Stormbreaker (2000) (edit title/settings)

haelee edited the summary of Stormbreaker Thursday, September 13, 2012.

• In this spy-action-thriller book, Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz, lives a fourteen-year old named Alex Rider whom lives in West London with his housekeeper, Jack Starbright, because both of his parents died from a tragic plane accident. But his whole life gets spun around after he finds out that his uncle, Ian, was a spy. They told him that Ian had died from a car accident, but the bullet marks on his uncle’s windshield makes him suspicious, and later he finds out that they lied to him. Ian had worked for M16-Britain’s top-secret intelligence agency. The head of M16, Alan Blunt, and Mrs. Jones, who works for Alan, tell Alex at Ian’s funeral how Ian really died and that he was assassinated. “He had been working undercover here in England, in Cornwall, and was driving back to London to make a report when he was killed.” Down in his uncle’s work building, Alex gets a brief talking about a man named Herod Sayle, whom plans to donate thousands of this computer system called the Stormbreaker, to all schools across England. They force Alex to work for M16 to investigate the production of the Stormbreakers because they are curious why Herod is donating so many Stormbreaker systems. Alex goes under cover as a boy named Felix Lester, a boy who is given a tour of the Stormbreaker production because he won a contest and will be the first to test the Stormbreaker system. Alex goes through two weeks of training at the M16 facility. During the process, he gets pushed to the test and is continuously harassed by the other people that are in training. After the training, Alex is given a couple of special gadgets that will help him during dangerous moments throughout the journey. Soon after, Alex is sent to Sayle Enterprise. He makes his first accidental mistake by telling Sayle to call him Alex, instead of Felix. The next morning, after meeting a few of the employees from the previous night, he gets called down to test the Stormbreaker. After the testing for several hours, Alex decides to sneak around a bit, but gets caught not much later. After more discoveries, he finds out Herod’s plan from his own investigations. Herod’s plan is to infect all of the children at school with small pox, which is hidden inside the computer systems. When Herod finds out that his plan has been discovered, he attempts to kill Alex by throwing him off the edge of the building, but instead Alex gets rescued by a helicopter and follows where Herod is going. In just the nick of time, Alex manages to stop Herod with the help of former enemy, Yassen Gregorovich, and gets to tell him what his uncle never got the chance to say.

  I personally really enjoyed this book. The fact that it’s a spy, action kind of book really got me intrigued and made me even want to be a spy after reading it. The little gadgets that Alex was given in the beginning before he went on the mission made me super jealous because of the things that they were capable of doing, even though they don’t exist in real life. The book made me want to keep reading because I wanted to know what would happen next. I also liked the personality of the characters, like Alex himself. He was just a regular, chill, normal teenager, until he turned into a spy that is. Also he was very athletic and involved. Alan Blunt talked about Alex’s background when he and Mrs. Jones were having a confidential meeting and said, “I mean, he’s lived abroad so he now speaks French, German, and Spanish. He’s been mountain climbing, diving, and skiing. He’s learned karate. Physically he’s in perfect shape.” (page 72)He even reminded me of myself a little. I’m learning French, I know a little Spanish, I’ve gone skiing before and I used to take karate. It makes everything more interesting I think when you can connect yourself to the characters in the story. Overall, I thought it was a adventurous, suspensful, easy book to read. I would definitely recommend it to people who like spy, action books because it really gets you wondering what’s going to happen next, or who’s going to die next...

haelee edited the summary of Stormbreaker Thursday, September 13, 2012.

• In this spy-action-thriller book, Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz, lives a fourteen-year old named Alex Rider whom lives in West London with his housekeeper, Jack Starbright, because both of his parents died from a tragic plane accident. But his whole life gets spun around after he finds out that his uncle, Ian, was a spy. They told him that Ian had died from a car accident, but the bullet marks on his uncle’s windshield makes him suspicious, and later he finds out that they lied to him. Ian had worked for M16-Britain’s top-secret intelligence agency. The head of M16, Alan Blunt, and Mrs. Jones, who works for Alan, tell Alex at Ian’s funeral how Ian really died and that he was assassinated. “He had been working undercover here in England, in Cornwall, and was driving back to London to make a report when he was killed.” Down in his uncle’s work building, Alex gets a brief talking about a man named Herod Sayle, whom plans to donate thousands of this computer system called the Stormbreaker, to all schools across England. They force Alex to work for M16 to investigate the production of the Stormbreakers because they are curious why Herod is donating so many Stormbreaker systems. Alex goes under cover as a boy named Felix Lester, a boy who is given a tour of the Stormbreaker production because he won a contest and will be the first to test the Stormbreaker system. Alex goes through two weeks of training at the M16 facility. During the process, he gets pushed to the test and is continuously harassed by the other people that are in training. After the training, Alex is given a couple of special gadgets that will help him during dangerous moments throughout the journey. Soon after, Alex is sent to Sayle Enterprise. He makes his first accidental mistake by telling Sayle to call him Alex, instead of Felix. The next morning, after meeting a few of the employees from the previous night, he gets called down to test the Stormbreaker. After the testing for several hours, Alex decides to sneak around a bit, but gets caught not much later. After more discoveries, he finds out Herod’s plan from his own investigations. Herod’s plan is to infect all of the children at school with small pox, which is hidden inside the computer systems. When Herod finds out that his plan has been discovered, he attempts to kill Alex by throwing him off the edge of the building, but instead Alex gets rescued by a helicopter and follows where Herod is going. In just the nick of time, Alex manages to stop Herod with the help of former enemy, Yassen Gregorovich, and gets to tell him what his uncle never got the chance to say.

  I personally really enjoyed this book. The fact that it’s a spy, action kind of book really got me intrigued and made me even want to be a spy after reading it. The little gadgets that Alex was given in the beginning before he went on the mission made me super jealous because of the things that they were capable of doing, even though they don’t exist in real life. The book made me want to keep reading because I wanted to know what would happen next. I also liked the personality of the characters, like Alex himself. He was just a regular, chill, normal teenager, until he turned into a spy that is. Also he was very athletic and involved. Alan Blunt talked about Alex’s background when he and Mrs. Jones were having a confidential meeting and said, “I mean, he’s lived abroad so he now speaks French, German, and Spanish. He’s been mountain climbing, diving, and skiing. He’s learned karate. Physically he’s in perfect shape.” (page 72) He even reminded me of myself a little. I’m learning French, I know a little Spanish, I’ve gone skiing before and I used to take karate. It makes everything more interesting I think when you can connect yourself to the characters in the story. Overall, I thought it was a adventurous, suspensful, easy book to read. I would definitely recommend it to people who like spy, action books because it really gets you wondering what’s going to happen next, or who’s going to die next...

haelee edited the summary of Stormbreaker Thursday, September 13, 2012.

• A fourteen-year-old boy,In this spy-action-thriller book, Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz, lives a fourteen-year old named Alex Rider, learnsRider whom lives in West London with his housekeeper, Jack Starbright, because both of the death ofhis uncle and adopted parent, Ian Rider, inparents died from a deadly car crash. Alex is suspicious (becausetragic plane accident. But his whole life gets spun around after he knows that, despite what the policefinds out that his uncle, Ian, was a spy. They told him afterthat Ian had died from a car accident, but the crash, Ian Rider always worebullet marks on his seatbelt),uncle’s windshield makes him suspicious, and decides to investigate. Helater he finds out that they lied to him. Ian Rider did not die in a car crash,had worked for M16-Britain’s top-secret intelligence agency. The head of M16, Alan Blunt, and was, in fact, a spyMrs. Jones, who works for Alan, tell Alex at Ian’s funeral how Ian really died and that he was assassinated. “He had been killed before completing his mission. He had actually been training Alex (who already speaks German, Spanish, French, English,working undercover here in England, in Cornwall, and iswas driving back to London to make a black-belt in karate) for a careerreport when he was killed.” Down in MI6.

  Alan Blunt andhis second-in-command, Mrs Jones, of MI6, askuncle’s work building, Alex to pick up his uncle's assignment, investigatinggets a brief talking about a man named Herod Sayle, a Lebanese billionaire (Egyptian inwhom plans to donate thousands of this computer system called the American version) who is giving free "Stormbreaker" computersStormbreaker, to every school in Britain. As an undercover agent,all schools across England. They force Alex travelsto work for M16 to Sayle's home in Cornwall, and, followinginvestigate the path drawn by his uncle, discovers a large computer manufacturing facility, whereproduction of the Stormbreakers because they are curious why Herod is donating so many Stormbreaker computers are being tainted with smallpox virus. Before he can communicate with MI6, however,systems. Alex goes under cover as a boy named Felix Lester, a boy who is caught. Sayle leaves Alex to die ingiven a tank withtour of the Stormbreaker production because he won a Portuguese Man o' Warcontest and heads offwill be the first to test the Stormbreaker system. Alex goes through two weeks of training at the M16 facility. During the process, he gets pushed to the Science Museumtest and is continuously harassed by the other people that are in London, wheretraining. After the Prime Ministertraining, Alex is to activategiven a couple of special gadgets that will help him during dangerous moments throughout the Stormbreakers, unwittingly releasing the deadly virus.

  journey. Soon after, Alex escapes, parachutes outis sent to Sayle Enterprise. He makes his first accidental mistake by telling Sayle to call him Alex, instead of Felix. The next morning, after meeting a hijacked airplane, and smashes throughfew of the roof ofemployees from the Science Museum. With a stolen gun,previous night, he fires atgets called down to test the Stormbreakers and Sayle, hittingStormbreaker. After the Prime Minister intesting for several hours, Alex decides to sneak around a bit, but gets caught not much later. After more discoveries, he finds out Herod’s plan from his own investigations. Herod’s plan is to infect all of the hand and destroyingchildren at school with small pox, which is hidden inside the triggercomputer systems. When Herod finds out that would have releasedhis plan has been discovered, he attempts to kill Alex by throwing him off the edge of the smallpox. After a debriefing by MI6,building, but instead Alex gets intorescued by a taxi, intending to head home. The driverhelicopter and follows where Herod is Sayle, who had survivedgoing. In just the attack and fled. He pushesnick of time, Alex manages to stop Herod with the tophelp of a building, intending to shoot him; Sayle, however, is himself shot from a helicopter byformer enemy, Yassen Gregorovich, a mysterious assassin who was earlier contractedand gets to kill Ian Rider. Alex tells Yassen he will one day kill him, but Yassen brushes the comment aside, tellingtell him to go back towhat his normal life anduncle never got the chance to forget about being a spy.say.

Angel-Lithium edited the summary of Stormbreaker Monday, June 13, 2011.

• A fourteen-year-old boy, Alex Rider is a young British boy living withRider, learns of the death of his uncle, who works at a bank. Hisuncle never returns fromand adopted parent, Ian Rider, in a business trip, anddeadly car crash. Alex is suspicious (because he knows that, despite what the police told that he is dead. A curious Alex findshim after the crash, Ian Rider always wore his uncle's car in a scrapyard,seatbelt), and is shockeddecides to discoverinvestigate. He finds that the driver's side of theIan Rider did not die in a car is riddled with bullet holes. MI6 finds out,crash, and they explain thatwas, in fact, a spy who had been killed before completing his uncle was a spy,mission. He had actually been training Alex (who already speaks German, Spanish, French, English, and that the Royal & General Bankis simplya coverblack-belt in karate) for MI6 agents.a career in MI6.

  M16 recruitsAlan Blunt and his second-in-command, Mrs Jones, of MI6, ask Alex to find out whypick up his uncle's assignment, investigating Herod Sayle, of whom theya Lebanese billionaire (Egyptian in the American version) who is giving free "Stormbreaker" computers to every school in Britain. As an undercover agent, Alex travels to Sayle's home in Cornwall, and, following the path drawn by his uncle, discovers a large computer manufacturing facility, where the Stormbreaker computers are suspicious,being tainted with smallpox virus. Before he can communicate with MI6, however, Alex is tryingcaught. Sayle leaves Alex to die in a tank with a Portuguese Man o' War and heads off to give computersthe Science Museum in London, where the Prime Minister is to activate the British schoolchildren.Stormbreakers, unwittingly releasing the deadly virus.

  Alex findsescapes, parachutes out of a hijacked airplane, and smashes through the roof of the Science Museum. With a stolen gun, he fires at the Stormbreakers and Sayle, hitting the Prime Minister in the hand and destroying the trigger that would have released the computers are filled withsmallpox. After a debriefing by MI6, Alex gets into a virustaxi, intending to head home. The driver is Sayle, who had survived the attack and fled. He pushes Alex to kill allthe children because Herod Sayle was always picked on astop of a kid andbuilding, intending to shoot him; Sayle, however, is seeking revenge. Canhimself shot from a helicopter by Yassen Gregorovich, a mysterious assassin who was earlier contracted to kill Ian Rider. Alex stop him?tells Yassen he will one day kill him, but Yassen brushes the comment aside, telling him to go back to his normal life and to forget about being a spy.

Black Templar edited the summary of Stormbreaker Sunday, May 8, 2011.

• Alex Rider is a young British boy living with his uncle, who works at a bank. His uncle never returns from a business trip, and Alex is told that he is dead. A curious Alex finds his uncle's car in a scrapyard, and is shocked to discover that the driver's side of the car is riddled with bullet holes. MI6 finds out, and they explain that his uncle was a spy, and that the Royal & General Bank is simply a cover for MI6 agents.

  M16 recruits Alex to find out why Herod Sayle, of whom they are suspicious, is trying to give computers to the British schoolchildren. Alex finds out that the computers are filled with a virus to kill all the children because Herod Sayle was always picked on as a kid and is seeking revenge.revenge. Can Alex stop him?

littlechaosmonster edited the summary of Stormbreaker Friday, August 27, 2010.

• I love all of Anthony Horowitz's books. ThisAlex Rider is the first book in the collection, I read the books out of order so I like coming back and realizing where the characters camea young British boy living with his uncle, who works at a bank. His uncle never returns from a business trip, and what he was taking about the other missions. I love the adventures ofAlex Rider and howis told that he is only 14 years old and is better than people that are twicedead. A curious Alex finds his age. The adventures are crazyuncle's car in a scrapyard, and itis crazy how he is ableshocked to get outdiscover that the driver's side of allthe situations. Alex'scar is riddled with bullet holes. MI6 finds out, and they explain that his uncle dieswas a spy, and he finds outthat he wasthe Royal & General Bank is simply a spy.cover for MI6 agents.

  M16 recruits Alex to find out why a bad manHerod Sayle, of whom they are suspicious, is trying to give computers to the Britian school children. HeBritish schoolchildren. Alex finds out that theythe computers are filled with a virus to kill all the children because heHerod Sayle was always picked on as a kid. Alex solves the casekid and saves all the children. He has more adventures to come.is seeking revenge.

Emily T edited the summary of Stormbreaker Thursday, May 27, 2010.

• I love all of Anthony Horowitz's books. This is the first book in the collection, I read the books out of order so I like coming back and realizing where the characters came from and what he was taking about the other missions. I love the adventures of Alex Rider and how he is only 14 years old and is better than people that are twice his age. The adventures are crazy and it is crazy how he is able to get out of all the situations. Alex's uncle dies and he finds out that he was a spy. M16 recruits Alex to find out why a bad man is trying to give computers to the Britian school children. He finds out that they are filled with a virus to kill all the children because he was always picked on as a kid. Alex solves the case and saves all the children. He has more adventures to come.