Not bad book (Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz)

Member Name: 09jbooth

Product:	Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz
Date:	24/06/09 (18 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: good story, some good action

Disadvantages: nothing really

Stormbreaker introduces you to Alex Rider. At the start ordinary school boy at the end teenage spy for the british government. This book is most teenage boys fantasy, being the next James Bond. This is the first book in a set of five that follow Alex.

Written by Anthony Horowitz. Horowitz is renowned for his childrens books and has won countless awards for his work. Stormbreaker itself ws shortlisted for the 2001 childrens book awards. Horowitz has written many books and all are loved by teens across the world. Stormbreaker has even been made into a feature length film.

Character bio.

Alex Rider lives with his uncle in chelsea in London. He lives with his uncle as his parent s were killed in a unfortunate plane accident. At the start of the book though Alex gets the knews that his Uncle had been killed in car accident. Alex life has never been simple or boring from a young age his Uncle has looked after him. Alex though realized that his uncle was training him by teaching karate and different fighting. Also by teaching him different languages. He was training to become a spy.

Basic outline of book.

When Ian Rider ( Alexs Uncle) dies Alex finds out that he was infact a british spy. M16 ask Alex if he would become a spy as they need a younger person for a mission. Alex agrees and is thrown into a mission of great importance. There are alot of bullets, killings, nutjob killers.

Any teenage boy will love this book and even adults will enjoy reading this.

8 out of 10

Summary: Good book