Alex must make a choice… work for MI6 once more, or betray everything he believes in. In the fifth book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex travels to Venice to discover the truth about his past. But when a sudden attack on his hosts plunges Alex back into a world of violence, he soon uncovers a plan called Eagle strike - a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined. In the fourth book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex is in the South of France, hoping to sever his links with MI6. Teaming up with the CIA, Alex must go to a remote Caribbean island called Skeleton Key, where the insane general Sarov is hatching explosive plans to rewrite history. In the third book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex faces his most dangerous challenge yet. Can Alex alert the world to the truth before it’s too late? In the second book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex is sent by MI6 to infiltrate the exclusive Point Blanc Academy. But the teenage spy soon finds himself in mortal danger. Armed with secret gadgets, he is sent to investigate Herod Sayle, a man who is offering state-of-the-art Storm breaker computers to every school in the country. In the first book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, fourteen-year-old Alex is forcibly recruited into MI6. And now Alex has been recruited to find his uncle’s killers. Yet he never suspected the truth: his uncle was really a spy for Britain’s top secret intelligence agency. But Alex Rider knows that’s a lie, and the bullet holes in the windshield prove it. They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. Meet the orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time-from #1 New York Times bestselling author! It changes a bit as the series goes along. Cool! The series keeps alive with Point Blank, and on and on. So, I think secretly every young reader wonders could I do it? Can Alex do it? Maybe if Alex can do it then I could do it too. Hmm.and then, the call comes from MI6: they're recruiting Alex to complete the mission his uncle was on when he was killed. Well, was it truly a car crash?Īlex investigates the car down in the junkyard and finds it riddled with bullet holes. Alex Ryder, age 14, has been living with his uncle in England until now.until now because his uncle has just been killed in a car crash. The Alex Ryder series, as it is referred to, is really good stuff for boys even as young as 9. Okay, if you haven't heard about these books and if you missed the movie somehow, don't wait any longer.
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