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Alex Rider
''Alex Rider'' is a series of spy novels by the English author Anthony Horowitz. The novels revolve around the teenaged spy Alex Rider and are primarily aimed towards young adults. The series comprises 14 novels, as well as seven graphic novels, seven short stories, and a supplementary book. The first novel, '' Stormbreaker'', was released in the United Kingdom in 2000 and was adapted into a film in 2006, starring Alex Pettyfer as the titular protagonist. The books '' Point Blanc'', '' Eagle Strike'', and '' Scorpia'' books were adapted into a TV series in 2020, 2021, and 2024, respectively, starring Otto Farrant. Walker Books published the first novels in the United Kingdom alongside Puffin in the United States. More recent entries in the series were published by Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Books. Novels List #'' Stormbreaker'' – released 4 September 2000. Adapted as a graphic novel, released 3 July 2000. #'' Point Blanc'' – released 3 September 2001. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Rider (TV Series)
''Alex Rider'' is a British Spy fiction, spy Thriller (genre), thriller television series based on the Alex Rider, novel series of the same name by Anthony Horowitz. Created and adapted by Guy Burt, it stars Otto Farrant as the Alex Rider (character), eponymous character, who is recruited by a subdivision of Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 as a teenage spy to undertake espionage missions. The series is Amazon's first scripted British List of Amazon Prime Video original programming, Amazon Original series. The show is jointly produced by Eleventh Hour Films and Sony Pictures Television, and is the second screen adaptation of the novels, following the 2006 feature film version of the Stormbreaker, first novel, ''Stormbreaker (film), Stormbreaker.'' The eight-episode first season, based on the book ''Point Blanc'', premiered on Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2020. In November 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, adapting the book ''Alex Rider#Eagle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormbreaker (novel)
''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 4 September 2000, and in the United States on 21 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. A film adaptation, starring Alex Pettyfer as Alex Rider, was released in 2006, which underperformed at the box office and earned an indifferent reception. Plot summary The protagonist, Alex Rider, after the suspicious death of his uncle, secretly becomes a spy for MI6. He is sent undercover to Port Tallen, Cornwall. There he discovers the Stormbreaker computer factory where millions of computers were being filled with biological weapons which would give smallpox to the user. The aim of the attack was to kill hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller Novel
Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. This genre is well suited to film and television. A thriller generally keeps its audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist or hero must overcome. Roots of the genre date back hundreds of years, but it began to develop as a distinct style in the 1800s and early 1900s with novels like ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1848) and ''The Thirty-Nine Steps'' (1915). The films of Alfred Hitchcock are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Farrant
Otto Farrant (born 13 November 1996) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the titular character in Amazon Prime's spy thriller series ''Alex Rider'' (2020–2024). He previously had supporting television roles in '' The White Queen'' (2013), '' War & Peace'' (2016) and '' Mrs. Wilson'' (2018). As a theatre actor, he has performed at venues such as the Royal National Theatre and the Young Vic. Life and career Farrant was born in Hammersmith, West London and raised in Tooting, South London. He attended Graveney School. He became interested in acting after watching a performance of Gavroche in ''Les Misérables''. When he was young, he participated in theatre at Stagecoach Theatre School in Battersea. In 2011, he worked alongside Joanne Froggatt and Joe Cole in a production of ''Little Platoons'' at the Bush Theatre. At eleven years of age, Farrant began performing on stage in productions at the likes of the National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe theatre. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Pettyfer
Alexander Richard Pettyfer (born 10 April 1990) is an English actor and model. He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of '' Stormbreaker''. Pettyfer was nominated for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award for his role. Pettyfer has been seen as a model in several advertising campaigns for Burberry and has starred in a number of other films, including ''I Am Number Four,'' '' Beastly'', and ''Magic Mike''. He starred as Brody in the Netflix science fiction miniseries '' The I-Land''. Early life Pettyfer was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Lee Robinson and Richard Pettyfer, both actors. His parents met while performing in London's West End in ''West Side Story'', ''Cats'' and ''Miss Saigon''. He has a younger half-brother, James Ireland from his mother's remarriage to Michael J. Ireland, a retired builder and property developer. Pettyfer was brought up in Esher and then W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormbreaker (film)
''Stormbreaker'' (also known as ''Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker'' and ''Alex Rider: Stormbreaker'') is a 2006 action spy film directed by Geoffrey Sax. The screenplay by Anthony Horowitz is based on his 2000 novel '' Stormbreaker'', the first novel in the ''Alex Rider'' series. The film stars Alex Pettyfer as Alex Rider, and also stars Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Silverstone, Sarah Bolger, Stephen Fry and Ewan McGregor. ''Stormbreaker'' was an international co-production between companies and financiers from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany. The film's plot follows a teenage boy who is recruited by MI6 after his uncle, a secret agent, is killed in action. He is sent on a mission in Cornwall to gather intelligence behind ''Stormbreaker'', an advanced computer system being provided to schools across Britain, and its creator, billionaire Darrius Sayle. Intended to be the first entry in a film franchise, ''Stormbreaker'' grossed bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormbreaker
''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 4 September 2000, and in the United States on 21 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. A film adaptation, starring Alex Pettyfer as Alex Rider, was released in 2006, which underperformed at the box office and earned an indifferent reception. Plot summary The protagonist, Alex Rider, after the suspicious death of his uncle, secretly becomes a spy for MI6. He is sent undercover to Port Tallen, Cornwall. There he discovers the Stormbreaker computer factory where millions of computers were being filled with biological weapons which would give smallpox to the user. The aim of the attack was to kill h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Story
A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, Myth, mythic tales, Folklore genre, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables, and anecdotes in various ancient communities around the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century. Definition The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella, novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques. The short story is sometimes referred to as a genre. Determining what exactly defines a short story remains problematic. A classic definition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphic Novels
A graphic novel is a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics scholars and industry professionals. It is, at least in the United States, typically distinct from the term ''comic book'', which is generally used for comics periodicals and trade paperbacks. Fan historian Richard Kyle coined the term ''graphic novel'' in an essay in the November 1964 issue of the comics fanzine ''Capa-Alpha''. The term gained popularity in the comics community after the publication of Will Eisner's '' A Contract with God'' (1978) and the start of the '' Marvel Graphic Novel'' line (1982) and became familiar to the public in the late 1980s after the commercial successes of the first volume of Art Spiegelman's '' Maus'' in 1986, the collected editions of Frank Miller's '' The Dark Knight Returns'' in 1986 and Alan Moore and Dave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Adult Fiction
Young adult literature (YA) is typically written for readers aged 12 to 18 and includes most of the themes found in adult fiction, such as family dysfunction, substance abuse, alcoholism, and sexuality. It is characterized by simpler world building than adult literature as it seeks to highlight the experiences of adolescents in a variety of ways. There are various genres within young adult literature. The earliest known use of term ''young adult'' occurred in 1942. Prior to the 1930s teenagers, adolescents and young adults were still considered children in society. Following the recognition of teenagers as a distinct group of people, the designation of young adult literature was developed by librarians to help teenagers make the transition between children's literature and adult literature. According to a study conducted in 2023, 55% of young adult literature consumers were over 18 years of age. 78% of adult consumers purchased with the intent to read themselves. Of these adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Rider (character)
Alexander "Alex" Rider is a title character and the protagonist of the ''Alex Rider'' novel series by British author Anthony Horowitz. He has also been featured in three short stories written by Horowitz based in the same canon as the series; '' Secret Weapon'', '' Christmas at Gunpoint'' and '' Incident in Nice''. Alex is a boy who works for MI6, the British international intelligence service. When fourteen years old, Alex was forced into this occupation after MI6 noticed Alex's many talents. He has not only worked for MI6, but also the CIA, SCORPIA (in ''Scorpia''), and the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (in ''Snakehead''). In the film adaption of ''Stormbreaker'', Alex Rider was portrayed by Alex Pettyfer, and in the Amazon Prime TV series, he is portrayed by Otto Farrant. Development Horowitz came up with the idea for the series when he thought about creating a teenage equivalent of James Bond. He initially considered several possible names for the character before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy Fiction
Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intelligence agencies. It was given new impetus by the development of communism and fascism in the lead-up to World War II, continued to develop during the Cold War, and received a fresh impetus from the emergence of rogue states, international criminal organizations, global terrorist networks, maritime piracy and technological sabotage and espionage as potent threats to Western societies. As a genre, spy fiction is thematically related to the novel of adventure (''The Prisoner of Zenda'', 1894, ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', 1905), the thriller (such as the works of Edgar Wallace) and the politico-military thriller (''The Schirmer Inheritance'', 1953, ''The Quiet American'', 1955). History Commentator William Bendler noted that "Chapter 2 of the He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
