Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz - Reviewed by Frank Fotopoulos

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz is the first book in the Alex Rider series. This book is in the action genre and can be enjoyed by people of all ages as long as you love explosions, gadgets and people dying. If you enjoyed watching the James Bond movies, this is a book for you.

Alex Rider was just a normal school boy until one day his uncle was killed. Alex discovers that his uncle was actually a spy who works for a company called M16, and is soon recruited by a man named Alan Blunt to finish off his uncles mission. In this book he is sent to a place called Cornwall to investigate a new computer system that was created by a man named Darrius Sayle. Sayle plans to give the computer systems to every school in the country and Alan Blunt thinks that he is planning something much worse. Alex Riders job is to find out what is really going on.

The most interesting part of this book and the rest of the series is always when Alex Rider is given new gadgets. I find this really interesting because when he obtains them it makes me wonder if he is ever going to need to use them in the book but in the end, they always come in handy for him at one stage or another.

Anthony Horowitz’s style of writing is full of imagination, action and mysteries waiting to be solved. I enjoy reading these books not only for the explosions and deaths but because they make you think about what is going to happen next and no matter what, you never guess it right. I think this is what makes a great writer, not only for his great choice of words but his great imagination.

If you are interested in reading the Alex Rider series, it is best to read it in the right order so that you understand the whole story and what is happening. All I can say is that this book is a great read and I recommend it to everyone. Overall I rate it an 8 out of 10.