Alex Rider Pack Award-winning author Pack 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..

Reviews

1. Bakary Sako
   on 15 January 2014

   Good

   Not long enough

   2out of 5

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What kids think

1. darrelrivers123
   on 24 September 2013

   These books are so well written. I couldn’t put the books down, had to read them all one after the other. These are definitely a must read!

   5out of 5

2. FM-8049
   on 10 April 2013

   These books. Are abousolutley AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   5out of 5

3. cubscout9
   on 9 March 2013

   I have read nearly all the books and have the whole pack. They are really gripping and are scary,mysterious, a tiny bit funny and are awesome! I would highly recommend reading them!

   5out of 5

4. Nashdasher
   on 7 March 2013

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

   5out of 5

5. ninjastickman
   on 5 March 2013

   All the books in this pack are amazing! My favourite book in this pack is Ark Angel where a crazed russian guy builds a space station and tries to bring it crashing down on the pentagon in America. I would recommend this set to an age range of 8-12

   5out of 5

6. hushpuppies
   on 20 December 2012

   I love these books .we read storm breacker as a class and then i countinuied reading another. i love the books .are class got the whole colletion in are liabry

   5out of 5

7. jessica1975
   on 2 December 2012

   this is a bit hard for me but it was realy good

8. jenko006
   on 13 November 2012

   THIS BOOK IS AMAZING AND I COULD NEVER TAKE MY EYES OF IT!.I WOULD RECOMEND THIS BOOK TO ELEVEN TO 15 YEARS OLD.

9. pipla
   on 17 July 2012

   I am actually quite girly but I adore these books a definite reccommend !!!

   5out of 5

10. howrowitzrules
    on 1 June 2012

    best book i have EVER read i absolutly loved it !

    5out of 5

11. smileitsfriday
    on 5 March 2012

    These books are so good! I read these at school, but others kept on taking them to read, so I read them in the weong order, my favourite is scorpia. * * * * + 1/2

12. Bookworm81
    on 1 March 2012

    The complete set of the worlds best books.

13. horowitzhungergames
    on 23 February 2012

    Read all of them they are brill best books ever read and one of my favorites was point blanc but the last one was a bit sad but still loved it awesomest books ever!!!!!!!

    5out of 5

14. Blingo
    on 25 December 2011

    I have only read the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd books, but I enjoyed them a lot. Anthonie Horowitz has his own writing style that I like a lot!

15. Emmavivrob
    on 9 December 2011

    The Alex Rider Stormbreaker book is great and exiting,here is a blog about it:

    “When the doorbell rings at three in the morning,it’s never good news.”

    When his guarden dies in suspicious circumstances,fourteen-year-old Alex Rider finds his world tured upside down.

    Within days he’s gone from schoolboy to superspy.Forcibly into MI6,Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training exercises;then armed with his own special set if secret gadgets,he’soff on his first mission.But Alex soon finds himself in mortal danger!

    5out of 5