内容简介
   Ten years ago, Anthony Horowitz introduced the world to Alex Rider . . . and now his debut mission is back in a special fully loaded anniversary edition! Packed with bonus material - including a brand new Alex Rider short story, a letter from Anthony Horowitz, and much more! After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.     
作者简介
   Anthony Horowitz Anthony Horowitz is the author of one previous book for teens: The Devil and His Boy, which received glowing reviews all around. He is also the author of several plays and television screenplays in his native England.     
精彩书评
   KLIATT To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2001: Agent 007 comes to the middle school! Horowitz, a British writer of thrillers and mysteries for the BBC and a successful writer of children's books, offers here a nonstop thriller featuring Alex Rider, 14 years old, who is enlisted in the British Secret Service to investigate the reason his uncle was murdered. From the first chapter, Alex manages stunning escapes from near-death situations. Like James Bond, he has all manner of skills and intelligence to call upon, and some useful toys (like those gadgets given to 007 before each mission) that are used just in the nick of time throughout his adventure. In this first mission, Alex is called to investigate why a multimillionaire is donating advanced computers to all the schools in Great Britain. Alex impersonates a boy who won a contest to go to the secret compound in Cornwall where the computers are assembled. It turns out that the crazed tycoon is planning to use the donated computers to spread deadly germs throughout the country—but Alex single-handedly prevents the disaster. Thrills all the way. KLIATT Codes: J—Recommended for junior high school students. 2000, Penguin, Puffin, 192p., — Claire Rosser VOYA Alex Rider becomes the first fourteen-year-old MI6 agent when his uncle is assassinated. Alex is forced to take over the case involving a suspicious computer baron who has donated thousands of his newest, top-secret modules to British schools. This action-packed spy novel, the first in the projected Stormbreaker series, has all the clichés: a stony-faced hero, plenty of preposterous stunts—including using the rappelling cord to catch an airplane—terse dialogue, and the evil Egyptian, Russian, and Fr?ulein. There is not much else to the story, however, nor to Alex's character. Horowitz draws him out a little in the beginning as a reluctant spy who is unwilling to kill—although plenty of other people do kill each other in this story—but then loses him as the movielike plot predictably and explosively unfolds. This uncomplicated novel is fun fare enough for the Young Indiana Jones fan or reluctant reader. Although it offers little that a B movie does not, sophisticated readers will find it simplistic. Those readers looking for intrigue and suspense will be served better with John Marsden or Peter Dickinson. VOYA CODES: 3Q 4P M J (Readable without serious defects; Broad general YA appeal; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9). 2001, Philomel, 208p, $16.99. Ages 12 to 15. Reviewer: Nina Lindsay SOURCE: VOYA, August 2001 (Vol. 24, No. 3) Fewer Reviews School Library Journal Gr 5-9-Alex Rider's world is turned upside down when he discovers that his uncle and guardian has been murdered. The 14-year-old makes one discovery after another until he is sucked into his uncle's undercover world. The Special Operations Division of M16, his uncle's real employer, blackmails the teen into serving England. After two short weeks of training, Alex is equipped with several special toys like a Game Boy with unique cartridges that allow it to scan, fax, and emit smoke bombs. Alex's mission is to complete his uncle's last assignment, to discover the secret that Herod Sayle is hiding behind his generous donation of one of his supercomputers to every school in the country. When Alex enters Sayle's compound in Port Tallon, he discovers a strange world of secrets and villains including Mr. Grin, an ex-circus knife catcher, and Yassen Gregorovich, professional hit man. The novel provides bang after bang as Alex experiences and survives unbelievably dangerous episodes and eventually crashes through the roof of the Science Museum to save the day. Alex is a strong, smart hero. If readers consider luck the ruling factor in his universe, they will love this James Bond-style adventure. With short cliff-hanger chapters and its breathless pace, it is an excellent choice for reluctant readers. Warning: Suspend reality.-Lynn Bryant, formerly at Navarre High School, FL Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information. Kirkus Reviews What if James Bond had started spying as a teenager? This thriller pits 14-year-old Alex Rider against a mad billionaire industrialist. Non-stop action keeps the intrigue boiling as Alex tries to stop the remarkably evil Herod Sayles from murdering Britain's schoolchildren through biological warfare. Alex begins as an innocent boy shocked by the death of his Uncle Ian in a traffic accident. Suspicious of the official explanation, he investigates and finds Ian's car riddled with bullet holes. He narrowly escapes being crushed in the car as it's demolished, then climbs out of a 15-story window to break into Ian's office. He learns that Ian was a spy, and reluctantly joins Britain's MI6 intelligence agency. After surviving brutal training and armed with stealthy spy tools, Alex infiltrates Sayles's operation as the teenage tester of the "Stormbreaker," a new computer Sayles is giving to British schools. Thereafter he survives murderous ATV drivers, an underwater swim in an abandoned mine, and an encounter with a Portuguese man-o-war jellyfish before hitching a ride on an already airborne plane. The plot is, of course, preposterous, but young readers won't care as they zoom through numerous cliffhangers. This is the first book in a series planned by the author, and may prove useful for reluctant readers looking for excitement. (Fiction. 12-14)     
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					追寻失落的真相:一部扣人心弦的间谍惊悚小说  (以下内容为虚构,不涉及《Alex Rider: Stormbreaker》任何情节或角色信息)  夜色如墨,笼罩着这座被称为“零点”的城市。空气中弥漫着潮湿的金属气味和一丝若有似无的焦糖甜香,这甜香背后,隐藏着足以颠覆全球格局的巨大阴谋。  故事的主角,伊莱亚斯·文森特,一个在情报界默默无闻的档案管理员,过着一种几乎与世隔绝的生活。他的世界由泛黄的纸张、微弱的台灯光以及从不间断的摩斯电码声构成。他深信,历史的真相如同散落的碎片,只有耐心收集,才能拼凑出全貌。然而,一个本应早已被遗忘的旧代号——“奥德修斯”——的突然重现,打破了他平静的日常。  “奥德修斯”并非一个普通的任务代号,它是二十年前一场被称为“冰封行动”的失败任务的代名词,那次行动导致了数名顶尖特工的失踪,并让一笔足以资助小型战争的巨额资金凭空蒸发。所有关于“冰封行动”的记录,都被官方封存在了最高安全级别的地下档案室中。  一天深夜,伊莱亚斯收到了一封没有寄件人的加密信件。信件内容极为简短,只有一行代码和一幅模糊的卫星图像,图像中是一个位于北极圈内、常年被冰雪覆盖的废弃科研站。伊莱亚斯立刻意识到,这与“奥德修斯”的失踪案有着千丝万缕的联系。他知道,一旦触碰这个禁区,他就将成为猎物。  第一幕:档案室的幽灵  伊莱亚斯并非等闲之辈。他表面上是负责整理过时文件的文职人员,实则是前情报机构“编织者”的“记忆保管人”。他的能力不在于身手敏捷或枪法精准,而在于他对信息流动的深刻理解和对人类行为模式的精准预测。他能从一份平淡无奇的采购清单中,读出军火交易的暗流。  为了解开信件中的谜团,伊莱亚斯不得不潜入他曾发誓永不踏足的“编织者”总部——一座伪装成跨国金融咨询公司的摩天大楼。他利用他早已植入的后门程序,避开了生物识别和压力感应系统,潜入了被称为“迷宫”的核心数据中心。  在那里,他发现了一个令人心悸的事实:“冰封行动”并非失败,而是一次精心策划的掩护行动。失踪的特工们并非丧生,而是被秘密转移,他们的目标是寻找一种被称为“普罗米修斯之种”的生物制剂——一种能瞬间改变任何生物DNA结构的实验性物质。而负责这次转移的幕后黑手,正是情报机构内部一个代号为“守门人”的神秘人物。  当伊莱亚斯下载完核心加密文件时,警报骤然响起。他知道自己暴露了。逃离“迷宫”的过程充满了紧张感,他必须利用他对通风系统和电磁干扰的知识,与训练有素的追捕者周旋。  第二幕:北极圈的冰封迷局  带着有限的资料,伊莱亚斯登上了前往北极圈的航班。他伪装成一名寻求资助的考古学家,目标直指卫星图像中的科研站——“方尖碑”。  在零下四十度的严寒中,伊莱亚斯与当地的向导,一位名叫卡雅的因纽特老猎人会合。卡雅对这片冰原了如指掌,她声称,那片区域自二十年前“方尖碑”废弃后,就被一种莫名的“静默”笼罩,任何现代电子设备靠近都会失灵。  两人穿越了令人窒息的冰川裂缝和突如其来的暴风雪。当他们终于抵达“方尖碑”时,发现它并未完全被冰封。科研站的主体结构完好,但入口处被一个复杂的机械锁保护着,锁的设计古老而精密,显然不是现代工艺。  伊莱亚斯通过分析残留在锁具上的微小锈蚀痕迹,推断出这把锁的开启方式与一种失传已久的炼金术符号有关。在卡雅的帮助下,他利用冰雪中的特殊矿物质作为导电介质,通过特定的频率震动,最终打开了入口。  科研站内部是一个时间静止的世界。实验记录、未完成的咖啡杯、甚至冷冻的生物样本都保留着二十年前的样子。伊莱亚斯找到了“冰封行动”特工们留下的最后线索:一个用血写成的日记残页,上面记载着他们被“守门人”欺骗的真相,以及“普罗米修斯之种”并非武器,而是一种生物媒介,旨在控制全球的农业命脉。  第三幕:真相的反噬  正当伊莱亚斯准备撤离时,一支全副武装的私人武装力量突然闯入了“方尖碑”。他们行动迅速、装备精良,显然是“守门人”的直属部队。他们的目标只有一个:确保“普罗米修斯之种”的秘密永远沉睡。  伊莱亚斯与卡雅陷入了绝境。在狭窄的走廊和布满高压电缆的实验室中,一场猫鼠游戏拉开了序幕。伊莱亚斯凭借他对建筑结构的熟悉和对环境的利用,勉强抵挡住了追击。他利用科研站内部老化但依然危险的设备作为武器,制造了一连串的连锁爆炸,暂时阻断了追兵的去路。  在最后的对峙中,伊莱亚斯截获了武装小队指挥官的通讯。他终于听到了“守门人”的声音——那是一个他熟悉到骨子里的声音,一个他曾经视若导师、被认为早已退休的前高级官员。  “守门人”的计划是利用“普罗米修斯之种”制造一场全球性的粮食危机,只有拥有该技术的人才能生存,从而建立一个完全由他们掌控的新秩序。他利用了情报机构的漏洞,将失败的任务变成了实现长期目标的跳板。  伊莱亚斯深知,他无法独自对抗这个庞大的网络。他必须将证据带回公众视野。在卡雅的掩护下,他利用科研站内最后一块完好的卫星发射装置,将所有收集到的数据和加密文件,通过一个古老的、难以追踪的频率,发送给了他唯一的盟友——一位居住在南美洲,专门负责揭露腐败的独立记者。  当救援直升机(实则是“守门人”派来的清理小队)抵达时,伊莱亚斯和卡雅已经消失在了暴风雪中。他们带走了真相,但他们也知道,这场较量才刚刚开始。全世界的目光尚未聚焦于此,但那份关于生命与控制的秘密,已经如同冰川下的暗流,开始涌动。伊莱亚斯·文森特,一个档案管理员,现在成为了阻止全球性灾难的关键人物,他必须在被“守门人”彻底抹去之前,揭开所有迷雾。  ---  这部小说将带领读者深入一个充满背叛、高科技阴谋和极地荒野生存的惊险世界。故事着重于信息战、身份的错位以及在庞大机构机器面前,个体为寻求正义所做的殊死抗争。它探讨了权力对知识的绝对控制欲,以及在冰冷的数据和人性的温度之间,如何做出艰难的抉择。