Alex Rider 3: Skeleton Key (German Edition)

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Product details Reading level: Walker Books Ltd 8 July Language: Customers who bought this item also bought. Crocodile Tears Alex Rider. Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a product review. Showing of 1 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. I'm breaking a taboo in this first paragraph to say how much I am enjoying this series for "children" 10 and up.

Actually, anyone who enjoys a great spy thriller and very little outright graphic violence would absolutely LOVE this series. Not since Harry Potter have I had such fun! Not that he wants to work as a spy--oh no, he does not, but M16 manages to entangle him every time in a new episode in which, bottom line, he saves the world. That's three times now that he has done so. The first time was "Stormbreaker," set in the Cornish coast of England, involving a computer scheme unlike any you have heard of. The second time was "Point Blank," set in an elite school for highly privileged and troubled youth.

The school is set on Point Blank in Switzerland. Another, no, make that two spectacular endings in this book! Let me say that what Anthony Horowitz creates for Alex to know and do are truly preposterous--if you logically examine the plot, but, I'm telling you also truthfully, that Horowitz's skill at writing is such that the reader believes these things CAN happen. Alex must board a departing yacht and does so on skateboard by ramping up a plank, hurtling through air, just barely grasping the handrail, and pulling himself up and over.

Allow me to explain: In book one, Horowitz laid the back story to show that Alex was trained in many areas by his uncle, who was a M16 spy, unbeknownst to Alex.

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In Book Three, "Skeleton Key," Alex's new assignment is working with two agents from the CIA to explore a mansion on the tip of an island, Skeleton Key, owned by a retired Soviet general, who has serious hanky-panky in mind. It involves uranium and an atomic bomb.

Scorpia Graphic Novel Anthony Horowitz. Stormbreaker Graphic Novel Anthony Horowitz. Eagle Strike Graphic Novel Horowitz. Point Blanc Graphic Novel Horowitz. Skeleton Key Graphic Novel Horowitz. Review Text - Sonderausstattung: Book ratings by Goodreads. Goodreads is the world's largest site for readers with over 50 million reviews. We're featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book. I appreciate the fun it presents but it didn't reel me in. It's a classic 'it's not you, it's me' dilemma.

I own the whole series so I know I'll read the next books eventually. However, I'm not compelled Kids, especially boys, are going to love this series. However, I'm not compelled to pick up the next book right away. I have other more fun- truly more fun- books to read ; If you've got kids fixated with playing crime busters, they would adore this series to bits!

Mar 01, Bebe rated it it was amazing. The Russian genral also has a nuclear weapon Oct 08, Zanna rated it it was ok. Read with one of my students. It was OK, 2. Aug 28, Dominic Cruz rated it it was amazing. The plot of the story was well developed, and the transitions from place to place was well done. Feb 05, Grace Bittle rated it it was amazing Shelves: Another awesome Alex Rider adventure!

This is the third book in the Alex Rider series. These Alex Rider books are spies books, basically Alex Rider, a 14 year old, is involved in missions, and has to play his part as spy there, even when he doesn't want to, when he just wants to be a normal kid, doing what normal kids should be doing. It's really interesting to see how he gets involved in all of that, because he lives in London and the MI6 sometimes finds missions in which Alex fits perfectly. Some agents hesitate because he is too yo This is the third book in the Alex Rider series.

Some agents hesitate because he is too young and because he may get hurt, but in the end, they always send him to those operations and he always ends up facing such troubles.

I think the way Anthony Horowitz works with this idea is pretty believable, he justifies the use of Alex in those operations, otherwise i think the story would feel just plain stupid, but actually is good. These books are entertaining. In this third installment of Alex Rider, he starts helping a guy of MI6 to look for a guy in a tennis game, it's not an official operation, this agent just tells him to pretend he's working there and look for a suspicious Chinese guy. Turns out, Alex finds him, and this Chinese guy is part of a dangerous Chinese triad, and now Alex is in great danger with the triad.

They want a kid, because they want to send some agents to an island called Skeleton Key near Cuba and they don't want to raise any suspicions, they want to enter the island looking like a family with the kid. So, they see it as the perfect situation to send Alex away, promising all the time, he won't get hurt, he won't have to do anything at all with the mission, just show up and pretend those agents are his parents and that's it As i already mentioned in my other reviews of Alex Rider, the villain always tells the whole plan, so Alex knows exactly what he's planning and could inform to the authorities eventually, they never kill Alex while they can, etc.

In this book they also introduce a new character, which will become a love interest, i can predict that. Her name is Sabina Pleasure I don't like either how Anthony Horowitz tends to generalize things in many of his books, like for example, Alex was in Cuba and he was standing out a lot there because can you imagine how a British boy could look around many dark skinned Caribbeans??.

The same thing he said in Evil Star in the Gatekeepers series when they were in Peru. First off, not everyone in Latin America or the Caribbean is dark skinned, and come one , why does he even have to state that The second book of Alex Rider ended in a way that was supposed to make you confused about if Alex was dead or alive, and in this third book, it wasn't even mentioned The series is action packed, fast paced, entertaining, it feels like watching a movie, so maybe this is a good read for someone looking for something spy-like, i don't know..

Feb 02, Shreyas Kallimath rated it really liked it. Imagine being a spy at the age of 13 or Action, gadgets, and adventure! Sounds real cool doesn't it? But Alex Rider doesn't think so. Alex Rider has been shot at, been kidnapped, and has been stuck in all sorts of terrible mishaps, only at the tender age of 14!

He makes us realize that fame, power, and strength all comes at a price: This book is fi Imagine being a spy at the age of 13 or This book is filled with action, adventure, and drama. A book definitely made for readers who enjoy a fast paced and thrilling book! Skeleton Key is honestly one of the most well-written books I have read. In this book, Alex faces a deadly enemy, who goes by the name of General Alexeis Sarov. This book also hits a lot of personal points when it comes to Alex being a orphan and the General having lost his son in ze Middle East.

The gist of the story is Alex's successful attempts to bring down General Alexeis Sarov. What I enjoyed about this book was the intellectual character of Alex Rider that Anthony Horowitz portrays in this book. In a way, I take Alex Rider as a role model for myself due to his quick thinking in times of pressure. I'm barely a guy who can stand pressure. I freak out over immense amounts of homework!

I also really enjoyed the ending of this book. Wait, that's a bit dark,too Jun 12, Kavya Deshpande rated it really liked it. The third installment of the spy- adventure series "Alex Rider" comes in the suspenseful and gripping form of Skeleton Key.

Skeleton Key

Teenager Alex Rider, the disinclined but prized spy of the MI6, is in trouble with the Chinese Triads- in order to save him, the MI6 have to get him out of the country, and this means that he will have to act as the cover for two CIA agents as they investigate Russian General Sarov on a private island near Cuba. Anthony Horowitz writes the story in his usual no- nonsense st The third installment of the spy- adventure series "Alex Rider" comes in the suspenseful and gripping form of Skeleton Key.

Anthony Horowitz writes the story in his usual no- nonsense style, not stopping for elaborate descriptions but forming thrilling, dramatic action scenes- however this book does have touches of subtle humour in it. An example of this is when Alex tries to drop his English way of speaking and act American in order to pose as the son of the two CIA agents p The book starts off in the trademark Alex Rider way- a slightly accelerated plot but one that is easy to keep up with even if you haven't read the first books.

Then, it takes a darker turn as General Sarov himself is introduced- a dark, mysterious man with a henchman who seems to have walked straight out of a horror movie. Horowitz describes Conrad, Sarov's disfigured ex- terrorist minion, in a simple manner, but yet manages to paint a clear picture in the reader's mind. There was no word to describe exactly how this man moved The story jerks in an unexpected direction with Sarov admits that he would like to adopt Alex. Horowitz performs a clever skill here- as Sarov tells Alex that he reminds him of his own son, who died many years ago, and as he adopts and pampers Alex with love and care p , Horowitz causes the reader to feel a spark of sympathy for the villain, softening his persona.

General Sarov's evil plans are then made clear at the end of the book- he wants to detonate nuclear bombs, throw the world into chaos and then step in to rule over it himself. This causes a massive blow to the reader, who might have been feeling sympathy for Sarov, and then is reminded of his dark intentions. Horowitz writes Skeleton Key with his unique, suspenseful style, making sure the reader is glued to the book all the way through.

I would recommend it to people aged 10 and above, as there are some violent scenes. May 20, Jack Meredith rated it really liked it. Skeleton Key is a thrilling story about a teen spy named Alex Rider who is back to save the world once again. This book is pages of adventure and mystery. The story starts off with Alex in London for the world renowned Wimbledon tournament. Alex is told to be disguised as a ball boy so that he can further investigate a Chinese gang that is suspected to be fixing tennis matches.

Alex is able to stop the plot but he is Skeleton Key is a thrilling story about a teen spy named Alex Rider who is back to save the world once again. Alex is able to stop the plot but he is soon targeted by the gang while on vacation and is nearly killed while surfing. Alex learns that Sarov purchased nuclear weapons and is planning to drop a nuclear bomb on a Russian city in attempt to force the President of Russia out of power, and take over Russia.

Alex is in a race with time to save the world and it will come closer to downfall than ever. The plot of this story is similar to when the U. This book was very well put together with a lot of action and drama, and made me not want to put the book down. Besides that, the books plot changed in the middle of the story and it left me confused at some points.

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Horowitz style of writing really changes the book. I really enjoy how Horowitz keeps on coming up with great ideas and makes me want to continue reading the series. Horowitz makes it seem as if Alex is a real person by the way he describes his actions and his thoughts. I also really liked how it was written with a ton of detail it made me feel as if I was where Alex was throughout the story. This was one of the better books in the series and I will plan on reading the rest of the series after this one, and I hope you will too. Dec 30, Gaspard rated it really liked it. The story begins in England where Alex is given a mission, the story goes that Alex gets mixed up in a chinese triad operation must read the book to find out who the triads are and that he has to flee out of England if he does not want to get killed.

Alex works at an english organization called MI6, but he is not a official agent for them because he dislikes them a lot.

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The operation is targeting one guy which is General Sarov, it has been rumor that he has is about Alex saving the world from being blown up by an atomic bomb. A retired General from Russia wants to make Russia the most powerful country in the world. It starts when there has been a robbery in Wimbledon and Alex is called to do a job there and gets into trouble, so MI6 has to send got hold of uranium that was smuggled out of the middle east.

The CIA are very curious of what he is doing because he has invited the president of Russia over to his mansion in an island in Cuba called Skeleton Key. Alex has to be part of the operatin and is put with to CIA agents and there cover are being a family because it general would use the uranium for he is left guessing until the end of the story. The book is one of my new favorites because all the scenes are described to the point where you know what the author is talking about and not just having a rough idea. I enjoyed it a lot because when you were reading it in every page I turned I didn't know what was on the on the other side, I would say that this book is a bit addictive when you start reading it.

When I was reading it I found it a bit hard to predict what was next which means the story line is tricky, in some parts it was easier to predict what was next then others. The plot of the whole story is very original and imaginative, I thought that there where not boring part in the book at all. You will have to read the book to find out what happens in the end! Apr 25, Arminzerella rated it liked it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

Alex has just returned from a mission and he wants his life to get back to normal. Unfortunately, the M16 needs him again almost immediately — they want him to go undercover at Wimbledon. When he uncovers and foils a multimillion dollar gambling scheme and takes out a member of the Big Circle — a Chinese gang , the Big Circle puts a hit out on him. He is placed with a couple of CIA agents and they are to pose as a Alex has just returned from a mission and he wants his life to get back to normal.

He is placed with a couple of CIA agents and they are to pose as a family on vacation. When the agents are killed in action, Alex takes over their mission and discovers that a General Sarov is planning to detonate a nuclear bomb in Russia — which will destroy much of the surrounding area immediately, and poison the rest of the world. Alex vows to stop him. This was another exciting installment in the Alex Rider series.

I think that tension is going to come up more and more as the pressures of being an M16 agent continue to build. It takes its toll on him. These books are action-packed, exciting, and quality reading. Boys love these — from 5th grade on up into high school. If you have kids who like the Maximum Ride series James Patterson , suggest these as readalikes — they are so much better!

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Alex Rider 3/Skeleton key

Cooper as "The most original and best spy-kids authors of the century. Anthony has been writing since the age of eight, and professionally since the age of twenty. On 19 January , the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle announced that Horowitz was to be the writer of a new Sherlock Holmes novel, the first such effort to receive an official endorsement from them and to be entitled the House of Silk. Other books in the series. Alex Rider 1 - 10 of 12 books. Books by Anthony Horowitz. Trivia About Skeleton Key Ale Quotes from Skeleton Key. He put down his knife. I set the boat alight.