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A bold and stylish graphic adaptation of Alex Rider's fifth mission.
In the fifth book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex travels to Venice to discover the truth about his past. But the truth lies with a criminal organization known as Scorpia, and Alex must make a choice ... work for MI6 once more, or betray everything he believes in.
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Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific writers working in the UK, and is unique for working in so many areas – juggling books, TV series, films, plays and journalism. Anthony has written over 50 books, including the bestselling Alex Rider teen spy series – now running to 14 books – which is estimated to have sold 21 million copies worldwide and has been filmed for TV, and the thrilling fantasy-adventure series, The Power of Five.
Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults, and was commissioned to write new novels for the Sherlock Holmes and James Bond franchises. His adult crime fiction includes Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders and the Hawthorne series, and his TV work includes the award-winning Foyle’s War, Midsomer Murders, Collision and Injustice.
Anthony is proud to be a patron of the charity Home-Start in Suffolk. In 2022 he was awarded a CBE for services to literature.
Antony Johnston is an award-winning author of more than a dozen graphic novels in everything from horror to romance, and has written video games, books and animation. He has also reinvented Marvel's flagship character Wolverine for manga, and adapted many of Alan Moore's prose works into comic form.
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A bold and stylish graphic adaptation of Alex Rider's fifth mission.
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...regular Alex Rider adaptor Antony Johnston has chosen his cohorts well, for the line art by Emma Vieceli and the colour art by Kate Brown is beautiful. It is clean and pristine and perfectly captures Italy's spirit of place. Page 45 blog
