Stormbreaker is a young adult action-adventure book written by British author Anthony Horowitz, and is the first novel in the Alex Rider series. The book was released in the United Kingdom on the 4th of September 2000, and in United States release on 21st of May 2001, where it became a New York Times Bestseller. Since its release, the book has sold more than nine million copies worldwide, been listed on the BBC's The Big Read, and in 2005 received a California Young Reader Medal. The book's plot revolves around Alex Rider being secretly recruited into MI6 to investigate the Stormbreaker computer factory and stop a terrorist attack that will kill hundreds of thousands of British school children. A film adaptation, starring Alex Pettyfer as Alex Rider, was released in 2006.
Author | Anthony Horowitz |
Series | Alex Rider series |
Publisher | Walker Books (UK) |
Followed by | Point Blanc |
About Stormbreaker
After the death of his secret agent uncle, a teenage boy is recruited by MI6, the Special Operations Division in the UK, to research about a new technology called Stormbreaker.
Achievement of Stormbreaker
The film is based on screenwriter Anthony Horowitz's novel of the same name. The movie was mainly shot in London, England.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Stormbreaker
Alex Rider novels.. Novels set in Cornwall.
Latest information about Stormbreaker updated on July 28 2021.