Enlisted to find his uncle's killers and complete Ian's final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, with no way out.
The original novel that started the worldwide phenomenon is now a major motion picture!
Take another thrill ride with Alex Rider.
©2006 Anthony Horowitz; (P)2009 Listening Library
"The fantastic start of a new adventure series"
I love books that entertain. I love action and adventure. However, because of ADD, my attention span is quite short.
I didn't have that problem with this book. In fact, I had a hard time turning off the car.
This book was well written, not too long, wasn't fluffed up with a bunch of unnecessary vocabulary designed to promote the writer's intellect, and this was an excellent introduction to the Alex Rider series.
It's so hard to find a good adventure author. I can't wait to listen to them all.
"Great Story - Challenging Listen"
My 8 year old and my 12 year old listened to this book. The book is way to advanced for an 8 year old, although when I paused it a few times to explain a word or phrase, usually becuase it was of UK orgin, the story line was easy enough to follow. Both my boys lost interest quickly mainly because it was hard to listen and follow the accent of the narrator. Action scenes were easy to get through but the more important How, What and Where background information was hard to stay focused on sometimes. I enjoyed the book, as I enjoyed reading (actually reading) the Skeleton Key. I would suggest kids 12 and up for this series and interested in spy/mystery type books.