Eagle Strike (Alex Rider): No. 4 - Softcover

Horowitz Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0744590574 ISBN 13: 9780744590579

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

RO60142288. EAGLE STRIKE. 2003. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. légèrement pliée, Dos plié, Intérieur frais. 328 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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Review:

Anthony Horowitz's fourth fictional foray into the world of British spy agency MI6, Eagle Strike, sees teenage sleuth Alex Rider once again fighting ingenious villains and charming every girl he meets. Eagle Strike, starts out calmly enough with Alex and his lovely companion, Miss Sabina Pleasure, on holiday with her family in the south of France. But before you can say Goldfinger, he spots his old nemesis, renowned assassin Yassen Gregorovich, on the beach. Alex discovers a plan so diabolical that it makes all of his previous adventures seem like a stroll in the Queen Mother's garden. Alex must fight to keep Gregorovich from executing the plans of a mysterious and murderous madman--an operation code-named "Eagle Strike". He will just have to face down a few minor complications first: a virtual reality game that inflicts real pain; a fleet of Porche 911 GT3-driving hit men; and even a near-fatal brush with death aboard the most famous aircraft in the world, Air Force One. Eagle Strike, as with all the other ridiculously fun Alex Rider adventures, is a pure pleasure from start to finish. Even the most reluctant of readers won't be able to resist Alex's Bond-like ingenuity and charisma. Anthony Horowitz is a master of pacing, and as Alex swings from one cliff-hanging chapter to the next, Horowitz proves that you don't have to be Shakespeare to pen a crackerjack plot. --Jennifer Hubert, Amazon.com

Review:

"* "Horowitz has become a writer who converts boys to reading." Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times * "Horowitz will grip you with suspense, daring and cheek - and that's just the first page!... Prepare for action scenes as fast as a movie." The Times on Point Blanc * "Every bored schoolboy's fantasy, only a thousand times funnier, slicker and more exciting... genius." The Independent on Sunday

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0744590574
• ISBN 13: 9780744590579
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352