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Anthony Horowitz is getting better at this. The fifth book in this series, shows how much better Anthony Horowitz writes now.

Alex Rider, after saving the world form a nuclear disaster, does Venice to find out about 'Scorpia', after learning form the assassin, Yassen, that Alex's father worked for Scorpia.

Alex, manages to find it pretty easily, and then almost gets killed, (Predictable...)and learns that Scorpia stands for Sabotage, Corruption, Intelligence and Assassination. After learning that Mrs. Jones was responsible for his fathers death, he joins Scorpia and begins training. Shocking.

he fails to kill Mrs.Jones as he was ordered to and ends up with the MI6 who tell him that Scorpia was planning to kill hundreds of children and decides to help the M16 and of course, he does so.

But Anthony Horowitz doesn't finish it there. Giving the book a classic finish, he reveals that Alex's father worked for the MI6 and Alex leaves the building dazed with the truth. Oh, it doesn't end there, Alex is shot, by the Scorpia.

Okay, this book is really worth reading, the older book felt to much like a kiddish James Bond movie, this book really keeps you hoked.Seriously, read it.

Alex Rider, another very popular book. Despite being a bit clichéd, After all, it's all about a kid, who is made to work for the MI6.

Alex Rider a 14 year old kid orphan, who lives with his uncle Ian Rider, wakes up to learn that his uncle dies is a car crash. Alex is taken care of and he attends his uncle's funeral.

Alex, realizes that there are many loopholes in his uncle's death and investigates. He finds the car where his uncle was killed and seeing the car riddled with bullet holes, he sets to find out why it was so. He is almost crushed in the car in which his uncle killed and is taken to the bank where he though his uncle worked.

He learns, after jumping from one side of a building to another to reach his uncle's office which he was prohibited from seeing that his uncle was a spy and that he was murdered by a professional assassin. The head of the MI6, impressed by the way Alex learns of the truth, asks Alex to help finish the assignment that his uncle was working on. Alex first refuses, but is convinced (More of blackmailing) to do it .

He is sent on his mission, after he receiving rigorous training fit for members of the armed forces. After almost giving up, he passes the training and is sent on his mission.

He is asked to spy on a popular businessman, who was creating a new line of computers meant for students called "Stormbreaker".

Alex learns that the computers were part of a crazy plan of a person who was bullied by the now prime minister when they were in school because he was not from England, to kill millions of students by using toxic material in his "products".

Alex, is captured and is almost killed by a jellyfish but he manages to escape and saves the day by preventing the starting of the computers by crashing into the inaugural ceremony with a parachute.

Alex, wanting to lead a normal life, tells the MI6 that's he won't work for them anymore and goes home, refusing to meet the prime minister too.

This book is fast and action filled although his style can get a bit boring sometimes. The book is fun to read and is thrilling. There are certain better books but it wouldn't to read this spy thriller.