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Publication
Walker Books Ltd (2009), Paperback, 176 pages
Description
On a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, reluctant teenage spy Alex Rider gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, General Sarov.
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LibraryThing member mrsdwilliams
Book three in the Alex Rider graphic novel series.
In his current adventure, MI-6 has promised Alex a relaxing vacation filled with sun, sand, and scuba diving. Instead, he finds himself trapped on a tropical island with an insane RUssian military commander who has big plans for the end of the world.
In his current adventure, MI-6 has promised Alex a relaxing vacation filled with sun, sand, and scuba diving. Instead, he finds himself trapped on a tropical island with an insane RUssian military commander who has big plans for the end of the world.
Awards
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2010)
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176 p.
ISBN
1406313483 / 9781406313482
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Reluctant teenage superspy Alex Rider is useful to M16 in ways an adult could never be. Now they need his help once again. But a routine reconaissance mission at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships sets off a terrifying chain of events for Alex that sees him on the run from a murderous Chinese triad gang.