Scorpia (Alex Rider Adventure)
Readers rate it 4.0 (174 on Hardcover)
388 pages · Released Feb 16, 2006 · Puffin
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Scorpia is the fifth book in a well-established spy-adventure series designed for middle-grade readers, featuring a capable teenage protagonist navigating international espionage. The story includes action sequences and combat typical of spy thrillers, but violence is not graphic or dwelling. Emotionally, the book deals with betrayal, grief, and moral dilemmas about loyalty and revenge, which gives it maturity beyond straightforward action.
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Still reeling from the terrible discovery he has made about his father, teenage MI6 superspy, Alex Rider, is determined to find out more. Travelling to Italy, he manages to infiltrate the glamorous world of Claudia Rothman, beautiful society hostess and member of the international criminal organization, Scorpia. She re... Still reeling from the terrible discovery he has made about his father, teenage MI6 superspy, Alex Rider, is determined to find out more. Travelling to Italy, he manages to infiltrate the glamorous world of Claudia Rothman, beautiful society hostess and member of the international criminal organization, Scorpia. She reveals that Alex's father was murdered by MI6, in an operation masterminded by Head of Special Operations, Mrs Jones. Shocked and angry, Alex faces a choice: to continue to work with the British security services, or to become an agent for Scorpia — and get revenge.
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- Juvenile fiction
- Spies
- Orphans
- Terrorism
- Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Alex Rider (Fictitious character)
- Thriller
- Spy stories
- Novela adolescentes
- Espías
- Italia
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ISBN 9780142405789 · Puffin