Stormbreaker
They told him his uncle died in a car accident. Fourteen-year-old Alex knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's windshield confirm his suspicions. But nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for MI6 - Britain's top secret intelligence agency. Recruited to find his uncle's killers and complete his final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (2004), South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book Award (2005), Iowa Teen Award (2005)
About the Alex Rider Series
Books in series order
- 1.Stormbreaker(2000)
- 2.Point Blanc(2001)
- 3.Skeleton Key(2002)
- 4.Eagle Strike(2003)
- 5.Scorpia(2004)
- 6.Ark Angel(2005)
- 7.Snakehead(2007)
- 8.Crocodile Tears(2009)
- 9.Scorpia Rising(2011)
- 10.Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin(2014)
- 11.Never Say Die(2017)
- 12.Nightshade(2020)
- 13.Nightshade Revenge(2023)
- +Gadgets(2005)
- +Secret Weapon: Seven Untold Adventures From the Life of a Teenaged Spy(2019)
- +The Mission Files(2004)
Reading age: 11+ years
This series should be read in order.
Alex Rider is a series of spy novels about a 14-year-old spy named Alex Rider. Raised by his uncle, Ian Rider, Alex travelled widely throughout the UK, Europe and the Americas, learning special skills such as rock climbing, scuba diving, and foreign languages. His unique set of skills and aptitude for languages made him uniquely placed to work as a spy, and he's recruited by Britain's MI6 to help them with unique missions. Inspired by the James Bond character - but about a much cooler young spy!
Note: Books in this series are also available as graphic novels.