Alex Rider: Scorpia Award-winning by Anthony Horowitz (author)

Author/Illustrator

Anthony Horowitz

Anthony Horowitz started writing because he wanted to be like Tintin. He has now travelled to all the places that Tintin has been – apart from the moon!

His Alex Rider series is one of the most popular children’s book series ever, and the first Alex Rider book, Stormbreaker, became a major Hollywood film. In 2003, Anthony won the Red House Children’s Book Award (voted for by children) for Skeleton Key.

He is also the author of the highly acclaimed Diamond Brothers detective stories, as well as the bestselling The Power of Five books, which were inspired by a simple thought. “Isn’t it more exciting to imagine these great battles with all their magic and mystery happening in the very high street where you live, just out of the corner of your eye?”

Anthony lives in central London with his wife Jill Green, a TV producer, and their sons Nicholas and Cassian. His whole family gets involved in his writing. Jill has produced several of Anthony’s scripts, including the drama serial Foyle’s War, which won the Lew Grade Audience Award in 2003. His son Cassian is already a seasoned actor, having appeared in three of his shows, and Nicholas, his oldest son, has helped Anthony to research the Alex Rider books by trying his hand at everything from scuba-diving to snowboarding and surfing!

In 2013, Anthony was awarded an OBE for services to literature..

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1. bookaholic202
   on 9 March 2014

   HIS FATHER WAS NOT AN ASSASSIN!!! This is one of the best alex rider books.

2. AngelofDeath
   on 7 March 2014

   This book is as amazing as the rest of the series but it is full of suspense as Alex gets to know the truth about his father and how he was actually a MI6 agent. Absolutely amazing.

3. TheMileLongBookshelfBlog
   on 8 March 2013

   good

4. Nashdasher
   on 8 March 2013

   I love these Alex Rider books. Full of suspense and action

5. ninjastickman
   on 5 March 2013

   The introduction to scorpia in this book could not be shown any less exciting than this. Mrs.Rothman, the head of scorpia, is out to get all the children in Britain by injecting dangerous drugs in them.

   5out of 5

6. dashernasher
   on 5 March 2012

   this is the book the bbok that the series is based around. very good.

   5out of 5

7. aeroaeromonkey
   on 2 March 2012

   This book is fantastic

   5out of 5

8. sherlock100
   on 8 June 2011

   excellant 10 out of ten ideal for girls and boys

   5out of 5

9. barnred123
   on 3 March 2011

   Scorpia is an action-packed, thrilling sequel to Stormbreaker. Will Scorpia return?

10. SgtJames47
    on 3 March 2011

    This book is a thrilling installment of the alex rider series. This adventure will take alex from the safety of England into Venice, a seemingly nice town. This book will dig deep into alex’s past as he finds out the truth about his father. I would recommend this book!

11. Lolo95
    on 3 March 2011

    I didnt like this book I think its aimed at boys. I tried to get into the book but I dont think they are for girls.

    1out of 5

12. cherry17
    on 1 March 2011

    I absalutly love this book it is fab. Brilliant for boys and girls fab dabby dosey!

    4out of 5