Alex Rider
Alex Rider is (as of 2020) three ten-volume youth - novel series of the English writer Anthony Horowitz . These are youth spy novels . The title character is a London student who, after the death of his parents, lives in a house with Jack Starbright, who helps in the household, and his uncle Ian Rider. After the sudden death of his uncle, he starts working for the British Secret Service .
The first volume, Stormbreaker , was released in the UK in 2000. In Germany, the first volume was published in 2003 under the title The Secret of Port West by Ravensburger Buchverlag . After the titles of the first four volumes were initially translated, the entire series has been published since 2005 (with the exception of the second volume) with the original English titles. The series is a great success especially in Great Britain, but also in the USA. According to Horowitz, a tenth volume should follow in the series before the publication of Scorpia Rising . After revising this statement in the meantime, a prequel , Russian Roulette , appeared in September 2013 as the tenth volume in the series. An eleventh and twelfth volume was published in 2017 and 2019; The thirteenth volume is to follow in 2020.
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When Alex Rider's uncle, with whom he lives, dies in an alleged car accident, he is puzzled and investigates how his uncle really died. So he finds out that his uncle worked for MI6 and is quickly recruited himself.
Novels
- (Volume 1) Stormbreaker (2000)
- Original German title: The secret of Port West later: Stormbreaker
- Translator: Karlheinz Dürr, Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2003, ISBN 3-473-34419-2
- (Volume 2) Point Blanc (2001) (North America: Point Blank )
- Original German title: Das Gemini-Projekt later: Gemini-Project
- Translator: Antoinette Gittinger, Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2003, ISBN 3-473-34423-0 )
- (Volume 3) Skeleton Key (2002)
- Original German title: Insel des Schreckens later: Skeleton Key
- Translator: Karlheinz Dürr, Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2004, ISBN 3-473-34438-9
- (Volume 4) Eagle Strike (2003)
- Original German title: Murderous game later: Eagle Strike
- Translator: Karlheinz Dürr, Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2004, ISBN 3-473-34440-0
- (5th volume) Scorpia (2004)
- German title: Scorpia
- Translator: Werner Schmitz , Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-473-35270-8
- (6th volume) Ark Angel (2005)
- German title: Ark Angel
- Translator: Werner Schmitz, Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-473-35274-6
- (7th volume) Snakehead (2007)
- German title: Snakehead
- Translator: Werner Schmitz, Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-473-35286-9
- (8th volume) Crocodile Tears (2009)
- German title: Crocodile Tears
- Translator: Wolfram Ströle, Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-473-35307-1
- (Volume 9) Scorpia Rising (2011)
- German title: Scorpia Rising
- Translator: Wolfram Ströle, Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-473-40063-8
- (10th volume) Russian Roulette (2013)
- Translator: Wolfram Ströle, Ravensburger Buchverlag, Buchverlag 2014, ISBN 978-3-473-40113-0
- (Volume 11) Never say Die (2017)
- German title: Steel Claw
- Translator: Wolfram Ströle, Ravensburger Buchverlag, Buchverlag 2018, ISBN 978-3-473-401611
- (Volume 12) Secret Weapon (2019)
- (Volume 13) Nightshade (2020)
Audio books
The books of the Ein-Fall-für-Alex-Rider series were published by Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag , Hamburg as (heavily abridged) audio books, spoken by Bernd Stephan .
- Stormbreaker 2006, ISBN 978-3-8337-1679-9
- Gemini-Project 2007, ISBN 978-3-8337-1813-7
- Skeleton Key 2007, ISBN 978-3-8337-1994-3
- Eagle Strike 2008, ISBN 978-3-8337-2048-2
- Scorpia 2008, ISBN 978-3-8337-2162-5
- Ark Angel 2009, ISBN 978-3-8337-2361-2
- Snakehead 2009, ISBN 978-3-8337-2447-3
- Crocodile Tears 2010, ISBN 978-3-8337-2574-6
- Scorpia Rising 2011, ISBN 978-3-8337-2823-5
Movie
- 2006: Stormbreaker
- Directed by Geoffrey Sax
- Novel, screenplay and executive producer: Anthony Horowitz
- Leading actor Alex Rider : Alex Pettyfer
series
Based on the book series, ITV is developing a television series that was later published on Prime Video . The first season filmed the plot of the book Gemini Project. Guy Burt is responsible for the script.
Video games
Alex Rider is available as a game for Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS .
Web links
- Works by Anthony Horowitz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Alex Rider in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alex Rider homepage