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    Snakehead
    Snakehead
    Snakehead
    Audiobook9 hours

    Snakehead

    Written by Anthony Horowitz

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

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    About this audiobook

    Best-selling British author Anthony Horowitz returns with an adventure featuring teenaged hero Alex Rider. After a daring mission in space, Alex returns to Earth, crash landing in Australia. There, the Australian Secret Service promptly recruits him on a special case. This time he'll have to infiltrate a deadly Asian drug gang known as the Snakeheads-and once again face his arch enemy, Scorpia.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMar 3, 2008
    ISBN9781436117234
    Snakehead
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    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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    • 4/5
      When Alex splashes down from his space adventure at the end of Ark Angel, he is rescued off the coast of Australia. After Jack arrives and they've had a few days rest and relaxation, Australian intelligence, ASIS, offers Alex a job that he can't refuse. If he helps them with an operation meant to expose a plot by a group called Snakehead, his partner on the op with be able to give Alex information about his parents. The operative in question happens to be Alex's godfather, Ash, who is currently working for ASIS. Alex reluctantly agrees, even though he knows that this mission will be just as dangerous as the ones he has already faced, but he is desperate to learn more about his father.Snakehead is another interesting entry in the Alex Rider series. Through Ash, we learn more about Alex's parents and what happened when they died. As with the other books in the series, there is a lot of action, suspense, and adventure. There is a major twist near the end of the story, but it had been foreshadowed so much, that it was not difficult to see it coming by the end. Overall, Snakehead continues the Alex Rider series with a bang. 3 1/2 stars.
    • 4/5
      Alex makes it back to earth safely, but is promptly convinced to go on another spy mission, this time with his godfather with the idea that Alex will finally learn some things about his parents. Along the way we get an up close and personal look at people smuggling and betrayal. As always, Alex's quick thinking and uncanny luck save the day.
    • 4/5
      I have to say: how is it that all the books so far have taken place within one year? He never seems to grow any older. I also thought Sabina used to be in Alex's class? But in this book she's a year or more older than him. Anyway, this is a good book. Feels a bit more serious, Alex finds out some rough stuff and there's a twist at the end I never saw coming.
    • 3/5
      This review has been crossposted from my blog Review from The Cosy Dragon Please head there for more in-depth reviews by me.Twists, turns and family dramas. Alex Rider is embroiled in another job that is custom made for him. I often wonder what will happen to him when he grows up... or whether he ever will.If the bad guys ever learnt not to gloat, and to shoot first, then Alex Rider would be in trouble. Instead they like to create creative ends for him, which he always manages to wriggle out of. It's pretty close though, as a reader I'm almost always on the edge of my seat. I'm both hoping and dreading reaching the end of the series, as Alex's luck could finally run out!Alex has abandoned any attempt to be normal, and seems to be finally embracing the spy life. He's not a patriot, he's doing it only to find out what has happened to his mom and dad. Little does he know that he's doomed from the beginning, and almost everything he trusts is a lie.Something that fascinates me is Horowitz's realistic settings, and the effort he puts into being international. This is the first time he has really included Australia, which is totally typical of most writers. Australia is more of a destination than an explored place. Horowitz is very creative in the way he kills off the characters. It's a mark of the research he obviously puts into his writing - I really appreciate it, after reading such things as 'Twilight' where things aren't really thought out.Thrilling, in fact I'd say it was one of the better books of the series. It was a little longer in length (or it felt that way). Horowitz puts his trademark twists in, as well as some gadgets, and some very nice disguises. What the reader thinks is a simple job, really never is.I'd recommend this for teens who enjoy action. At this point in the series, I think it is essential to have read the books that came before. This book picks up straight after 'Ark Angel'.
    • 4/5
      The book Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider is once again called back into the action to save the world, working for MI6, the British secret service. Alex is a 14 year old teenager who lives with his uncles friend jack, she is now Alex's parental guardian. Alex's uncle was killed while working on a mission for MI6. After his uncle passed away MI6 called for Alex. MI6 realized that they could use Alex as a secret weapon because Alex was a teenager he wouldn't stand out in hostile situations. The best part is no organized government agency had ever used a teenager before. In the book Snakehead Alex is faced with the problem of Scorpia, who is now working ruthless gangs. Scorpia is a organized terrorist group. Scorpia is scattered around the globe causing chaos wherever. Scorpia is responsible for the death of Alex's uncle. When Alex takes takes a wrong flight he winds up in Australia. While in Australia Alex realizes his mistaken flight was not an accident and is confronted with the Australian secret service. The Australian secret service had plotted the mistaken flight because they realized they themselves could use the upper hand advantage and use Alex as there own secret weapon for a mission to take out the leader of Scorpia. In order to convince Alex to do the mission they bribe him by stealing his passport, and promise the return of his passport if he completes the mission. My overall opinion is this is a great book , one of the best I have ever read. I would recommend this book to people who have read any of the other Alex rider books and people who are interested in action books, spy books, and military books.
    • 5/5
      Snakehead is another book from the Alex Rider Adventure series. In Snakehead, Alex is plumbing towards earth after blowing up the Spacehotel Arch Angel than was supposed to crash into Washington D.C. Alex lands off the coast of Australia. Meanwhile, Scorpia the organization that employed Alex's father and Alex was recovering from it's losses that Alex caused. Scorpia launched a new operation to change the earth. Towards the end of the book, Alex is the only person who can disable the bomb codenamed Royal Blue. Alex finds his godfather Ash and agrees to accompany him to a mission that leads Alex to Bankok and a remote island. Alex also meets up with an old squad mate from the SAS that he was training with. This book is full of adventure, suspense and at the very end of the book, romance. I highly recommend this book for people who enjoy reading the Alex Rider series.
    • 2/5
      Anthony Horowitz’s “Snake head” is a fiction story about a British teenager named Alex Rider who is a secret agent for Britain’s MI6 (it’s like our C.I.A.) Alex’s mission in this story is not given to him by MI6 but by the ASIS in Australia his mission is to infiltrate an international gang’s (Snake Head) trading system. The snake Head illegally transports refugees from other countries into Australia. Since Alex is still a teenager he is accompanied by another agent his name is Ash and he is Alex’s godfather.I did not like this book one single bit. I did not like this book for many reasons; one reason was because it was just plain boring I mean at some points in the book I felt like I was dragging myself through the book just to finish it. When I have to suffer through a book like that it’s just not worth my time. Another reason I didn’t like this book was because it was so predictable I mean it was pretty much life and or death situations every chapter it there was one really gruesome part in the book and I wasn’t even affected by it. My rating for this book would be a 2 and one half in my opinion this book wasn’t that great but if you like action adventures you could read it but I advise against it but feel free to read it.
    • 5/5
      Alex Rider, a 14 year-old, is up to his neck in espionage once again. After his space capsule from the previous adventure drops into the waters near Australia, Alex is rescued by the Australian Secret Service and recruited to infiltrate a nasty gang of criminals called the Snakeyeads by posing as a young refugee from Afghanistan. His godfather, Ash, who he did not know existed, is to pose as his father, giving Alex the chance to find out about the parents he never knew, so he accepts the assignment. Amidst all kinds of action, the British secret service convinces him to work for them as well to try to find out the whereabouts of a bomb before Major Yu is able to detonate it and destroy thousands of lives. Alex is always quick on his feet, thinking clearly and with "the luck of the devil", is able to survive insurmountable odds like escaping from a hospital in the middle of a rainforest where he is kept for body parts and kayaking through rapids and over a waterfall in a float from a waterplane. Alex Rider never lets his audience down! This book would be great to suggest to Middle School students who like action stories, especially boys. Contains slight reference to being offered a beer and passing line about topless girls in a bar, but overall, a good clean read and part of a series to continue the fun. 388 pages.
    • 4/5
      Alex Rider is back in action -- he's just crash-landed in the ocean off the coast of Australia after being in space, and the Australian version of MI-6 recruits him to work with his godfather, Ash, to break up a vicious ring of smuggling gangs. The gangs are known as Snakeheads, and they specialize in smuggling drugs, weapons and people. Alex travels as a Pakistani illegal immigrant from the filthiest slums of Bangkok to Australia, and meets Major Yu, leader of the Snakeheads who is also on the executive board of Scorpia. Major Yu has many nasty plans for Alex, including revealing a devastating secret from Alex's family's past. Can our favorite teen spy survive? Excellent adventure and action as always from Anthony Horowitz, master storyteller!
    • 5/5
      This book is amazingly horrifying, just thinking about what Alex went through in this book makes me feel sorry for him and sometimes angry because of Ash. I love this book,it drowns me into different emotions.
    • 4/5
      i thought snake head was a good book but not better than any of the books before it. it a book of action and spies
    • 4/5
      Horowitz- Snakehead-Alex does a service for the Australian SS to work with the godfather he never knew
    • 5/5
      Snake Head is the type of book that is hard to get out of your hands if you like adventure book. The main character in this book is Alex a 14 year old spy. He travels all over the world on mission's to stop criminals from destroying the world.
    • 4/5
      I put books in two categories: one you cannot put down, read in a few days, and others that can wait (they can still be good!) Snakehead is the former: it is compelling, easy to read, spy thriller that does not disappoint! Horowitz makes the characters believable and it is obvious he has done his research about technological gadget Rider needs to stay alive. I would recommend this book for teenagers as well adults. My husband I think would enjoy this one as it reminds me a lot of James Bond.
    • 5/5
      The seventh book in the Alex Rider series does not disappoint readers - this mission is one of Alex's most dangerous but he is up for it! Some feel that the storyline of a teen boy tackling terrorists is not realistic - it isn't but who cares? The purpose of this novel is to provide a suspensful, action packed story with Alex who is adored by many....the author does just that. If true realism is what you are after, go read Macleans.
    • 5/5
      Alex has just returned from outer space, and Snakehead picks up quite literally where Ark Angel left off. Since splashing down just off the Australian coast, Alex visits the offices of ASIS, the Aussie equivalent of MI6. The head of the ASIS, Ethan Brooke, asks Alex's help with a special mission, which of course Alex declines. Except that his partner for the mission would be Ash, his godfather and dad's best friend. Given the connection to parents he will never know, Alex accepts, and as can be expected-- is immediately whisked away into one deadly situation after another. Fans of the series won't be disappointed other than the fact that there is not yet a sequel to continue the series!
    • 5/5
      I was really excited about this book and, aside from the romance thrown in at the very end, I completely loved it. I found it fascinating how much emotional trauma Horowitz put Alex through, just in order to learn about his father. As if the events in Scorpia weren't enough to break the poor boy, surely Snakehead would have. But, because it's Alex Rider, he pulls through. Also, I am surprisingly impressed with Horowitz's grasp on continuity. I'm looking forward to the next (final?) novel in the series.
    • 5/5
      I love these books. It is like a young James Bond. He is a great writer.
    • 5/5
      I gave this book five stars because it has an exciting plot and has a good ending. This book is a reading level of 5.4 and gets you 14 ar points.
    • 4/5
      Good series entry. While normally I think Horowitz struggles to put Alex into credible danger (bullfights, space), here I thought Alex would be in more dire peril than Horowitz allowed. (Illegally smuggled boys in Thailand do not end up in fight rings; they end up in brothels). The twist is really not all that surprising, and it's a credit to Horowitz that Alex himself is not surprised. Alex is changing as a character, becoming harder and more jaded.
    • 5/5
      Although a seventh novel of such drama stretches credulity as the adventures of a schoolboy, Australia, Bangkok, and Jakarta make exciting new additions to Alex Rider's itinerary. The plot is as gripping as any and Horowitz's wit is undimmed. The extra chapter added to this paperback edition explains some of the Ash back story.
    • 5/5
      After Alex crash lands from space to Australia. The Secret servces want him to team up with Ash His godfather that he didnt know about.Together the spy on the snakehead But with everthing that is going on Alex cant trust anyone even Ash.
    • 5/5
      In Snakead Alex is in Austrailia and the ASIS (Australian Secret Service) and they put Alex on a mission to find out about a company smuggling illegal imagrants to Australia. Along the way he gets tangled with Scorpia which he ruined a year before.Great book for people who like Action!!!
    • 4/5
      This time Alex Rider is abroad in Australia and the Middle East. There is plenty of action as normal with escapes from all kinds of unlikely situations - a cargo ship container to name just one. The book continues in the trend of the last few books uncovering more details about Alex's family. I throughly enjoyed Snakehead, like most of the other Horowitz books. However my one gripe was some of the plot (one escape in particular).
    • 4/5
      Alex's latest adventure finds him newly returned from space and just wanting to get back to a normal life, but instead he must masquerade as a fugitive in South East Asia.Sigh, Alex is getting a little boring. He needs to grow up a bit (despite the fact that the books have been around for years, apparently in the chronology of the series, Alex has only been a spy for about a year). Good adventure but a little more dark and violent than needed.