Alex Rider

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Alex Rider is a series of spy novels written by English author Anthony Horowitz. The series comprises eleven novels featuring the adventures of teenage spy and titular character Alex Rider. From 2002 to 2007, the first six books in the series were released in Japan under the title Her Majesty the Queen's Boy Spy, Alex (女王陛下の少年スパイ!アレックス, Joōheika no Shōnen Supai! Arekkusu), with Hirohiko Araki providing cover artwork and illustrations for the series.

Release Dates

# Title Japanese Title United Kingdom
Release Date
United States of America
Release Date
Japan
Release Date
Japan
Translator
1 Stormbreaker ストームブレイカー
Sutōmubureikā
September 4, 2000 May 21, 2001 August 26, 2002
July 20, 2007 (Bunko)
Fuya Tatsumura
2 Point Blanc[Note 1] ポイントブランク
Pointo Buranku
September 3, 2001 April 15, 2002 December 13, 2002
August 21, 2007 (Bunko)
3 Skeleton Key スケルトンキー
Sukeruton Kī
July 8, 2002 April 28, 2003 June 26, 2003
September 20, 2007 (Bunko)
Mari Morishima
4 Eagle Strike イーグルストライク
Īguru Sutoraiku
September 4, 2003 April 12, 2004 November 26, 2003
5 Scorpia スコルピア
Sukorupia
April 1, 2004 March 17, 2005 July 26, 2004
6 Ark Angel アークエンジェル
Āku Enjeru
April 1, 2005 April 20, 2006 July 26, 2007[1] Suzuo Saso
7 Snakehead N/A April 7, 2008 September 4, 2008 TBA TBA
8 Crocodile Tears N/A June 7, 2010 November 16, 2010 TBA
9 Scorpia Rising N/A March 31, 2011 March 22, 2011 TBA
10 Russian Roulette N/A September 12, 2013 N/A TBA
11 Never Say Die N/A June 1, 2017 October 10, 2017 TBA
12 Secret Weapon N/A April 7 2020 N/A TBA
13 Nightshade N/A April 2, 2020 April 7, 2020 TBA
14 TBA N/A 2023 TBA TBA

Summary

Stormbreaker

Araki Alex Rider Stormbreaker 3.jpg

They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. What he doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. But he is about to, and once he does, there is no turning back. Finding himself in the middle of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people who want him dead. The government has given him the technology, but only he can provide the courage. Should he fail, every child in England will be murdered in cold blood.[2]

Point Blanc

Investigations into the "accidental" deaths of two of the world's most powerful men have revealed just one link: both had a son attending Point Blanc Academy - an exclusive school for rebellious rich kids, run by the sinister Dr Grief and set high on an isolated mountain peak in the French Alps. Armed only with a false ID and a new collection of brilliantly disguised gadgets, Alex must infiltrate the academy as a pupil and establish the truth about what is really happening there.

Skeleton Key

Alex Rider has been through a lot for his fourteen years. He's been shot at by international terrorists, chased down a mountainside on a makeshift snowboard, and has stood face-to-face with pure evil. Twice, young Alex has managed to save the world. And twice, he has almost been killed doing it. But now Alex faces something even more dangerous. The desperation of a man who has lost everything he cared for: his country and his only son. A man who just happens to have a nuclear weapon and a serious grudge against the free world. To see his beloved Russia once again be a dominant power, he will stop at nothing. Unless Alex can stop him first... Uniting forces with America's own CIA for the first time, teen spy Alex Rider battles terror from the sun-baked beaches of Miami all the way to the barren ice fields of northernmost Russia. Come along for the thrilling ride of a lifetime.

Eagle Strike

Reluctant MI6 agent Alex Rider is relaxing in the south of France until a sudden, ruthless attack on his hosts plunges him back into a world of violence and mystery - and this time, MI6 don't want to know. Alex is determined to track down his friends' attackers, even if he must do it alone. But it's a path that leads to a long-buried secret - and a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined.

Scorpia

Alex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. But when Alex learns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful terrorist organization in the world, Scorpia, his world shatters. Now Scorpia wants Alex on their side, and Alex no longer has the strength to fight them. That is, until he learns of Scorpia’s latest plot: an operation known only as “Invisible Sword” that will result in the death of thousands of people. Can Alex prevent the slaughter, or will Scorpia prove once and for all that the terror will not be stopped?

Ark Angel

Araki Alex Rider Ark Angel 1.jpg

The sniper’s bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive . . . just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows he has to stop him. But the boy he saves is no ordinary patient: He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire has been targeted by Force Three, a group of eco-terrorists who claim his project Ark Angel—the first luxury hotel in outer space—is a danger to the environment. Soon Alex discovers that Force Three will stop at nothing to destroy Ark Angel, even if it means sending four hundred tons of molten glass and steel hurtling down to Earth and killing millions . . . unless Alex can stop them.

List of Characters

Alex Rider Characters
Alex Rider (character)
Protagonist
Mr. Grin
Stormbreaker
Mr. Grin
Fiona Friend
Point Blanc
Fiona Friend
Julius Grief
Point Blanc
Julius Grief
Belinda Troy
Skeleton Key
Belinda Troy
Tom Turner
Skeleton Key
Tom Turner
Conrad
Skeleton Key
Conrad
General Alexei Sarov
Skeleton Key
General Alexei Sarov
Damian Cray
Eagle Strike
Damian Cray
Nile
Scorpia
Nile
Julia Rothman
Scorpia
Julia Rothman
Magnus "Kaspar" Payne
Ark Angel
Magnus "Kaspar" Payne

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Footnotes

  1. For the US release, this title is spelled Point Blank

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