They told fourteen-year-old Alex Rider his uncle died in a car accident, but bullet holes in the windscreen tell a different story. Alex's search for answers soon drags him into the deadly world of M16. His first mission is to investigate a multi-millionaire's plan to give Stormbreaker computers to every school in Britain; a gift which is far more sinister than it first appears... "Is there anyone in Britain who will not enjoy this fabulous junior James Bond adventure?" - The Daily Mail Children's Book Award Shortlist 2001
Anthony Horowitz, geb. 1956 in Stanmore (England), ist einer der erfolgreichsten Autoren Englands. In Deutschland ist er vor allem für seine Jugendbücher um den Helden Alex Rider bekannt. Neben zahlreichen Büchern hat er Theaterstücke und Drehbücher (u. a. Inspector Barnaby ) geschrieben.
