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Snakehead (Alex Rider) (Paperback)

by Anthony Horowitz (Author)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (7 April 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1406310395
  • ISBN-13: 978-1406310399
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 956 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Undercover in a poisonous world, teen spy Alex Rider is back for his seventh adrenalin-rush adventure!

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Splashing down off the coast of Australia, Alex is soon working undercover – this time for ASIS, the Australian Secret Service – on a mission to infiltrate the criminal underworld of South-East Asia: the ruthless world of the Snakehead. Faced with an old enemy and troubled by his own past, Alex is caught between two secret services, with no one to trust – and this time he needs all his wits to survive...

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16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not something I'd normally be into, 23 Nov 2007
By Bellhop Bob (Gloucestershire and environs) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Snakehead (Alex Rider) (Hardcover)
I usually read books a little on the lighter side. Books like ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY by Sedaris, INVISIBLE MONSTERS by Palahniuk, or the book DO ANTS HAVE ARSEHOLES. So coming to buy this book took me by surprise.

Why did I buy it? Well, the great reviews and the fact that three separate friends recommended it to me with the caveat that "You're not going to like it." That was a red flag for me, and a challenge. So I read, not expecting to like it. And here's the big surprise-----I did! I loved it. The pacing, the characters, everything.

It deals with gangs and South East Asia, so if you think you're not going to be able to get into it, don't---you will love it as the author does wonderful things with the material he chooses. Dark? Yes. Dangerous? Yes. Fun? Yes. All of these things. I can't recommend SNAKEHEAD enough, along with the bestseller DON'T STOP ME NOW.
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15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars How to get a boy to read, 17 Nov 2007
By P. M. Fernandez "exilefromgroggs" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snakehead (Alex Rider) (Hardcover)
My 10 year old is a reluctant reader, on the whole. Most of the books that captured my attention when I was growing up (Narnia, Swallows and Amazons, The Hobbit) he struggles with. Even Harry Potter, who he loves, he gets bogged down in, and would rather I read to him.

Alex Rider is the exception. We went through all of the first six books in just over a school term. And when this one turned up, he read 50 pages in the first evening he got it.

I like the books as well, and managed to start this one before my son got his hands on it! Alex is a reluctant secret agent, and the scars and pain from earlier adventures stay with him. The issues that he faces - people trafficking in this book - are issues that children will hear about in the media, and the stories present them in such a way that they can see the human dimension. If anything, this book is a little less preposterous than some of the others (he isn't sent into space again ...!), but just as compulsive, and just as well geared into boys' minds.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best yet.., 16 Nov 2007
By Sophie Masson (Armidale, New South Wales Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snakehead (Alex Rider) (Hardcover)
My family and I have been reading the Alex Rider novels since they first started coming out, and my youngest son has grown up with them. We found the latest to be the best yet--clever, classy, intrigue- and action-packed, with some great twists and turns. We also loved the fact it was set in our part of the world, in Australia and South-East Asia. A fantastic read, with some truly evil villains(including some horrible Dr Strangelove/Boys from Brazil medical types) and some great set-pieces, including a punishing bout for Alex of Muay Thai, the bloody Thai martial art with no holds barred at all!
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4.0 out of 5 stars It is awesome.
Very dramatic and intense. Alex Rider escapes various impossible traps and defeats the bad guys. It is very funny in many places, we would DEFINITELY recommend this book. :)
Published 3 months ago by C. L. Faulkner

4.0 out of 5 stars Andrew's review
I had waited for a good while for this the next book in the series, I was not disappointed.Good story , great pace and kept my interest. When's the next one out ?
Published 4 months ago

5.0 out of 5 stars A book worth reading
Before reading the Alex Rider books, I never read spy/action stories. These books have showed me how exciting, scary and often funny Anthony Horowitz's writing is. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sally Woodman

5.0 out of 5 stars Top-notch Audio!
These audiobooks are brilliant. The voices and narration are wonderfully rich and varied, the stories are incredible and yet still credible enough to work. Read more
Published 9 months ago by KT Sell

5.0 out of 5 stars SENSATIONAL
The name of this review speaks for itself. I got Stormbreaker for my birthday and delayed reading it but when I did I loved it. Best book i'd read in ages. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. Valerie Green

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book not as good as the first
I am a fan, but this was not as good as the first book. Its abit like Cody Banks.
However it is still a great read, I am an adult and I enjoy these fast pace books. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ian Young

4.0 out of 5 stars another descriptive and fast paced Rider novel
Alex Rider returns for another action packed adventure where he drops down on Australian land and is recruited by the ASIS to go undercover in a snakehead, which will ultimately... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Stampy

4.0 out of 5 stars A good exciting story but ...
I found this an exciting book but was let down by the OTT ending.
The slow-burn start was great and more realistic than throwing Alex into a near death experience on page 1... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. G. T. Redshaw

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the other Alex Rider books
My favourite books are the Alex Rider books like this one and the Jimmy Coates books by Joe Craig.
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Published 14 months ago by OJacks

5.0 out of 5 stars the best of the series
I have loved all the alex rider, books, but this has been my favourite. Once i started reading, i couldn't put it down. Read more
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