"Indoctrinated kids, a deadly VR game, a sinister cult, and the powers of AI — Alex Rider’s thrilling 14th mission tackles big topics in exhilarating style."
With unfinished business to deal with after the thrilling events of Nightshade, Anthony Horowitz’s Nightshade Revenge sees Alex Rider, the world’s favourite teenager spy, take his 14 th mission by the scruff of the neck, and this time it’s intensely personal.
The novel opens with Alex about to head to a maximum-security facility to visit Freddy, “the boy who had come so close to killing two thousand people.” After being kidnapped and indoctrinated by the “Teachers” who run Nightshade, sick people who’d “been making millions of pounds by turning children in cold-blooded assassins,” Freddy is undergoing a programme to reverse the brainwashing. Believing he’s defeated Nightshade, Alex also believes he can help Freddy recover.
But this task is harder and more complicated than Alex anticipates. With his best mate Tom abducted by the shady cult of teenage assassins, he delves deeper into uncovering the dark depths of Nightshade, and becomes enmeshed in a world in which it’s all but impossible to strip reality from illusion.
In keeping with the on-the-pulse themes covered in this ground-breaking series some 20 years ago, Nightshade Revenge tackles contemporary technological innovations around AI and VR gaming to present young readers with a page-turning story that’s both of the moment and an all-out adventure classic.
When his best friend Tom is abducted, Alex Rider is given an ultimatum by Nightshade - a sinister cult of assassins with a score to settle. But what twisted evil are they planning, and how is it connected to a revolutionary new gaming system? With no idea who to trust, Alex finds himself dragged into a nightmare world - where nothing is real but the game could kill you. The clock is ticking and Nightshade is closing in...
The world's bestselling teenage spy takes on a new and daring mission. This much-awaited new book in the bestselling Alex Rider series continues Alex's fight against the deadly assassins encountered in the last book, Nightshade. Alex still has unfinished business with this sinister group made up of brainwashed children, not least trying to reunite MI6 chief Mrs Jones, along with her long lost son and daughter. The adventure takes us deep into the life-changing world of augmented reality, where even Alex will struggle to succeed against the technology.
14th new adventure in best-loved teen spy series, putting Alex Rider on a par with James Bond.
Over 21 million copies sold in the Alex Rider series.
Collectible spines, combining to make up "Alex Rider" image.
Watch author Anthony Horowitz pick his top five mission locations:
'A thrilling new challenge for the world's best-loved teen superspy.' - The Sunday Times
'Anthony Horowitz is on cracking form here: the plot is gripping, the characters - both familiar and new - are fully fleshed, and it sparkles with his characteristic wit. We could do with Alex Rider now...' - Daily Mail
Praise for Nightshade:
'Pacy and ingenious, as usual, this novel demonstrates a high level of philosophical complexity as it considers the nature of cults, religious extremism and our responsibility for each other, as well as involving karate, explosions and jumping out of planes.' - Children’s Book of the Week The Sunday Times
'As ever, the plotting is meticulous and the pace relentless, but what is new is Alex’s dawning compassion for other children.' - New Statesman
Author
About Anthony Horowitz
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, 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. He was made a CBE for services to Literature.
He was invited by the Ian Fleming estate to write the James Bond novel, Trigger Mortis and his most recent novel, Magpie Murders was a Sunday Times bestseller. Anthony also wrote the highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels, The House of Silk and Moriarty. He has won numerous awards, including the Bookseller Association/Nielsen Author of the Year Award, the Children's Book of the Year Award at the British Book Awards, and the Red House Children's Book Award. Click here to read more information about the author.
