The outline of this book is when Alex Rider loses a relation, his uncle Ian Rider, in a suspicious accident. Using his skills of karate and investigating Alex finds out that his uncle was a spy for MI6. When MI6 send him on the same mission as his uncle, to investigate the new computers for schools made by Herod Sayle, he discovers that theses computers are not all they are cracked up to be. During his adventure to stop his generation dying out Alex nearly dies a numerous number of times. In the end Sayle plan is put on hold, but not for the way in which MI6 or Rider hoped.
I found this book extremely interesting and exciting the whole way through. Within different chapters you experience different emotions/ feeling that are portrayed through Alex's thoughts and words. Its fun entertaining and is surprising at different stage eg who is involved in the crime. However to improve the book I would maybe put in a part where it is a lot more relaxing instead of having parts where he nearly dies or gets chopped in half one after each other. Basically there is no real structure as the whole thing is like the climax of the story.
Personally I think that the quotation in the book Just remember Alex Rider, you're never to young to die'. I think it really sums up the whole book in a nutshell as basically this book is all about the times in which Alex is so close to death in trying to stop Herod Salye. I also found this quotation made that part suspense, which I don't usually like but in his way it was very good and almost set of the scene of his main adventure. My favourite feature in the book is Herod Sayle as he is funny in this book even though he is the 'evil' character. He is shown as someone short and round, always ready to gamble with someone and has weird pets, I mean come on he keeps a Portugese man-o-war, a jellyfish. He is my favourite as he shows just as much determination as Alex does in trying to stop Alex ruining his plan. I think that he is the perfect villain for this book as he has a good reason and matches Alex and his companions perfectly.
This book is brilliant, exciting all the time and I rate it ****** 5 stars.
AMAZING!!!!!!
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