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Eagle Strike
Eagle Strike
Eagle Strike
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Eagle Strike

Written by Anthony Horowitz

Narrated by Simon Prebble

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Fourteen-year-old secret agent Alex Rider is on holiday in southern France with his friend Sabina and her parents. Everything seems perfect, until ruthless assassin Yassen Gregorovich arrives. Shortly after, Sabina’s father is nearly killed in a devastating explosion.

It turns out Sabina’s father was writing a story about legendary pop star and humanitarian Sir Damian Cray. Cray has donated millions to charity, is a vegetarian, and insists his concert tickets be printed on recycled paper. A living saint in the eyes of the adoring public, he
claims to want to save the world. But Alex believes he knows the real truth—it’s the world that needs saving from Cray.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 5, 2005
ISBN9781440782305
Eagle Strike
Author

Anthony Horowitz

ANTHONY HOROWITZ is the author of the US bestselling Magpie Murders and The Word is Murder, and one of the most prolific and successful writers in the English language; he may have committed more (fictional) murders than any other living author. His novel Trigger Mortis features original material from Ian Fleming. His most recent Sherlock Holmes novel, Moriarty, is a reader favorite; and his bestselling Alex Rider series for young adults has sold more than 19 million copies worldwide. As a TV screenwriter, he created both Midsomer Murders and the BAFTA-winning Foyle’s War on PBS. Horowitz regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines, and in January 2014 was awarded an OBE.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Eagle Strike (2003) (Alex Rider #4) by Anthony Horowitz. This fourth outing for Alex Rider is as thrilling as the previous books. While on holiday in southern France with the family of his girlfriend, someone blows up the villa where they are stayingt. The girl’s father is hospitalized but all others are spared. Alex smells espionage and goes on the hunt. He spots and tails Yassen, an adversary from the previous three books. Yassen leads him to his capture, then a bullfight where Alex is the main attraction.Then comes the revelation that Damian Cray, a world famous pop star, platinum record maker, multimillionaire owner of a series of influential businesses and well respected friend to the upper crust in England, is the evil in the mix. MI 6 want no part of Alex’s theories about how Cray is behind the attempt on the villa so Alex, as usual, must go it alone.Action, thrills, a little violence and blood, all the usual for a Rider novel spill out page after page. Nothing too gory or explicit as this is aimed at teens, but a lot of fun.And then there is the revelation about Alex’s dead father,This is yet another fine outing in the Alex Rider franchise, one that is sure to please young and old alike.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    While on vacation, Alex stumbles on a plot that ends up injuring the father of his new friend, Sabina. When he spots Yassen Gregorovich, he knows the hit man is there to kill someone, but when he ignores the threat, he quickly finds out that Sabina's father is the target. Alex sets out to find out who Gregorovich is working for, and the trail leads him to former pop singer and entrepreneur, Damian Cray. Cray's software company is about to release a new game with profits going to the anti-drug effort throughout the world, but Alex discovers that Cray isn't what he says and the game has much more sinister implications.Eagle Strike is the name of the video game that Cray is about to release and is also the title of this fourth entry in the Alex Rider series. Once again, Alex is faced with another threat that might end the world. In this book, we start to see the toll that Alex's adventures are taking on him and his life. Sabina is the first real friend that Alex has had other than Jack, so she is important to him, but life has been difficult for Alex, and these new threats make it tough for Alex to maintain friendships. As with the other books in the series, there is lots of thrills, action, and suspense, while the plot is a little over the top. Overall, however, Eagle Strike is a very enjoyable story with a satisfying conclusion. 3 1/2 stars.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Alex tries pretty hard to be a regular teen but trouble keeps tracking him down. When he is forced to reveal who he is to his friend, Sabina, she rejects his story as a ploy for attention. Alex finds himself dragged into the middle of another mad man's plans, this time without back up from MI6. All the tropes of a man too rich to be a suspect are used, but the action is good and the plot twists pull the reader into the next book.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Reluctant MI6 agent Alex Rider is finally able to feel like an ordinary fourteen-year-old while relaxing at the south of France with his almost girlfriend Sabina when suddenly... a ruthless attack on this friend's family brings him back to the world of violence and mystery he used to live in. Alex is determined to find out what happened to his friend's family and this time Alex must do it alone because MI6 don't want to know.The twist at the end of this adventure leads to a hidden secret which Alex wishes he didn't even discover. This is a daring and surprising book that makes you hooked and wanting for more.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This review has been crossposted from my blog Review from The Cosy Dragon Please head there for more in-depth reviews by me.'Eagle Strike' is the fourth book in the Alex Rider series. Again, Horowitz manages to produce a new plot filled with exciting action that is different from the ones before. Hit the jump for more...Alex Rider is growing up. He has an almost girlfriend - who refuses to believe he is a spy. After a near fatal accident for Sabina's father, and the recurrent presence of Yassen (a professional killer), Alex is left on his own. He's not quite without resources - he has the requites set of gadgets all built into a special device. Certainly though, it's a struggle because he's against a man everyone finds likable.The ideas in this novel I have come across before (particularly the coins - you'll understand when you read it). Also, the gadgets are not particularly new. The video game concept was a good one, although I am sure I have read other novels that use the same idea (think Gillian Rubinstein - Space Demons).The chase scene seems contrived, as it often does in movies, but I guess it had to be there. The novel did keep me reading to find out what happened though. The ending is a bit of a surprise, but the whole text had been leading up to it. Alex is always courting death, but we know that the hero will always survive (that's the problem with a series).Not a bad try for a series novel, but if it was a stand alone (and I wasn't already attached to Alex) I wouldn't be interested in trying more books. Probably just an offshoot of having read the four books in a row. I think this novel is equally bloody compared to the last novel.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    These books continue to make me happy, one of the few books i have enjoyed. I love the way they kill Damian Cray, (SPOILER ALERT) right through a jet engine by Air Force One.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Eagle Strike is part of the Alex Rider Series that has the teen spy Alex Rider saving the world. In this story, Alex adverts a nuclear strike from a insane pop star. The story takes place about 100 miles from Spain. Alex finds his old nemisis Yassen Gregorovich . Alex listens in on Yassen's converstation where he is caught by Yassen. Alex knocks him about and sneaks into Yassen's yacht. Alex wants revenge for his grandfather's death which was caused by Yassen. I would recommend this mystery novel for those who love suspense and action.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Alex Rider is an teenage M16 spy. While on Vacation in south of France his hosts house gets attacked by terrorists and Alex is determined to finds out who stood behind it and why. When nothing can get worse he meets his ark Nemesis who tries to kill him. Will Alex find out how attacked his host or will this be the end of Alex. Join Alex on his an adventure with rockets games and pop stars. This is the best Alex rider book and I recommend this book to children over 10 years old.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I enjoyed it, an easy beach read. Horowitz puts depth to Alex Rider, the reader understands that he is only a teenager, but you can also see a maturity in him that leaves no room for a whiny teenager, which is great characterization.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This is the fourth title in Horowitz’s Alex Rider series. Former MI6 teen spy, Alex spots bad guy, Yassen Gregorovich, while on vacation in the South of France. Yassen is a contract killer who murdered his uncle, Ian Rider. Alex is gradually drawn into investigating the international pop star and philanthropist, Damian Cray, a crazy madman who is about to launch a new video game that hides sinister motives and nuclear threat. Alex is a reluctant spy, “But you’re not a spy, Alex. You know that. Even if Ian had some crazy idea about training you. Three times now you’ve taken off from school and each time you’ve come back a bit more beat-up…It wasn’t my choice—Alex said.”(page 54) This is a romping, though absurd story with a little romance thrown in. It will generally appeal mostly to boys,particularly those who adore “Bond, James Bond.” Book talk it by playing up all the technology and Bond-like spy thrilling adventures that happen, such as being forced to play the matador in a bull fight.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Horowitz, Anthony, Eagle Strike, Sir Damian Cray musician n philanthropist involved in video Gameslayer Gregorovitch n Air Force One kidnapped Sabina Pleasure
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Another very good Alex Rider adventure, this time with a rich and famous person named Damian Cray. He opposes violence, drugs, and wants Earth to be a peaceful place to live. But actually, he is about to kill millions and millions of people with missiles just for closing drug factories.Find out how Alex saves the world again with a New York Times bestseller book Eagle Strike.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I think if I were a teenager I would have a crush on Alex Rider. I like spy books, and no one gets themselves in and out of more trouble than Alex Rider. Yet, you gotta love that kid. He is good to the heart. This installment was a little far-fetched, but action-packed and a really good story. Aren't the best stories far-fetched?
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    While on vacation in France with Sabina Pleasure, Alex Rider notices assassin Yassen Gregorovich; Alex decides to ignore him. However, the Pleasures' vacation house explodes, leaving Alex to suspect Yassen. Infiltrating his yacht Alex goes and tries to shoot Yassen, but decides not to then Alex gets caught and placed in a bull fight. He escapes without much bruises, and finds a telephone booth and calls a number from Yassen's phone. Hearing pop-star Damian Cray on the line, he hangs up. Though MI6 doesn't support him, he investigates. I like all Anthony Horowitz's books and this was no exception.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Alex Rider is a teen spy that works for MI6. He sees Yassen and realized that the world's famous man , Sir Damian Cray, is going to destroy the world. He goes back to warn MI6 but they don't believe him. Damain Cray is one of the most popular pop stars and inspirations. He goes to find evidence and gets up into a whole lot of trouble.....
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Alex Rider is a teen spy who works for a spy organization called M16. The head of the organization, Mrs.Jones doesn't beleive him when he tells her that the world's most famous popstar, Damian Cray is an evil men. Alex Rider goes on an adventure by himself, and finds out that Damian Cray is planning to bomb all the plantations that produce unnecessary drugs.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I absolutely love this book. It really is vivid and interesting!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    While the Alex Rider series isn't for everyone, I do enjoy reading it quite a bit. Horowitz writes well enough to keep me engaged -- and the plot tends to be interesting enough that I want to know what happens next. What makes Eagle Strike different compared to the previous novels is the fact that Alex ends up alienating a lot of people (as well as hurting people he cares about). There are a couple of scenes that are profound moments for Alex that caught me by surprise, a couple of them come right near the end of the story. I liked the character development of Alex, he's likable (as usual, but even more so as the book goes on). But biggest issues with this story basically happen in the beginning. While much of the plot in the Alex Rider novels tends to be unbelievable, there's a bit too much of that in the first part of Eagle Strike. But once you get over that, the story gets back on track.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I thought that this book was rather disapointing. It definetly had a lot of potential though with the types of action scenes that took place. I think that better word choice could have made this book much better. Overall, i think that this book would have been more interesting and suspensful if it had just been written better. A different story line, developed characters, and more realism would be a great start. I dont think i am going to read the sequal anyways.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Damian Cray a millianare that millions of people like. He steals the plane of the most powerful nation that can control missels and only Alex Rider can stop him.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This book is a story about a boy who was trained by his uncle to be a spy. Alex Rider goes out on a limb and accuses Damian Cray, an international pop star, of arranging a hit on the father of one of Alex's friends. M16 doesn't believe him and Alex goes after him alone. I liked this book, even though the author does a poor job of conveying Alex's emotions. Action packed and interesting from start to finish, this book is one for when you need an adventure story to settle into.