Stormbreaker - WITH RARE SASH

Meet Alex Rider, reluctant teenage spy.When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside down.Within days he's gone from schoolboy to superspy. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in grueling SAS training exercises. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission.His destination is the depths of Cornwall, where Middle-Eastern multi-millionaire Herod Sayle is producing his state-of-the-art Stormbreaker computers. Sayle's offered to give one free to every school in the country - but MI6 think there's more to the gift than meets the eye.Only Alex can find out the truth. But time is running out and he soon finds himself in mortal danger. It looks as if his first assignment may well be his last..."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"The perfect hero ... genuine 21st century stuff."The Daily Telegraph"Done with enormous style, fun and suspense. Wannabe James Bonds will be completely hooked and eager for more."The Guardian

Read by Nathaniel Parker
Approx. 4.5 hours
3 cassettes

They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. What he doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. But he is about to, and once he does there is no turning back. Finding himself in the middle of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people who want him dead. The government has given him the technology, but only he can provide the courage. Should he fail, every child in England will be murdered in cold blood. This first in a thrilling new series by British writer Anthony Horowitz will have pulses racing from start to finish.