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Ark Angel
Ark Angel
Ark Angel
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Ark Angel

Written by Anthony Horowitz

Narrated by Simon Prebble

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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When MI6 Agent Alex Rider wakes up in a hospital, he is thrilled to be alive. Shot and left for dead by his dreaded nemesis Scorpia, Alex has survived to fight another day. And it isn’t long before that fighting begins.

When kidnappers try to snatch a boy from the very next room, Alex foils their plans—only to be kidnapped himself. The man behind the mischief is super-rich Russian businessman Nikolei Drevin, who is building Ark Angel, the first luxury hotel in space. But the project is draining him of his massive wealth, and there’s no telling what he might do to change his fortunes.

Author Anthony Horowitz’s multimillion-selling Alex Rider series reaches thrilling new heights with Ark Angel, which is full of the blistering action and slick gadgets young readers can’t get enough of.

“Horowitz is pure class, stylish but action packed … he’s figured out that being James Bond in miniature is way cooler than being a wizard.”—The Mirror
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 9, 2008
ISBN9781436134897
Ark Angel
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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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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Alex has survived the sniper's shot and is convalescing in a private hospital for the rich and famous. His room is next door to Paul, the son of a Russian multibillionaire, which allows him to fool kidnappers into taking him instead. Eco-terrorists have been trying to sabotage the Russian's rocket launch headed to a private space station. The billionaire is grateful to Alex and invites him for a two week vacation at his island in the Caribbean where the launch will take place. However, Alex's vacation is less than restful when he is recruited by the CIA to make sure that the billionaire remains honest.Even though Ark Angel predicts the privatization of space travel 15 years before it actually happens, it is still a very far fetched entry in the Alex Rider series. Once again, we are treated to action, suspense, and adventure, but many of the events in the the story are extremely unrealistic. The best part of the story is the beginning when Alex makes himself the target of kidnappers. Overall, though, Ark Angel doesn't add much to this ongoing series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This were some outrageous parts of the storyline - but maybe that is what makes an Alex Rider book particularly amusing. Alex should learn that if something seems too good to be true it probably is.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Steady storyline but predictable. Not bad for adolescent literature today.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This review has been crossposted from my blog Review from The Cosy Dragon Please head there for more in-depth reviews by me.Alex Rider just can't keep out of trouble. Recovering from a chest wound in hospital is never easy when you need to save your mate next door. Another gripping tale from Horowitz. Hit the jump for more...Alex has been sniper shot when leaving MI6. He vows to himself that he will go home, rest and recover. He makes a friend in the hospital though, and when he seems threatened, Alex finds himself in action. Once again Alex must try make a case against a powerful man who has the potential to destroy the world.Alex doesn't seem to have many gadgets this time, although he ends up working with the CIA, it is his favourite pal at MI6 that brings him the gadgets he can use. For once there is another agent undercover with him who is able to save his skin when he gets into trouble!Horowitz makes the book end on a cliffhanger - totally predictable to the canny reader by now. But he does make an effort to change up the plot, bringing in different spy elements. Alex is again likable, but I didn't see that much change in his character from Scorpia. Sure, Alex wants to go home and is longing for the easy life - but this is Alex, he never does things the easy way.I'd recommend this book for teenagers. If they have read the rest of this series, the conclusion won't be much of a surprise, but it will leave them hankering after the next book in the series.I have to wait now until I get my hands on the final three books... I didn't order them in my last 10% off offer I took advantage of, and now I have to wait!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Ark Angel was an exciting and fun book to read. It is an action/adventure story by Anthony Horowitz. This book was great to read the whole way through. This book is about a teenage spy who must stop a man named Drevin from launching a missile and destroying a giant space hotel that will then fly down to earth and kill millions. Alex stays at Drevin's billion dollar beach house with his son Paul.This book basically had action around every corner. I enjoyed reading this book because of all the action. This was very hard to put down becuase of all the action and suspense. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to read an action book. I am definitey going to read the next in the Alex Rider series because I have enjoyed every single one
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    There were many reasons why I chose to give the book,"Ark Angel", by Anthony Horowitz, a four and a half star rating. There were many action-packed chapters in this book. Also there were chapters that the end will leave you not knowing what will happen next. This book is filled with many heart stopping, action-packed chapters. I liked the thrilling and adrenaline pumping chapters in this book because there wasn't a boring part, such as, when the billionare Nikolei Drevin finds out that Alex is a teenage spy. Then he sends out a whole bunch of trained killers to go out and find him. When they find him they lock him up in a jail cell, but luckilly Alex was trained and ready for a situation like this and he saws his way out of the cell. What will happen next? That is a question you might ask yourself after many of the chapters. This book will keep you questioning every second, such as, when Alex is locked in an under water shipwreck and is running out of air. This made me ask myself ," Is he going to get out?" Then out of no where Mr. Drevin's intern comes and saves Alex. That made me ask myself,"Where did she come from?" And that made me want to read on. There were only a couple of events that I did not like in this book. One part I didn't like was when Mr. Drevin would just kill people, rather than just dealing with the problem. Another part I didn't like was when the man who had sent Alex up into space to defuse a bomb, lied and said he wasn't in any danger, when he really was. Those were only minor flaws that did not affect the greatness of the book. This book is a fun-filled and an action-packed adventure and I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a great time reading a fun and exciting book.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It's very interesting, I loveit.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    It gooooood
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Still reading this book, starts off kind of slow to me, but the Alex Rider series always are good. Hoping for many suprises.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Ack Angel is another great novel in the Alex Rider series. Ark Angel is a space hotel that is a billon dollars over buget. The designer of Ark Angel, no longer wished to keep up with the cost so he decides to blow-up the hotel using a fake eco-terrorist group. Kid spy, Alex Rider ruins the plan by saving the designers son who had been kidnapped and held for ransom. I recommend this book to those who like adventure, thrills and suspense.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    So last week my granddaughter comes home from 5th grade and says "I got you a book from my school library". I explained that I had a lot to read but thanked her for thinking of me. The look on her face was too much (they sure know what buttons to push) so I said that I thought I could work it in. Big print...yes!!!!Of my two granddaughters, she is NOT my big reader, so I was surprised. Maybe they read it in class, but she couldn't or wouldn't say why this particular book. After my comments left on blogs last week about reading a series in order, my cheeks got pink to start in the middle of this series, but not being a prepubescent boy, I had never heard of Alex Rider. Amazingly, this was a really fun book!Alex Rider is 14 and a British spy. He has all the cool James Bond toys and travels all over the world and beyond. It is not written in a childish way, and is a rousing good mystery/adventure style that would certainly hold the attention of any boy or girl . This book begins with Alex in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound, when he meets the boy in the next room, Paul Drevon, son if a Russian billionaire. Nikolei Drevon has teamed with the British government to build the first hotel in outer space, but is being plagued by an eco-terrorist group, Force Three, lead by Kaspar, a freakish, tattooed, evil, killer. Alex finds himself kidnapped by mistake, daringly escapes, and goes on to stay with Paul and his father, attempting to make sense of why and who is trying to stop the project dubbed Ark Angel.There is violence in this book, but nothing over the top, and I cannot remember one bit of sex, so I think it is recommended for the late elementary age. I was intrigued by the premise and since this was new to me, I may look for other Alex Rider books to read and discuss with GD2. It was a fast read (one day) and if you have any doubt, you can pre-read.I received this book from the Bear Canyon Elementary Library, via GD2. Thanks kiddo!!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    enjoyble book, easy read with a few suprises, one of anthony,s best.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Horowitz-Ark Angel - Alex in hospital thwarts the kidnapping of a boy whose father is super rich, and is invited to a Caribbean island for the launch of a space satellite part.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    just like every single other anthony horowitz book ive read an absolutely fantastic book that youll never want to end
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Once again another fantastic book by Horowitz! Would recomend to any person who likes action.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    While not the best of the series, Ark Angel introduced us to another side of Alex. In previous novels, he'd spent time around boys his own age (even in Scorpia), but it was interesting to see how he interacted with a spoiled rich kid who clearly only wanted to love, not unlike Alex himself. I found this book a little slow going, but the build up to the end was fascinating. And of course, what happened at the end was so ridiculous that it could only happen to Alex.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The sixth book in the Alex Rider series. Alex Rider is in a hospital, recovering from a bullet wound suffered at the end of Scorpia. One night he goes to the reception for a walk and sees four men walk in, members of an eco-terrorist organization "Force Three". They demand to see Paul Drevin, the boy in the room next to Alex. After the receptionist informs them where Paul is, he is shot. Alex changes the door signs of his and Paul's rooms and the men are tricked into thinking that Alex is Paul. Alex incapacitates them using hospital equipment, but is knocked out by the men's driver. When he regains consciousness, he is being held hostage by Force Three, who believe Alex, is Paul. Another excellent choice to read if you love spies, action and sci fi reads.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Ark Angel is an action packed book about a 15 year old boy who joins MI6. MI6 is sort of like the British CIA. Alex must stop this project Ark Angel before it goes into space because the person in charge of the hotel (Ark Angel) is a crazy man bent on destruction. Alex must stop him or lives will be taken. I like this book because I really like action books.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In "Eagle Strike," the bad guys try to kill Alex by sticking him in a bullfight ring. That was so ridiculous I nearly stopped reading. In "Ark Angel," Horowitz takes Alex even farther -- so far it becomes a delightful joke. When it became clear that "Ark Angel" was going to be Alex's "Moonraker," I just laughed and enjoyed the ride.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    An Alex Rider novel. Although Alex's actions are implausible for a 14-year-old, the book is an edge-of-your-seat series of actions, all the better for being narrated by Simon Prebble!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Kikolai Drevin has a son that had a hospital room next to Alex and 5 people try to kidnap him but Alex stops them. Alex starts to hang out with the Nikolai's son. Action Packed and a lot like James Bond.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    another great book in the Alex Rider collection. I thought it ended with the last book I am look forward to the next Alex rider adventure!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Another successful novel that illustrates the wonder that is Alex Rider. While not being an educational read, it does provide some great excitement and adventure for book lovers who love a James Bond styled story. Overall while not the best out of the previous Alex Rider adventures, still action packed and fulfilling enough to make me go out and by the next book in the series. Happy Reading!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    People who like adventure should certainly read it.I liked it on the first time through. The coolest thing is Alex went to space.