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Description

What goes up must come down, and when we last saw Alex Rider, he was as up as can be—in outer space. When he crash lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across South East Asia. Known as snakeheads, the... read more

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Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Alex Rider: Age 15, works for MI6 as a spy. Is fluent in three languages. And is skilled in many activities, such as martial arts, scuba diving, mountain climbing and others.
  • Ash: Alex's godfather, works for the Australian Secret Service
  • Major Winston Yu: Scorpia member, tries to assassinate several famous people on an island off the coast of Australia
  • Ben Daniels: MI5 agent

First Sentence

Alex Rider would never forget the moment of impact, the first shock as the parachute opened and the second— more jolting still—as the module that had carried him back from outer space crashed into the sea.

Series

This is book 7 in the Alex Rider series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Anthony Horowitz (Author)
 

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