I started reading the Alex Rider books when I was 12. I'm 25 now. The series was over but then Anthony Horowitz began writing an Alex Rider short story which ended up turning into this eleventh book. It was so weird seeing Alex himself actually want to put himself in danger to find his friend and person who he's only cared for. Alex is such a determined character and the character growth has been huge even in a short amount of time. However with Alex's other missions this one seems the most personal one yet and he doesn't really think a lot of the time and mask rash decisions which could have almost got him killed.

Mrs Jones reveals that she did not want to be a spy; she started out wanting to be a humanitarian, working to stop bad things happening in foreign countries. She was at university, preparing a doctoral thesis on climate change and how it affects developing countries, when she was approached to work at Special Operations. She started as an analyst, before eventually becoming Alan Blunt’s second in command. In that time, she met a German political writer called Hans, who she fell in love with and married (though she kept her maiden name). Later, they became parents to two children, a boy called William and a girl called Sofia. Alex saw their picture at Mrs Jones’ apartment, when SCORPIA sent him to kill her (as depicted in Scorpia); this revelation startles him, as he thought of them as a nephew and niece, never once believing Mrs Jones to be a mother. Clarke, Stewart (24 July 2018). "Alex Rider Series Heads to TV With Sony, Eleventh Hour". Variety . Retrieved 18 October 2018.

Skeleton Key was published in 2002. After foiling a Triad plot to fix the 2001 Wimbledon tennis tournament and befriending Sabina, Alex is in grave danger of assassination. Forced to leave the country, MI6 sends him on a mission to Cuba with two doubtful CIA agents, of whom he is the sole survivor. He encounters former Soviet general Alexei Sarov, who tries to adopt Alex and expresses ideas of a nuclear holocaust and world domination under communist rule. Alex then foils his plans saving the world for a third time.

Although she and Alex show obvious romantic affection towards each other, she is technically Alex's sister by the end of Scorpia Rising because her family adopted him. In Eagle Strike, Sabina’s father is nearly killed by a bomb in their holiday home in France, targeted by Damian Cray as he was writing an article about him. When Alex later insists that the explosion wasn’t an accident and tries to tell her about his involvement with MI6, Sabina refuses to believe him, leaving after an argument. In Alex's latest adventure, he evades death so many times I can't even count, and manages to keep me on the edge of my seat despite knowing that of COURSE he ends up okay. Because he's Alex Rider. And because Horowitz has already given us a teaser for the next installment coming in Summer 2018, which is going to be incredibly difficult to wait for! This installment really covers the entire realm of what makes spy novels so enticing ~ international travel, international intrigue, ships, helicopters, guns, bombs, car crashes, train crashes, poison.....and MORE. It is often mentioned that Sabina has a "fixation with older men," which is surprising considering the amount of interest she shows in Alex, who is younger than her.

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The positives is that it's still a great book series for a younger audience. It's well written and very well researched.

Horowitz, Anthony; Johnston, Antony (May 2020). Alex Rider Graphic Novel 6: Ark Angel. Walker Books Australia Pty, Limited. ISBN 978-1-4063-4189-8. books in and this series continues to grow and get better and that is something that i didn't think was possible.

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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)". Box Office Flops. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016 . Retrieved 18 May 2016.

In the book Crocodile Tears, Alex and Sabina are on holiday together once more, but in Scotland. Sabina's father, Edward Pleasure, is invited by the main antagonist of the book, Desmond McCain, who Edward was writing a report on, to a party on December the 31st to celebrate the New Year. All the profits of the party would go to McCain's charity, First Aid. When leaving for the party from the Pleasures' house Sabina was seen telling Alex to stop admiring himself in the mirror. They were all set to leave when Sabina's mother announced she wasn't feeling well and could not come. The party bored both Alex and Sabina and they left early, but as they were driving down the hill away from the castle where the party was set, their car's tire was shot out and they were sent plummeting into the loch below. But, of course, Alex manages to save her and her father's lives once more. The Pleasures decide to leave for America early, although they invite Alex over for spring. Before leaving, Sabina kisses Alex on the cheek, suggesting her feelings for him are still existent. The villain's scheme was incredibly outlandish but all the better for it and the villains screamed out as something from a Bond film. I guess I notice these things more at 25.

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Once again amid races, chases, hails of bullets, and increasingly spectacular explosions, the teenage James Bond pulls off one awesome feat of derring-do after another. [This] fresh caper . . . roars along to a (naturally) explosive climax."— Booklist Sister Krysten: long white hair over shoulders, thin face, nose like a knife, glasses, dangling silver earrings (Mrs White Hair) Alex is described as a boy with 'the body of an athlete'. He also has fair blonde hair and 'serious dark eyes', and weighs 110 pounds. He is also said to attract many girls.