Scorpia, Anthony Horowitz
Scorpia, Anthony Horowitz
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Scorpia

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/13/2005


Synopsis

Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who’s saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz!

Alex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. But when Alex learns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful terrorist organization in the world, Scorpia, his world shatters. Now Scorpia wants Alex on their side, and
Alex no longer has the strength to fight them. That is, until he learns of Scorpia’s latest plot: an operation known only as “Invisible Sword” that will result in the death of thousands of people. Can Alex prevent the slaughter, or will Scorpia prove once and for all that the terror will not be stopped?

About Anthony Horowitz

English born author, Anthony Horowitz, is a novelist and screenwriter specializing in mystery and suspense genres. He was born in Stanmore, Middlesex, and his family was of the Jewish faith. He was a rather unhappy child, being overweight, and spent much of his youth reading many books from his father's library. It is no surprise that he started writing at the age of 8 or nine years old. He used books to escape the reality of being pretty sedentary, with no talent or physique for participating in sports. He was an author in the making.

Horowitz juggles his interests among writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism. His works include over 40 books, including a teen spy thriller, the Alex Rider series. He is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. A few of his other works include: Power of Five series (including the conclusion novel, Oblivion), two Sherlock Holmes novels.......The House of Silk and Moriarty, and a new James Bond novel, Trigger Mortis.

Horowirz also created and wrote some of the most popular television series in the UK. Among the series are: Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, Collision, Injustice, and New Blood.

Horowitz joined the Home Start group, in Suffolk, to support those working with families across the county who are facing challenges such as mental health issues, terminal illness, isolation, domestic abuse, poverty and many other problems. He has been quoted as saying.......Charity begins at Home Start.

Horowitz lives in Central London with his wife, Jill Green, (who produced his film Foyle's War), and their two sons. He considers himself a Conservative, and has specific ideas about today's political climate. He has been very critical of the social phenomenon of cancel culture and "mobbing" of figures for expressing their personal opinions. He says that people are so quick to want to cause total loss for anyone who disagrees with them. Total loss to the point of death threats, and hoping they lose their entire means to survive and care for their families. The political discourses are sadly used as reasons to hate. Horowitz is opposed to hatred of any sort.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ryan on August 09, 2018

actual rating: 4.5/5 stars In my opinion this is the best Alex Rider book in the entire series so far and i loved the direction it took. Plot: this book picks up after the events of book four and Alex is trying to get back to lead a quiet life and get away from MI6 and being a spy for them. Howev......more

Goodreads review by AziaMinor on April 19, 2022

Overall Rating : A "Go to Venice and find your destiny, Yassen had told him. And that was what had happened. He had made up his mind. There was no going back." The amount of anguish middle school me had finishing this book was unreal. I'm pretty sure this was the first book that made me sob uncontroll......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on December 03, 2022

With a convoluted plot and plenty of action, Anthony Horowitz delivers another winner.......more

Goodreads review by Jamil on April 29, 2009

After reading several reviews I notice that at the beginning of the novel “Scorpia” by Anthony Horowitz, the reader does get glued to the book. I found myself continuously telling myself “five more minutes till I go to sleep.” But as the book progressed I was slowly convincing myself that the book w......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on May 22, 2019

The 5th book in the Alex Rider series introduces us to SCORPIA, an organization that was teased at the very end of the previous novel. SCORPIA is to the Alex Rider world what SMERSH is to James Bond (or THRUSH for Man From U.N.C.L.E. fans or CHAOS for Maxwell Smart fans). It’s an international crimi......more