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Stormbreaker is the first book in
the series, and basically sets the scene of all the others. In this book
Alex's character isn't as well developed, but this gives an edge to the
storyline. In this book, Alex's mission is to investigate a man named Herod
Sayle, a multi-millionaire (billionaire?) who is developing a new type of
computer Sayle is giving one of these computers to every public school in
Britain, apparently out of the goodness of his heart. But MI6 has their
suspicions, and when Alex's uncle is killed investigating the production of
the computers, things begin to smell fishy. As it turns out, something is
up, but you'll have to read the book for yourself to find out (I wouldn't
want to spoil it for you!).
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4th September, 2000 |
| Publisher: |
Walker Books |
| My Rating: |
10 / 10 |
From the book:
When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, Alex Rider goes from
schoolboy to superspy within days as his world is turned upside down.
Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS
training. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off
on his first mission. His destination is the depths of Cornwall, where
middle-eastern multi-millionaire Herod Sayle is producing his
state-of-the-art Stormbreaker computers. Sayle's offered to give one free to
every school in the country - but MI6 thinks there's more to the gift than
meets the eye. Only Alex can find out the truth. But time is running out and
Alex soon finds himself in mortal danger. It looks as if his first
assignment may well be his last... |
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