And as they turned onto the M40 motorway at Junction 9, near Bicester, not one of them even noticed the oversized helicopter that had suddenly appeared in the sky about a mile behind, like some strange, primeval monster. They didn’t see how almost at once, it began to swoop down towards them, trailing something that looked, at least from a distance, like a huge claw…” Point Blanc was published in the United Kingdom in 2001, and in North America in 2002 under the alternate title Point Blank. After the deaths of two billionaires, MI6 discovers a connection: the two men who died each had a son attending Point Blanc, a school for rebellious sons of billionaires located in the French Alps, owned by Dr. Hugo Grief. MI6 sends Alex to investigate Point Blanc, where he discovers that Grief is replacing the students with clones of himself, who are altered through plastic surgery to resemble the students, including Alex himself, so Grief can inherit the fortune and gain the power to control the whole world. However, Alex foils his plan. According to Wikipedia "In post-2010 editions of the novels, Wolf is retconned to be the same character as Ben Daniels, who in earlier editions is the identity of "Fox"."

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In July 2018, it was reported that Sony Pictures Television had replaced ITV as Eleventh Hour Film's distribution and financial partner for a new Alex Rider television series. Sony Pictures Television's international and worldwide distribution divisions under Wayne Garvie and Keith Le Goy were attached to the film series. Burt had adapted Point Blanc, the second book in the Alex Rider novel series, for television. Horowitz will serve as executive producer for the series. [9] books in and this series continues to grow and get better and that is something that i didn't think was possible. I warned you that danger can become a drug and it seems to me that in your case, it's too late. You're already hooked.” I always believed that Anthony was a horror writer, and didn't realise that he did YA books, nor action books. Scorpia Rising - released 21 March 2011 in Australia, 22 March 2011 in the US and 31 March 2011 in the UK.I thought Sabina was not very supportive of Alex, she is supposed to be his GF? Now she has someone new? As I previously mentioned, this book does not add anything new to the series, which made me seriously question its existence. This was particularly frustrating to me since I know Horowtiz is capable of doing so, as he previously demonstrated with my favorite Alex rider installment - Scorpia. In this installment, we saw Alex act on his frustrations with MI6 and flirt with the dark side. That was a highlight for me because it was showing a different side of a character that felt natural and true to the progression of the over-arching plot. Never say die does none of that, it could easily be the second book in the series (instead of a staggering number 11). The last of scorpia's people are finally taken down however there is a new threat coming and i hope that they aren't as bad as scorpia but i have a feeling that Alex's journey isn't over just yet. Mrs Jones has hinted to Alex that he will pretty much have to be ready to be used by MI6 once again and put his life on the line for them. The plot itself was really interesting but the villains were a little bland compared to some of the past baddies. The final chapter gives you a preview into the mission for the next book though and boy does that look good. I'm really hoping for something special for the next book. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, a new Alex Rider book! For me, finding out about this book was both exciting and heartbreaking. I'm so happy to get to read more about Alex but the poor boy has already been through so much that you know in this book he isn't going to be okay.

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Another absolutely incredible book in the Alex Rider series. I've enjoyed reading this so much, especially since I've just re-read the whole series again and all of the events are fresh in my mind. November, 12, 2023 Anthony Horowitz Signing! Sunday 12th November 1.30pm Muswell Hill• CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOP LONDON IN MUSWELL HILL Anthony Horowitz, OBE is ranked alongside Enid Blyton and Mark A. Cooper as "The most original and best spy-kids authors of the century." (New York Times). Anthony has been writing since the age of eight, and professionally since the age of twenty. In addition to the highly successful Alex Rider books, he is also the writer and creator of award winning detective series Foyle’s War, and more recently event drama Collision, among his other television works he has written episodes for Poirot, Murder in Mind, Midsomer Murders and Murder Most Horrid. Anthony became patron to East Anglia Children’s Hospices in 2009. 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.”— BooklistI'd argue that this is really Alex Rider #10, since Russian Roulette features another character.... Brooks, Sam (5 June 2020). "Bond, Teen Bond: The brilliance of the Alex Rider series". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020 . Retrieved 5 June 2020. The positives is that it's still a great book series for a younger audience. It's well written and very well researched. Clarke, Stewart (31 May 2017). "Alex Rider Books Being Developed Into Series by ITV, Eleventh Hour Films". Variety. Clarke, Stewart (24 July 2018). "Alex Rider Series Heads to TV With Sony, Eleventh Hour". Variety . Retrieved 18 October 2018.

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I liked this Alex Rider book, although at 1 point I thought Alex was going crazy as he kept thinking he was seeing things, a good story, I really like the Alex Rider and Jason Steed series. I loved that you do see the effects of what's happened in the past on Alex in this book. It's good though painful to see him struggling as it goes to show that being a spy, at such a young age at that, isn't all fun and games. It can and will mess you up. Alex Underground - published 8 August 2008 in the News of the World Summer Reading Special (post- Ark Angel) In May 2017, it was announced that ITV was developing a television adaptation of the Alex Rider novels. The series is being produced by Eleventh Hour Films, with Tutankhamen screenwriter and novelist Guy Burt acting as showrunner. Eleventh Hour Films is run by Horowitz's wife Jill Green. [8] When people think about undercover spies and secret agents, they usually imagine how cool it is for them to go on classified missions and save the world. Unfortunately, for Alex Rider, being recruited by the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) at a young age was not so cool.There are, unsurprisingly, some nice nods to the James Bond films here. We have a stolen helicopter (Goldeneye) & a spy ship disguised as a fishing trawler (For Your Eyes Only) as well as some very big nods (which I won't spoil) to You Only Live Twice & Goldfinger. Are there too many references to 007, or is it just that having watched the films numerous times for the last 40 years makes them easier for me to spot ? Nice addition to the Alex Rider series. So glad the author decided to continue with Alex's story, and from the way this one ended, there'll be a twelfth book coming too.