“What?”
“…needles!”
I pushed down on the throttle and the boat surged forward. Behind us, Crocodile Island shimmered in the morning mist until at last it had disappeared.
THE ALEX RIDER SERIES
Alex Rider – you’re never too young to die…
High in the Alps, death waits for Alex Rider…
Sharks. Assassins. Nuclear bombs. Alex Rider’s in deep water.
Alex Rider has 90 minutes to save the world.
Once stung, twice as deadly. Alex Rider wants revenge.
He’s back – and this time there are no limits.
Alex Rider bites back…
Alex Rider – in the jaws of death…
One bullet.
One life.
The end starts here.
Become an Alex Rider Insider…
Watch videos at www.youtube.com/alexriderinsider
Chat with other fans at www.facebook.com/alexrideruk
Visit the website at www.alexrider.com
He always knew he was different. First there were the dreams. Then the deaths began.
It began with Raven’s Gate.
But it’s not over yet.
Once again the enemy is stirring.
Darkness covers the earth.
The Old Ones have returned.
The battle must begin.
An ancient evil is unleashed.
Five have the power to defeat it.
But one of them has been taken.
HOROWITZ HUMOUR
“Fact-tinged fiction at its gripping best.”
Mail on Sunday
“This is a glorious galloping adventure … Funny and gripping.”
Scotland on Sunday
“A hoot … Anthony Horowitz has created a scary and unmissable old hag.” Daily Mail
“Wickedly funny.” Daily Telegraph
“A formidably well-written adventure story…” Independent
“The punchy style, snappy dialogue and lively pace make an attractive novel … extremely entertaining.” Irish Times
New pupils are made to sign their names in blood… The assistant headmaster has no reflection…
The French teacher disappears whenever there’s a full moon…
Groosham Grange, David Eliot’s new school, is a very weird place indeed!
“Hilarious … speeds along at full tilt from page to page.” Books for Keeps
“One of the funniest books of the year.” Young Telegraph
ANTHONY HOROWITZ is one of the most popular contemporary children’s writers. Both The Power of Five and Alex Rider are number one bestselling series enjoyed by millions of readers worldwide.
When Anthony launched the Alex Rider series he created a phenomenon in children’s books, spurring a new trend of junior spy books and inspiring thousands of previously reluctant readers. Hailed as a reading hero, Anthony has also won many major awards, including the Bookseller Association/Nielsen Author of the Year Award, the Children’s Book of the Year Award at the British Book Awards, and the Red House Children’s Book Award. The first Alex Rider adventure, Stormbreaker, was made into a blockbuster movie in 2006.
Anthony’s other titles for Walker Books include the Diamond Brothers mysteries; Groosham Grange and its sequel, Return to Groosham Grange; The Devil and His Boy; Granny; The Switch; and a collection of horror stories, More Bloody Horowitz. Anthony also writes extensively for TV, with programmes including Foyle’s War, Midsomer Murders, Collision and, most recently, Injustice. His latest novel, The House of Silk, is a brand new Sherlock Holmes adventure, written with the endorsement of the Conan Doyle Estate.
Although abandoned by both his sons, Anthony Horowitz continues to live in Clerkenwell with his wife, Jill Green, and the ghost of his dog, Lucky. You can find out more about Anthony and his books at:
www.anthonyhorowitz.com
www.alexrider.com
www.powerof5.co.uk
“Anthony Horowitz is the lion of children’s literature.”
Michael Morpurgo
“Horowitz has become a writer who converts boys to reading.”
The Times
“A first-class children’s novelist.”
TES
Other Diamond Brothers books
The Falcon’s Malteser
Public Enemy Number Two
South by South East
The Alex Rider™ books
Stormbreaker
Point Blanc
Skeleton Key
Eagle Strike
Scorpia
Ark Angel
Snakehead
Crocodile Tears
Scorpia Rising
The Power of Five™ series
Raven’s Gate
Evil Star
Nightrise
Necropolis
Oblivion
Other books by Anthony Horowitz
The Devil and His Boy
Granny
Groosham Grange
Return to Groosham Grange
The Switch
First published 2002 by Walker Books Ltd
87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ
Text © 2002 Anthony Horowitz
Cover illustration © 2007 Martin Chatterton
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, taping and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data:
a catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 978-1-4063-4249-9 (ePub)
www.walker.co.uk
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