Horowitz has created another superb novel starring Alex Rider, the first (and possibly last) teenager to work for MI6. This book is amazing. As is to be expected of Horowitz, Eagle Strike is action-packed to the brim. With car and motorcycle chases, exploding hotdog stands, hidden explosives, and bullfighting, Eagle Strike will keep you on the edge of your seat, even once you've read it through. The finish is stellar and forces you to guess about the next in the series.


eagle strike   June 20, 2003
 6 out of 7 found this review helpful

Relaxing in the south of France with Sabina Pleasure and her family , Alex is able to act and do things as a normal teenager would and he doesn't even think of MI6 until someone who Alex does not know who attacked his hosts.This sends him back into the world of decieving and spying.Alex is determind to defeat his hosts enemy and find out why they did it.He knows his enemy is going to be smart when he finds out it is Damian Cray the mastermind behind the new games console Gamelayer which has pain synthesis installed.Damian Cray tries to outwit Alex time after time but the young MI6 spy doesn't give up.It is a great book for suspense and tension.


So far the greatest in the series   April 15, 2004
 4 out of 5 found this review helpful

I got Eagle Strike in from London a few weeks ago because I just couldn't wait for it to come out in the US. I like to read books about young agents, like Alex Rider, and enjoy movies about them, such as Agent Cody Banks (even though it was a little over-rated). Point Blank had let me down a little but I love the series and Anthony Horowitz has kept it alive with this one. It is a must read for anyone who has kept up with the series or has even read the first, Stormbreaker. I would be devestated if Anthony Horowitz slowed down with writing the books. It is pretty fast paced after the begining. In the car chase, Horowitz has great taste and chose the perfect Porche. Damian Cray was not as I thought he would be but I also hadn't read very many reviews of the book. Yassen Gregorovich had been a facination of mine since the end of Stormbreaker and I am glad he was back. Towards the end of the book some things were revealed that I had suspected from the begining and want to know more about in the next book, Scorpia, which I have coming in a few weeks from London. It is highly anticipated and sure to be great after this work. I would highly recommend you get Eagle Strike at the first possible opportunity.


Eagle Strike   October 25, 2004
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Alex Rider is on his 4th adventure in Europe. It starts when Alex is on a vacation with his girlfriend Sabina. When he's on the beach he sees his prime enemy Yassen Gregorovich. He wonders why he would be there so he decides to investigate. Once he's on their trail an absurb bomb goes off nearly killing Sabina's father. But why? He finds out why that happened and discovered that her dad had secret info and links to why Yassen is there. He figuers out that pop star Damain Cray has a plan to do something! To do what? Destroy the world like in the past? But why? You'll have to read it to find out what happens!
Anthony Horowitz is the author of this incredible series. I think that he does an excellent job of displaying adventure, horror, and in a way love. It's a great book that either gender will like. (Unless you have a weak stomach, hate good books and are in no mood for a thrilling adventure!)


I absolutely LOVED it!   November 3, 2004
 4 out of 5 found this review helpful

I really thought Eagle Strike was awesome (and that is saying someting coming from a 13 year old bookworm). I've read alot of books in my time, but this one really drew me in. Thet say you cant judge a book by its cover, but when I saw the f-14 tomcat and the computer readings, it really drew me in. Alex Rider is a teenage spt working for the brittish MI6. He is on vacation with a friend when he sees the one man he never wanted to see, Yassen Gregovich, a contract killer who is responsible for the death of his uncle, Ian Rider. Alex is caled by the MI6 to observe Yassen's actions, when the house he is staying in gets blown up, and it almost killed his friend's father. Alex also finds out about a rich madman who thinks he can save the world by blowing half of it up! I can't tell tou any more, or I might be charged with copying a book(i might tell you the whole story without knowing it). you will just have to read it yourself, I really think you will enjoy it!