ANTHONY HOROWITZ SERIES:

Raven's Gate

Raven's Gate

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

He always knew he was different. First there were the dreams. Then the deaths began. When Matt Freeman gets into trouble with the police, he's sent to be fostered in Yorkshire. It's not long before he senses there's something wrong with his guardian: with the whole village. Then Matt learns about the Old Ones and begins to understand just how he is different. But no one will believe him; no one can help. There is no proof. There is no logic. There is just the Gate.
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Nightrise

Nightrise

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

The world is in great danger—and only five kids can save it. But to do that, they must face off against some of the most powerful people in the world. Two of the five, Scott and Jamie, have always known they were different. Twins whose birth is shrouded in mystery, they’ve always been able to communicate with each other telepathically. Their supernatural talent has landed them no farther than a gig in a Z-grade sideshow in Reno, Nevada...until they garner the attention of a very scary clientele. Soon their lives are in jeopardy, with one of them trapped and one of them on the run. In Nightrise, Anthony Horowitz ups the stakes in his most thrilling, intense novel yet.
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Skeleton Key

Skeleton Key

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

Teenage superspy Alex Rider is enlisted by the national security services again – this time for a routine reconnaissance mission at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. But before long, Alex finds himself caught up in a terrifying chain of events that leads from the Chinese Triad gangs in London to an undercover assignment in Cuba. Alex begins to make chilling links between suspicious deaths, an illegal nuclear weapons deal and the plans of his host, Russian General Sarov, for the future of the world...
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Beasts and Monsters

Beasts and Monsters

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

Don't mess with the gods. And if they mess with you? Run like hell . . . Including Gorgons, Banshees, Dragons, Sphinxes and more! There was a time when monsters and dragons roamed the earth and the gods walked among us. A time of blood, swords and furious battles. A time of legends, heroes, darkness and death . . . Legends: Beasts and Monsters is the first in a series of masterful retellings of classic myths from the legendary Anthony Horowitz.
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Evil Star

Evil Star

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

Matt thought his troubles were over when he closed Raven's Gate . . . but in fact they were just beginning. His fate -- and the fate of the world -- is tied to four other kids across the globe. The second is a street kid in Peru. He and Matt have never met; they don't even speak the same language. But destiny is going to throw them together as the evil threat of the Old Ones grows . . . and another Gate suddenly comes into play. Another masterful thriller from supernaturally suspenseful Anthony Horowitz.
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Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway’s latest novel, she has no reason to think it will be much different from any of his others. After working with the bestselling crime writer for years, she’s intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. An homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, Alan’s traditional formula has proved hugely successful. So successful that Susan must continue to put up with his troubling behavior if she wants to keep her job. Conway’s latest tale has Atticus Pünd investigating a murder at Pye Hall, a local manor house. Yes, there are dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects, but the more Susan reads, the more she’s convinced that there is another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript: one of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition, and murder.
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Eagle Strike

Eagle Strike

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

Sir Damian Cray is a philanthropist, peace activist, and the world's most famous pop star. But still it's not enough. He needs more if he is to save the world. Trouble is, only Alex Rider recognizes that it's the world that needs saving from Sir Damian Cray. Underneath the luster of glamour and fame lies a twisted mind, ready to sacrifice the world for his beliefs. But in the past, Alex has always had the backing of the government. This time, he's on his own. Can one teenager convince the world that the most popular man on earth is a madman bent on destruction-before time runs out?
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The Complete Horowitz Horror

The Complete Horowitz Horror

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

New York Times Bestseller Anthony Horowitz's horror collections, now in one volume! Welcome to a world where everything seems normal. At least, at first. But the sinister and truly terrifying lurk just beneath the surface. Like a bathtub with a history so haunted, no one dares get in it...or an ordinary-looking camera that does unspeakable things to its subjects...or an elevator filled with cannibals just waiting for their next victim to walk in. This wicked collection of eighteen macabre tales combining both Horowitz Horror and More Horowitz Horror will send shivers up your spine. This edition includes; 1. Bath Night 2. Killer Camera 3. Light Moves 4. The Night Bus 5. Harriet's Horrible Dream 6. Scared 7. A Career in Computer Games 8. The Man with the Yellow Face 9. The Monkey's Ear 10. The Hitchhiker 11. The Sound of Murder 12. Burned 13. Flight 715 14. Howard's End 15. The Elevator 16. The Phone Goes Dead 17. Twist Cottage 18. The Shortest Horror Story Ever Written
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Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. What he doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. But he is about to, and once he does, there is no turning back. Finding himself in the middle of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people who want him dead. The government has given him the technology, but only he can provide the courage. Should he fail, every child in England will be murdered in cold blood.
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Ark Angel

Ark Angel

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

The sniper’s bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive . . . just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows he has to stop him. But the boy he saves is no ordinary patient: He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire has been targeted by Force Three, a group of eco-terrorists who claim his project Ark Angel—the first luxury hotel in outer space—is a danger to the environment. Soon Alex discovers that Force Three will stop at nothing to destroy Ark Angel, even if it means sending four hundred tons of molten glass and steel hurtling down to Earth and killing millions . . . unless Alex can stop them.
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Scorpia

Scorpia

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

Alex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. But when Alex learns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful terrorist organization in the world, Scorpia, his world shatters. Now Scorpia wants Alex on their side, and Alex no longer has the strength to fight them. That is, until he learns of Scorpia’s latest plot: an operation known only as “Invisible Sword” that will result in the death of thousands of people. Can Alex prevent the slaughter, or will Scorpia prove once and for all that the terror will not be stopped?
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Groosham Grange

Groosham Grange

Anthony Horowitz

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Science Fiction & Fantasy

Sent to Groosham Grange as a last resort by his parents, David Eliot quickly discovers that his new school is a very weird place indeed. New pupils are made to sign their names in blood; the French teacher disappears every full moon; the assistant headmaster keeps something very chilling in his room... What's the meaning of the black rings everyone wears? Where do the other pupils vanish to at night? Most important of all, how on earth can David get away - alive?
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