Alex Rider 1 - Stormbreaker

ALEX RIDER is fourteen when his uncle is murdered. The British secret service MI6 forces him to complete the mission of his uncle, who was an unknowing secret agent. After a gruelling commando training, Alex leaves for Cornwall. He investigates the domain of multimillionaire Herod Sayle, the inventor of the flashy Stormbreaker. Sayle wants to give thousands of copies of this computer to schools throughout England. But what is his real intention? Alex tries to find out, risking his own life.
Stormbreaker is the first book in the Alex Rider series, now also filmed. For readers aged 10 and up who love excitement and action.
'Horowitz grabs you by the scruff of the neck with suspense and guts, from the very first page!' (The Times)
'Horowitz is pure class, with style and action. He knows that a young James Bond is a lot cooler than a magician.' (The Mirror)
'007 might as well retire.' (The Bookseller)