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Scorpia - Anthony Horowitz

Description: ISBN 0744570514 / Author: Anthony Horowitz / Genre: Junior Books

Newest Review: ... In the last book the assassin Yassen Gregoravatich told him to find this organisation called Scorpia and that he should start ... more

... in Venice. Alex had no luck at the beginning of the trip but near the end he saw boat with a painted scorpion picture on the side. A beautiful lady was in the boat. He followed the boat and find out it belonged to a wealthy lady that owned a big mansion. ALex snicks into the mansion to find clues about what scorpia do. He gets caught by another assassin and almost dies but he escapes. Alex then decides to set out and find whoand what scorpia do. Scorpia are actually a group of people that assasinate people, sabot...more

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Scorpia - Anthony Horowitz: Scorpia the last and probably the best (411 words)
by - written on 24/06/09 (Very useful, 5 readings)
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Scorpia is the last book in the Alex Rider set of books. The fifth book tells Alex the truth what he has been seeking all his life. Anthony Horowitz ALex Rider have made teenage boys across globe want to read and dream about being the next James Bond. Horowitz has won many awards for his work. Scorpia follows on from the previous books and starts with Alex on a school trip in Venice. After the last book Alex is searching for a secret organistaion called Scorpia. In the last book the assassin Yassen Gregoravatich told him to find this organisation called Scorpia and that he should start in Venice. Alex had no luck at the beginning of the trip but ... Read the complete review

Talk about a complex family history... (380 words)
by - written on 27/05/09 (Very useful, 11 readings)
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"Scorpia" is Alex Rider's most personal adventure yet, and this time, involving MI6 is the last thing he wants to do. Acting upon the last words of his apparent enemy, Yassen Gregorovich, he goes to Venice to find out if his father really was an assassin. Alex wants to follow his destiny, and soon he finds himself with a momentous decision to make - rejoin MI6 who have misled and betrayed him, or join Scorpia and get his revenge? This book is the one which made me think the most, and this is mainly what I loved about it. It seemed to me that surely the right thing to do would be to leave the assassins and rejoin MI6 - the people fighting for good. ... Read the complete review