Alex Rider: Stormbreaker Award-winning author 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

   Alex Rider is one of my favourite series. This is the very first book in the series.

2. Cheerforevers
   on 9 March 2014

   This is the best and movie version.

3. BookMonster57
   on 8 March 2014

   Action packed ! There’s always something going on! You can’t put it down!

4. AngelofDeath
   on 7 March 2014

   I loved the book. I love the movie also but i think it lacked some of the action present in the book.

5. TheMileLongBookshelfBlog
   on 8 March 2013

   OMG ALEX PETTYFER IS ON THE COVER OMGOMGOMG

6. Nashdasher
   on 7 March 2013

   I love this Alex Rider book. Full of suspense and action

   5out of 5

7. ninjastickman
   on 5 March 2013

   I thought stormbreaker was a great book but I was very disapointed with the movie.

   5out of 5

8. sania123456
   on 16 February 2013

   Alex rider his uncle Ian rider everyone says he was a banker but when Alex find out they tell him that your uncle was a spy a contract killer Yassen gregorovich killed him the head of the MI6 spy agency tell Alex to take Ian riders place he goes to London to Herod Sayle. Sayle enterprise they are making storm breaker computer which has virus for kids will Alex stop him…........

   5out of 5

9. leon678
   on 4 December 2012

   i love stormbreaker and so wishes that there will be a point blanc please make one i love the part when alex, savanha and herod sayle are on the top of the building and there about fall but then yassen kills sayle lh

   5out of 5

10. Year6JH
    on 23 November 2012

    I loved the part where alex was in the jellyfish tank,when he let all the water out into the room then it went alover nadia vole and the jellyfish kiled her with its powefull sting!! By OL,DP

    I think this is the best book I’ve ever read. I especially enjoyed the part when Alex is at the scrap metal site and he is doing flips over cars and doing martial arts on all the staff chasing him. CA.

    5out of 5

11. chichirocks
    on 2 May 2012

    its an excellent way to venture into spy books. it was thrilling

    5out of 5

12. dashernasher
    on 5 March 2012

    the first one and a great way to start the story of alex rider.

    5out of 5

13. s272743
    on 2 March 2012

    this book was exciting and adventurous cant wait to read another

    5out of 5

14. Nora17
    on 21 February 2012

    I watched it in film it’s very cool!

    5out of 5

15. FERRARI1
    on 28 February 2011

    a boy who finds out about the enemys