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Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz



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Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:10 am
Scorpia says...



I am a huge fan of the series, my penname even comes from the title of the fifth book! Alex is such an interesting character, I also love the K Unit and have written two stories about them and Alex.

In my opinion, the movie was not all that great. It could of been SO much better but it was rushed. It did have Ewan McGregor in it though, (also known as Obi-Wan) Prrrr. Lol.

Tell me what your favorite book in the series is or if you have read any other teen spy books. I'm always looking for more.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:52 am
Firestar says...



Oh yeah!!! I love this series. (But I kinda wish that Alex would have died in the fifth.)
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Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:01 am
Scorpia says...



Lol, No! How could you, i was more like, "Don't you DARE kill him Horowitz!" Everyone thought it was the end of the series, lol. I did as well, had to go and look for a sequel. And I found one, Ark Angel was amazing.
  





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Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:49 am
lyrical_sunshine says...



I thought the movie was okay, but then again I've never read the books, so I had nothing to base it off of. Although the first part of the movie was definitely the best. It got cheesy later on.
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Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:40 am
hellodaydream says...



I actually read the first book to get into the mind of a guy that I liked. He likes books like these. I've only read the first, I was really surprised that I liked it, and I've been meaning to read the rest.

How many books are in the series, anyways?
  





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Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:24 am
Scorpia says...



There are seven books in the series. Stormbreaker, Point Blanc, Skelton Key, Eagle Strike, Scorpia, Ark Angel and Snakehead. There great. Lyrical, you should read the books, SO much better then the movie. They left out so much cool stuff!
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Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:01 pm
Krupp says...



When I lived in England five years ago I thrived on these books. Haven't seen the movie, but occasionally I will still read one or two of the books.
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Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:06 pm
DragonWriter says...



EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I loved these books! Anthony horrowits is a pretty good authour! He has written meny good series. I doint relly have a favorite book, that i rember, i read these like a year ago. i loved how he developed the chjracters and everything. HEHE, sorry, I am kinda giddy today!
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Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:02 pm
xxfourthelement says...



I definitely agree with Firestar - I wanted Alex to die and be with his parents at the end of Scorpia! When I saw that there was a sequel, I almost hit something. I've read Ark Angel, but not Snakehead. I'm thinking I should. Is it any good, though?
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Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:18 pm
WanaBeAuthor says...



Umm, Snakehead was Ok but I totally forgot what Ark Angel was about, lol, so that could've been what I disliked about it.

Umm, my favourtie 1, 2, and 5.
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Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:12 pm
alwaysawriter says...



I think I read the first book in sixth grade but I don't remember much about it. It's on my bookshelf somewhere so I'll have to go reread it. I do know that I liked it though.
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Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:55 am
powerofthree says...



OMG! I loved the series! I really do! It was interesting!
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Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:11 pm
Demeter says...



I really hate to admit this, but the only reason I borrowed Stormbreaker from library and actually read it, was because I thought the movie Alex was so cute. (!)

There. Go ahead and ban me for this.

Haha. But I have read all the other books, too, except for Snakehead – it isn't in the library yet, and I'm not going to buy it. I enjoyed reading the books, but I'm still not sure whether I will read Snakehead when it has come out.
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Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:15 pm
HostofHorus says...



This is my favorite series EVER! I love them, they were all amazing and all of you that say they should have killed Alex... I can't believe you, I have to have more of these! My favorite was Eagle Strike (The 4th) but I really loved all of them except for the third.... I can't wait for Crocodile Tears!!!
  





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Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:11 am
Haimerej says...



Wait-- there's an eighth coming out?! YES! I love this series, read all seven that are out, even own Snakehead, and can't wait for the eighth. Eight books officially make it better than Harry Potter. All things being equal, 8 > 7. And since Harry Potter and Alex Rider are just about equal....
  








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