Stormbreaker, The Graphic Novel PDF

BROOKLAND SCHOOL,
LONDON
WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES
US WHAT WE ARE?
WHAT IS IT THAT
DEFINES US?
IS IT WHERE WE LIVE?
IS IT OUR SCHOOLING?
OR IS IT
OUR FAMILY?
ALEX RIDER.
FAMILY.
HAVE YOU PREPARED
SOMETHING FOR US?
OH! UM… YES.
GO ON. YEAH.
COME ON, THEN.
OK.
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I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW
MY PARENTS. THEY DIED
WHEN I WAS SMALL.
I LIVE WITH MY UNCLE,
AND HE’S NOT THERE
MUCH EITHER.
THERE’S NOT MUCH I HAVE A SORT OF

I CAN SAY ABOUT HOUSEKEEPER INSTEAD,
MY FAMILY. BECAUSE HE’S ALWAYS
AWAY ON BUSINESS.
CORNWALL
“HE’S GOT A REALLY

BORING JOB.”
“HE’S A BANK
SUPERVISOR. HE’S IN
CHARGE OF CUSTOMER
CARE.”

HIS WORK MEANS
A LOT TO HIM,
BUT HE NEVER
TALKS ABOUT IT.
SO THAT’S
ABOUT IT.
THE END.
WELL, THAT HE’S AT SOME

WASN’T QUITE SORT OF
AS INSIGHTFUL WHERE’S YOUR CONFERENCE.
AS I’D HOPED… UNCLE NOW?
OH, YES?
AND WHAT’S
THAT ABOUT?
“NEW APPROACHES TO
EUROPEAN BANKING.”

“YOU KNOW…”
“…LIFE IN THE
SLOW LANE.”

“THE THING
ABOUT MY UNCLE IS,
HE’S NOT VERY EASY
TO PIN DOWN.”

“I WOULDN’T
SAY I WAS MUCH
LIKE HIM…”

“…AND I DON’T
THINK ANYONE MAKES
US WHAT WE ARE.”
“I THINK
WE JUST ARE.”
YOU’RE SUCH
THAT WAS REALLY
A LOSER!
SAD ABOUT HAVING
NO MUM AND DAD,
ALEX.
WHY DON’T YOU

JUST GET LOST,
GARY?
BULLIES ARE SO…

LAST YEAR.

HEY, OH…
sabina.
HI, ALEX.
I WAS WONDERING…
DO YOU WANT TO DO
SOMETHING THIS
WEEKEND?
NO.
I MEAN,
I CAN’T.
I HAVE RIDING
LESSONS ON
SATURDAY, AND
THEN I’M GOING
OUT WITH MY
MUM AND DAD.
OH!
MAYBE NEXT
WEEKEND!
WHATEVER.
SORRY…
IT DOESN’T
MATTER.

ARE YOU
COMING HOME?
HEY, ALEX!
YEAH, I’M ON
MY WAY NOW.
HOW WAS THE

CONFERENCE?
THERE’S NOTHING TO
TELL. LOOK, I’M REALLY
IT WAS FINE. SORRY ABOUT LAST
YOU KNOW HOW WEEK. I KNOW I SAID
THEY ARE. I’D BE THERE, BUT THIS
TRIP JUST CAME OUT OF
NOWHERE…
NO,
I DON’T.
YOU NEVER TELL ME.

SAME AS ALWAYS.
YEAH. BUT I’LL BE

BACK FOR DINNER,
AND THEN WE’VE GOT
THE WHOLE WEEKEND.

YOU WANT ME TO
REALLY? ANSWER THAT?
YEAH,
I KNOW.
I’LL SEE YOU

COME ON! SOON, OKAY?
WHEN DID I EVER
LET YOU DOWN?
I’M GLAD
YOU CALLED.
ME TOO.
‘BYE!
WHAT THE…?

anthony horowitz
Adapted by Antony Johnston
Illustrated by
Kanako Damerum
& Yuzuru Takasaki
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CHELSEA,
WEST LONDON
JACK?
I’M BACK…
JACK?

<DID YOU
HAVE A
GOOD DAY AT
SCHOOL?> <SURE…>
<BUT WHY ARE

WE SPEAKING IN
JAPANESE?>
<WE’VE GOT A
SPECIAL DINNER
TONIGHT.> SUSHI.
COME ON, THAT’S SALMON…

LET’S START. BEANCURD…
AND THIS IS
THE SPECIALITY
OF THE HOUSE…
FUGU FISH.
ISN’T THAT
MEANT TO BE IN JAPAN, A CHEF
POISONOUS? HAS TO WORK THIRTY
…
YEARS BEFORE THEY
LET HIM PREPARE IT.
IF YOU DON’T DO IT
EXACTLY RIGHT, IT’LL
KILL YOU INSTANTLY.

MAYBE YOU
SHOULD TRY
THE TUNA. HE’S NOT COMING,
I MET THIS AMAZING
GUY DOWN AT THE IS HE.
FISH SHOP TODAY.
YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM

WITH THIS COUNTRY? EVERY
GOOD-LOOKING MAN IS
EITHER MARRIED OR GAY…
APART FROM YOU, AND
YOU’RE TOO YOUNG.
OF COURSE HE IS.
HE’S PROBABLY GOT
CAUGHT UP
IN TRAFFIC.
OH, COME ON,

ALEX, HAVE
SOMETHING!
NO, HE’D HAVE RUNG.

HE’S GONE TO THE OFFICE
TO PUT IN A REPORT.
YEAH. IT MATTERS
THE NEXT THING A LOT…
WE’LL KNOW, HE’LL BE
AT THE AIRPORT ON HIS
WAY TO HONG KONG.
YOU KNOW HIS

WORK MATTERS
TO HIM.
WAS THAT
A CAR?

HE NEVER LET
ME COME IN HERE.
I DIDN’T REALLY
KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT HIM.
HE WAS MY ONLY WHAT AM I GOING

FAMILY, JACK. TO DO?
IAN RIDER WAS A

GOOD MAN. EVERYONE
WHO WORKED WITH HIM
WILL REMEMBER HIS
COURAGE, AND HIS
LOYALTY.
HE WAS, ABOVE
ALL, A TRUE
PATRIOT.

PATRIOT?
FORASMUCH AS
IT HATH PLEASED
ALMIGHTY GOD, OF
HIS GREAT MERCY…
…TO TAKE UNTO

HIMSELF THE SOUL
OF OUR DEAR
BROTHER HERE
DEPARTED…

…WE THEREFORE
COMMIT HIS BODY
TO THE GROUND, IN
SURE AND CERTAIN
HOPE OF THE
RESURRECTION TO
ETERNAL LIFE.
AMEN.
COME ON,
LET’S JUST
GO HOME.
ALEX?
MY NAME IS
JOHN CRAWFORD.
I’M WITH THE ROYAL

& GENERAL BANK, AND THIS IS
I WANT YOU TO KNOW ALAN BLUNT, THE
YOU HAVE ALL OUR BANK CHAIRMAN.
CONDOLENCES.
IT’S AN ABSOLUTE HE’D LIKE A WORD.
TRAGEDY. A CAR
ACCIDENT! IF ONLY
HE’D BEEN WEARING
A SEAT BELT…
THANK
YOU-

THIS IS MY DEPUTY,
MRS JONES.
I’M VERY SORRY
ABOUT YOUR UNCLE,
ALEX. WE’RE GOING
TO MISS HIM.
HE TALKED A
LOT ABOUT YOU.
I’LL BE IN CONTACT
WITH YOU VERY SOON,
ALEX.
WHY?
THAT’S STRANGE…
BECAUSE HE NEVER
MENTIONED YOU.
ERM,
WELL…
AFTER WHAT’S
HAPPENED. THERE’S
THE QUESTION OF
WHO WILL LOOK
AFTER YOU…
I’LL LOOK
AFTER HIM. WE JUST WANT
TO HELP…
I’M SURE WE’LL

MEET AGAIN, ALEX.
HOPEFULLY SOMEWHERE
A LITTLE LESS…
GLOOMY.
NOT CAREFUL
ENOUGH.
MY UNCLE ALWAYS
WORE HIS SEATBELT,
MR BLUNT.
HE WAS A VERY
CAREFUL MAN.

DID YOU MEAN
WHAT YOU SAID?
ABOUT LOOKING OF COURSE I DID!
AFTER ME? COME ON, YOU KNOW
I WOULDN’T LEAVE
YOU. ANYWAY, WHO
ELSE IS THERE?
I’VE BEEN LIVING

WITH YOU FOR NINE
BUT WILL YOU YEARS. HOW MUCH
BE ALLOWED TO? MORE RELATED DO
I MEAN, WE’RE NOT YOU WANT TO BE?
EVEN RELATED.
WAS IT JUST ME,

OR WAS THERE
SOMETHING ABOUT
THOSE BANKERS
THAT STRUCK YOU
AS WEIRD?
JACK…!
THAT’S ALL
IAN’S STUFF!
WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?

ALEX?

SOUTH LONDON
YOU SEEN
HEY!
NIGEL?
NAH.
WELL, IF YOU
SEE HIM, TELL HIM
I WANT HIM.

DOESN’T LOOK
WEIRD. LIKE IT WAS IN A
CRASH AT ALL…
THE RIDER
CAR SHOULD HAVE
BEEN DONE TWO
DAYS AGO.
SO DO IT NOW,
ALL RIGHT?

JUST DO IT,
HARRY. I’VE GOT TO
BUT I DIDN’T GET GO TO LIVERPOOL
THE PAPERWORK… STREET.
THE STATION?
WHERE ELSE,
YOU BERK? I’M TAKING
THEM THE STUFF…
WHAT-?
WOW…

OH, NO…

WHAT THE-?

OI, YOU!
COME HERE!
WHAT…?
ALL RIGHT.
HOLD IT RIGHT
THERE.

HEY-
I COULDN’T
BELIEVE WHAT I WAS
DOING. THIS GUY
JUST CAME AT ME,
AND… WHAT WERE
THEY-
Come
upstairs
and see for
yourself…
-DOING, JACK?
AND WHY WERE
THEY HERE?
CHELSEA

WHAT THE…?
…they took
everything.
YOU’RE SURE THEY LIVERPOOL STREET STATION

SAID THEY WERE COMING
HERE? THEY COULD HAVE
GONE ANYWHERE
BY NOW…
NO, THEY DIDN’T

SAY THEY WERE TAKING
A TRAIN. THEY SAID
THEY HAD TO BRING
STUFF HERE, TO
BUT WHERE?
THE STATION.
OVER THERE!
THAT’S THAT GUY

FROM THE FUNERAL,
CRAWFORD.
WHAT’S HE…

…ALEX?
HE’S ON
HIS WAY.

I SAY!
DO YOU MIND?
ERM…
SORRY, I…
HMPH!
THANK YOU.
PLEASE WAIT.

I … WAS … ON
GOOD MORNING, THE PLATFORM AT
ALEX. SHOULDN’T YOU LIVERPOOL STREET…
BE AT SCHOOL? AND NOW I’M
HERE…
THAT’S
RIGHT.
SO WHAT IS
THIS PLACE?
HOGWARTS?

YOU’VE PROBABLY
REALIZED THAT YOUR
UNCLE DIDN’T WORK FOR
A BANK. THE ROYAL AND
GENERAL DOESN’T
EXIST.
HE WORKED
FOR US.
WHO ARE YOU?

MY NAME IS
MRS JONES.
I RUN THE SPECIAL
OPERATIONS
DIVISION OF MI6.
HE LIED I’M SORRY,

TO ME? ALEX.
HE LIED TO
EVERYONE.
IT WAS PART
OF HIS JOB.
IAN RIDER WAS

ONE OF OUR
BEST AGENTS.
UNTIL YOU GOT

HIM KILLED.
MR BLUNT
WANTS TO
TALK TO
YOU, ALEX.
WE HAVE A
HE GOT PROPOSITION
HIMSELF KILLED. WE’D LIKE
AN OCCUPATIONAL TO MAKE.
HAZARD.
NOT IF YOU’RE
A BANKER.

WE WANT YOU TO
WORK FOR US.
YOU’RE NOT
SERIOUS.
I DON’T WANT
IT’S NOT MY TO BE A SPY. IN
HABIT TO MAKE CASE YOU HADN’T
JOKES, ALEX. NOTICED, I’M STILL
AT SCHOOL.
WHAT A GREAT SHAME.

I’LL TAKE
YOUR UNCLE WOULD HAVE
THAT AS A
BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED,
“NO”, THEN.
LETTING HIM DOWN
LIKE THIS.
HOW CAN YOU

SAY THAT?
HE WOULDN’T
WANT ME TO HE SPENT HIS WHOLE LIFE
BE HERE! MAKING SURE I NEVER KNEW
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!
THEN HOW DO YOU

EXPLAIN THIS?

NOBODY
TRAINED ME.
YOU’RE A FIRST
GRADE DAN, ALEX. A
BLACK BELT AT KARATE.
WHO PAID FOR THE
LESSONS?
RISING BLOCK,
COUNTER WITH REVERSE
KICK… PERFECTLY
IT WAS
EXECUTED.
MY CHOICE!
WHO TRAINED YOU?
ALL YOUR LIFE,

IAN RIDER WAS
PREPARING YOU!
YOU SPEAK FRENCH,
GERMAN AND
…YOU’VE BEEN
JAPANESE…
SCUBA DIVING,
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING,
ABSEILING, WHITE
WATER RAFTING…
HE TOOK ME THEY WERE JUST

ON HOLIDAY! HOBBIES! YOU’RE
TRYING TO SPOIL
EVERYTHING! THAT’S
NOT HOW IT WAS!
…AND RIFLE I’M NOT NOW,

SHOOTING. INTERESTED.
PUT ME BACK IN
THE PHOTO BOOTH
AND SHOW ME THE
WAY OUT.
…
HE WAS
TRAINING YOU, I DON’T CARE
ALEX. WHAT YOU SAY.

HOW IS THAT
I’M HOUSEKEEPER OF
DIDN’T SHE TELL
SURPRISED, YOURS, BY THE WAY?
YOU? HER VISA
REALLY. WHAT’S HER NAME?
RAN OUT SEVEN
JACK STARBRIGHT,
YEARS AGO.
YES.
I SUPPOSE
SHE’LL HAVE
STARTED
PACKING
BY NOW…
i’d HAVE
THOUGHT YOU’D
WANT TO GET BACK
AT THE PEOPLE WHO
KILLED YOUR WHY?
UNCLE. WHAT DO YOU
MEAN?
“SHE’LL BE DEPORTED WHAT SORT OF

ANY DAY NOW. ACTUALLY, PEOPLE ARE YOU?
WE MIGHT PROSECUTE
HER FIRST. MAKE AN
EXAMPLE…”
ONES WHO
NORMALLY GET
THEIR WAY.

YOU HEARD WHAT THE SERGEANT SAID,
DROP THAT LOG YOU’LL WISH YOU’RE DEAD!
…AND SO WE’LL DO IT ALL AGAIN!
WE DON’T LIKE THIS, WE’RE IN PAIN…
BRECON BEACONS, WALES
GENTLEMEN,
ON YOUR FEET!
THIS IS OUR
LATEST RECRUIT.
HE’S HERE FOR
TWO WEEKS’
TRAINING.
DON’T ASK ME
ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I
DON’T KNOW A THING.
I JUST DO WHAT
I’M TOLD.
WE HAVE NO
NAMES HERE, YOU’LL
NO RANKS. BE CUB.
THIS IS K UNIT.
EAGLE.
FOX. WOLF.
BEAR. AND
SOMEBODY
GET HIM A BED.

WHO THE HELL DO
YOU THINK YOU ARE?
A SCHOOLBOY!
WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
WHO SENT YOU HERE?
I CAN’T TELL YOU.
YOU WITH SPECIAL

OH, YOU CAN OPERATIONS?
TELL ME. THEY’RE THE ONLY
ONES DAFT ENOUGH …I CAN’T
TO COME UP WITH TELL YOU!
SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.
I … SAID …
NO…
SOMEONE BEEN
TEACHING YOU
SELF-DEFENCE, EH?
WELL, THAT WON’T
HELP YOU HERE.
YOU WON’T LAST

TWO DAYS.

CHELSEA
I DON’T
BELIEVE THIS.
I DON’T BELIEVE
ANY OF IT.
WHERE IS
HE NOW?
YOU’RE SORRY?!
WHAT ARE YOU SORRY
ABOUT? TAKING HIM
OUT OF SCHOOL?
TRYING TO TURN HIM
INTO SOMETHING…
WE CAN’T ALEX ISN’T A SPY!

TELL YOU THAT. HE’S FOURTEEN
I’M SORRY. YEARS OLD!
THAT’S WHAT BUT I’M WARNING

I WORKED WITH
MAKES HIM YOU, IF ANYTHING
IAN RIDER FOR
USEFUL TO US. HAPPENS TO
NINE YEARS.
NINE YEARS, ALEX…
AND I NEVER
KNEW ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS.
AND WHAT
HAPPENS IF HE IT WON’T. WE’LL
GETS HURT? LOOK AFTER HIM, I
WHAT IF HE’S PROMISE YOU.
KILLED?
BY THE WAY,
COULD YOU LIVE
HE ASKED ME TO
WITH THAT?
GIVE YOU THIS.
IT’S YOUR VISA.

AND IT’S
PERMANENT.

HFF KEEP THAT
GUN ABOVE
YOUR HEAD…
HFF
*GBBL RGBR
LRGR GLBR GR
GL LBRGR!*
BRECON BEACONS
LET ME GIVE
YOU A HAND,
YOU’RE NOT IN
CUB.
THE PLAYGROUND
NOW, CUB!
MOVE IT!
NO, WAI…T!

WELL,
WELL,
WELL.
WHAT HAVE
WE GOT HERE?

AU REVOIR,
BOYS!
SPECIAL FORCES
TODAY,
CATERING CORPS
TOMORROW…
WE’RE
FINISHED!
WE BLEW THE
WHOLE EXERCISE,
AND NOW WE’LL
GET BINNED.
WHAT YOU
LOOKING AT,
CUB?
THIS IS YOUR
FAULT! YOU HAD
THE MAP!

HOW DID
THERE’S A
YOU KNOW?
FIREPLACE.
I SAW THE
CHIMNEY ON
THE WAY IN.
THE KID’S RIGHT.

IT’S CLEAR. YOU CAN’T.
yOU’RE TOO BIG.
YEAH, RIGHT.
YOU THINK THEY’D
JUST LEAVE IT
IF THEY THOUGHT
WE COULD ALL
CLIMB UP?

ANYTHING HAPPENING?
WHY’D THEY HAVE

NAH. A KID WITH THEM?
I DON’T KNOW…
BUNCH OF
LOSERS.
mmmph!
…ARE WE
MOVING?
BIT YOUNG FOR

THE SPECIAL FORCES.
BOSS…
YEAH?
WHAT IS IT?

HEY…!
WHERE IS
EVERYONE?
OH, THEY
SLOPED OFF.

LIVERPOOL STREET
CUTS, BRUISES,
FRACTURED LIMBS…
IT’S A MIRACLE
NO ONE WAS KILLED!
HE’S NOT A CHILD,

HE’S A LETHAL
WEAPON.
I’M VERY SORRY,
MAJOR. WE WILL
BE TALKING TO
OUR MAN.
SORRY, BOY.
HE’S READY.

AND
FINALLY,
THE MOST
GENEROUS GIFT
EVER MADE TO THE THE STORMBREAKER
BRITISH NATION. HAS BEEN CALLED THE
MOST SOPHISTICATED
PERSONAL COMPUTER OF
THE 21ST CENTURY…
…AND LAST MONTH,
ITS MULTIBILLIONAIRE
INVENTOR, DARRIUS SAYLE, AND WHILE
MADE HIS ASTONISHING I’M AT IT,
ANNOUNCEMENT. I WOULDN’T MIND
GIVING YOU
ONE TOO.
THAT’S RIGHT,
VIVIEN. I WANT
TO GIVE A FREE
STORMBREAKER TO REALLY,
EVERY SCHOOL IN MR SAYLE!
THE COUNTRY.
THE PRIME MINISTER …JUST AS IT HAS

HAS GIVEN HIS FULL SUPPORT… RECENTLY COME TO
LIGHT THAT HE AND
MR SAYLE WERE AT
THIS IS A WONDERFUL SCHOOL TOGETHER.
OPPORTUNITY FOR
BRITISH SCHOOLS, AND
I’M HONOURED THAT MR
SAYLE HAS ASKED ME TO
PRESS THE BUTTON THAT
WILL BRING ALL THE
COMPUTERS ON-LINE.

WELL, WE DON’T
TRUST ANYONE.
WHY NOT? IT’S SORT OF WHAT
WE’RE FOR.
WE DON’T
TRUST HIM.
WE ALWAYS
THOUGHT DARRIUS
SAYLE WAS TOO GOOD
TO BE TRUE. SO, SIX
MONTHS AGO, WE SENT
AN AGENT TO KEEP
AN EYE ON HIM.
SAYLE HAS A
YOU MEAN MY UNCLE. MANUFACTURING PLANT
IN CORNWALL, BUILT ON
TOP OF WHAT USED TO BE
A TIN MINE. IAN RIDER
WENT THERE AS A
SECURITY GUARD…
YES.
…AND HE FOUND SOMETHING. WE DON’T KNOW. SOMETHING’S GOING ON.

IN HIS LAST MESSAGE TO US, HE WAS ON HIS WE NEED TO GET SOMEONE
HE MENTIONED A VIRUS. WAY TO TELL US, IN THERE TO TAKE A
BUT HE NEVER LOOK AROUND,
A COMPUTER ARRIVED.
VIRUS…?
AND THIS MAY BE

OUR LAST CHANCE.

WHY ME?
THIS IS
KEVIN BLAKE, A
COMPUTER NERD. SIX
WEEKS AGO HE WON A
COMPETITION IN
THIS MAGAZINE.
EVER READ IT?
… THE FIRST PRIZE

WAS A VISIT TO
CORNWALL AND A
CHANCE TO TRY OUT THE
STORMBREAKER.
HE’S DUE TO ARRIVE

TOMORROW.
I’LL SHOW YOU.
IT’S A PR STUNT.
I IMAGINE MR SAYLE IS
TRYING TO SHOW THE WORLD
WHAT A NICE MAN HE IS.
GET A KIDDY IN TO
SEE THE WORKS.
YOU’LL TAKE
KEVIN’S PLACE.
BUT I’M NOTHING

LIKE HIM.
WE’VE SPOKEN TO
THE EDITOR.

THERE’S JUST BUT YOU SOON WILL BE.
ONE PROBLEM… WE ONLY HAVE
THREE DAYS LEFT.
I DON’T KNOW THERE’S A LAUNCH AT
ANYTHING ABOUT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM
COMPUTERS. I’M NEXT FRIDAY. 70,000
NOT A NERD. STORMBREAKER
COMPUTERS GOING
LIVE…
WE DON’T WANT YOU TO

GET INTO ANY TROUBLE, ALEX.
JUST TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
AND BE CAREFUL OF SAYLE.
HE MAY SEEM CHARMING…
…BUT HE’S ABOUT

AS CHARMING AS
A SNAKE.
JUST KEEP YOUR EYES

OPEN AND REPORT BACK.
BUT HOW WILL WE’LL SUPPLY YOU WITH

I DO THAT? A tELECOMMUNICATIONS
DEVICE. THAT AND…
OTHER GADGETS.
I GET GADGETS?

REGENT STREET, LONDON
IF YOU PAT
HIS HEAD,
HIS TAIL WAGS.

DELIGHTFUL,
HE ALSO OBEYS DON’T YOU THINK? WE
CERTAIN VOICE ALSO HAVE ROBOT CATS
COMMANDS… AND RODENTS-
EXCUSE ME.
ROLL OVER!
I’M LOOKING FOR

SOMETHING TO TAKE
TO CORNWALL.
AH.
COME WITH ME…
CORNWALL,
YES.

I KEEP MY SPECIAL
TOYS DOWN HERE.
HERE WE ARE.
SOMEWHERE
CHILDREN AREN’T
ALLOWED, I’M RATHER
PLEASED TO SAY…
LET’S START
WITH THIS. A YO-YO?
THAT’S A LITTLE
OLD-FASHIONED…
ON THE CONTRARY,
IT’S…
A MINIATURIZED
ENGINE WITH TRACTION AND HERE’S
POWER UP TO NINETY SOMETHING TO
STATE-OF- PUT IT IN.
THE-ART. POUNDS.
OH,
RIGHT…
THE MAIN BODY IS

MAGNETIC, AND THE CORD
IS A SPECIALLY DEVELOPED
FORM OF SUPERNYLON. IT
COMES WITH BATTERIES
INCLUDED, AND A YEAR’S
GUARANTEE.

NO,
NOT THAT ZIP! THAT ZIP DEPLOYS

THE PARACHUTE…
wow
NOW, THIS SMEAR A LITTLE

IS SOMETHING ON YOUR FINGER,
I’M SURE WILL AND IT’S
BE PERFECT HARMLESS.
FOR YOU.
ZIT CREAM?
BUT APPLY IT
TO ANYTHING
METALLIC…
SWEET.
IT’LL WORK ITS

WAY THROUGH UP TO
EIGHT INCHES
OF STEEL.

FOUNTAIN PEN. A MODIFIED
NINTENDO DS. WHAT IT
NOT USED BY MANY DOES DEPENDS ON THE
YOUNG PEOPLE THESE CARTRIDGE THAT
DAYS, ALAS… YOU PLACE IN IT.
THE NIB CAN BE

FIRED FROM A RANGE OF
SIX METRES, AND THE INK IS
SODIUM PENTATHOL. WHOEVER
YOU HIT WILL DO EXACTLY
WHAT YOU TELL THEM FOR
THE NEXT SIX HOURS.
SLIP IN THIS GAME,
BUT I’VE CALLUP, AND IT’S A
SAVED THE BEST PDA SCANNER AND
’TIL LAST… TRANSMITTER. THAT’S
HOW YOU KEEP IN
TOUCH WITH US.
PANIC STATION IS A
BUG-FINDER AND SONIC
INTENSIFIER. YOU CAN
HEAR A CONVERSATION
TWO ROOMS AWAY.
THIS ONE IS CALLED

GREEN SCREEN. OH, THAT’S JUST A GAME.
IT TURNS THE WHOLE
THING INTO A SMOKE I THOUGHT YOU
BOMB, WITH A FIVE MIGHT LIKE IT FOR
SECOND FUSE. THE FLIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT
MARIO KART?

IT’S OUTRAGEOUS!
I MEAN, EVEN THE CIA
WOULDN’T COME UP WITH
SOMETHING LIKE THIS! WHAT AM I SAYING?
OF COURSE THEY
WOULD…
BUT IT’S OUT OF HE LIED TO

THE QUESTION, ALEX. ME, JACK.
YOU’RE NOT GOING.
I KNOW WHAT IAN ALL MY LIFE HE WAS
WOULD SAY… PREPARING ME FOR
THIS. EVERYTHING HE
EVER DID… HE WAS JUST
MANIPULATING ME.
IT WAS
HIS IDEA.
YOU DON’T KNOW THAT,
ALEX. HE NEVER SAID
ANYTHING… MAYBE HE WAS
TRYING TO PROTECT YOU.
NO. HE KNEW.
CHELSEA
I DIDN’T KNOW IT’S FROM IAN.

WHETHER TO SHOW
HE MUST
YOU THIS OR NOT.
HAVE POSTED IT
IT CAME BEFORE…
WHILE YOU
WERE AWAY.
“WISH YOU
WERE HERE WITH
ME. THERE’S SO
MUCH TO SEE.”

IT’S FROM
CORNWALL!
BUT HE DIDN’T
IT’S ONLY YOU REALLY
MEAN YOU TO GO
A FEW DAYS, PROMISE ME?
THERE NOW, ALEX.
JACK.
THAT’S NOT WHAT
HE MEANT…
I’LL BE CAREFUL. I PROMISE.
AND ALEX… ANOTHER GADGET?
WHAT? WHAT IS IT,

A LOCKPICK? DOES
IT EXPLODE?
NO, ALEX. IT CLEANS

YOUR TEETH.

MRS VOLE, IS
THAT RIGHT? I’M THE
EDITOR OF DISC
DRIVE WORLD…
THEN THIS MUST

BE KEVIN, JA?
THAT’S ME.
KEVIN BLAKE! GUT.

YOU SHOULD SAY
GOODBYE NOW.
GOODBYE,
KEVIN! I HOPE YOU
FIND YOUR STAY VERY
INFORMATIVE!
I’M SURE IT
WILL BE…
I AM NADIA VOLE.
I WORK FOR
MR SAYLE IN PR.
PUBLIC
RELATIONS?
JA. THIS IS
PORT TALLON. A
FISHING VILLAGE.
NOT IF YOU
ARE A FISH.
NICE PLACE.

MR SAYLE IS ALREADY HERE.
HE WILL SEE YOU

IMMEDIATELY FOR LUNCH.

MR SAYLE’S HOUSE.
WOW.
PHYSALIA
PHYSALIs. THE
IT’S PRETTY COOL, PORTUGUESE MAN
WOULDN’T YOU SAY? OF WAR.
I CAME UPON THIS
ONE IN THE south
CHINA SEA. KILLING
RARE ANIMALS IS ONE
OF MY HOBBIES…
HEY, KEVIN!
HOW ARE YOU?
BUT NOT THIS

ONE. THIS ONE I
HAD TO KEEP.
NOT SURE
I’D WANT ONE
AS A PET… YOU SEE,
IT REMINDS ME
OF MYSELF.

THE MAN OF WAR
IS AN OUTSIDER.
IT’S NINETY-
IT’S SILENT, YET IT DEMANDS
NINE PER CENT
WATER. IT HAS RESPECT. THOSE TENTACLES ARE
NO BRAINS, COVERED IN NEMATOCYSTS…
AND NO ANUS. STINGING CELLS. IF YOU CAME INTO
CONTACT WITH THEM, YOU’D DIE
A VERY MEMORABLE DEATH.
…
I THINK
I’M GOING TO
LIKE YOU.
I’M TOO YOUNG

TO DIE.
NO, NO, NO.

I WOULDN’T
BELIEVE THAT.
YOU’RE NEVER
TOO YOUNG TO DIE.
WHAT THE…?
MR SAYLE,
HIYA, CUDDLES.
THE AMERICAN
AMBASSADOR IS
ON LINE ONE.
IT SEEMS I’M NOT GOING

TO BE ABLE TO JOIN YOU FOR
LUNCH AFTER ALL, BUT I HOPE
YOU’LL HAVE DINNER
WITH ME TONIGHT.

IT’S BEEN QUITE HE SEEMS TO
A WHILE SINCE I
THIS IS MY HAVE CUT HIMSELF
FOUND MYSELF FACE TO
FACE WITH A BRITISH PERSONAL ASSISTANT, SHAVING.
SCHOOL KID… I MR GRIN.
CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR
WHAT YOU THINK OF THE
STORMBREAKER.
MR GRIN USED TO
WORK IN A CIRCUS.
IT WAS A NOVELTY
KNIFE-THROWING ACT.
FOR A CLIMAX, HE CAUGHT
A SPINNING KNIFE
BETWEEN HIS TEETH…
MURGH.
…UNTIL ONE NIGHT,

HIS MOTHER WAVED TO HIM
FROM THE FRONT ROW AND
HE MADE A MISTAKE
WITH HIS TIMING.
HE CAN’T TALK, BUT HE’LL

SHOW YOU TO YOUR ROOM HAVE FUN.
AND WE’LL MEET AGAIN
TONIGHT. OKAY?

HMMM.
YAAAAAA!

IT IS TIME
FOR YOU TO SEE THE
STORMBREAKER.
YOU ARE THE FIRST

CHILD TO EXPERIENCE
THE POWER, THE WORLD
DOMINATION OF THE
STORMBREAKER.
THIS MODEL HAS BEEN

ALREADY LOADED WITH HIGHLY
DEVELOPED PROGRAMS FOR
ALL ASPECTS OF THE SCHOOL
CURRICULUM.
SO, UM…
WHERE IS IT?
BE STILL,
YOU ARE STANDING DOES IT HAVE PLEASE, WHILE
IN IT. IT IS THE PINBALL? WE SCAN YOU.
STORMBREAKER
PROTOTYPE.
STEP ONTO
THE PLATFORM.

JA!
WHO TAUGHT YOU
ABOUT COMPUTERS,
KEVIN?
MY UNCLE.
HE IS A COMPUTER
WHIZ-KING?
YOU’RE USING
SLICE-MATRIX
VIRTUAL REALITY NO, HE WAS A
SOFTWARE, SECURITY GUARD.
AREN’T YOU? BUT HE DIED.
HOW DID THAT

HAPPEN?
I DON’T KNOW.
BUT ONE DAY

I’LL FIND OUT.
MAYBE. YOU WILL START

SCIENCE,
WITH SCIENCE.
BUT NOT EH? GREAT…
PRESS ENTER
TODAY.
TO BEGIN.
…NOT.

EVIDENCE INDICATES
THE EARTH FORMED 4.57
SCIENCE.
BILLION YEARS AGO.
IT IS 12,756
KILOMETRES WIDE
AT THE EQUATOR, AND
HAS A SURFACE AREA OF
510,065,284 SQUARE
KILOMETRES.
MORE THAN
TWO-THIRDS OF THAT
AREA IS COVERED
BY WATER.
THE NAME “EARTH”

COMES FROM THE
OLD ENGLISH AND
GERMANIC
LANGUAGES…
…AND MEANS,
SIMPLY, “LAND”.

NATURAL
HISTORY.
WOW.
EXIT PROGRAM.
WOAH.

UH-OH.
YES, SIR.
GOOD MORNING, THIS WAY,
MR SAYLE. PLEASE…
IS IT READY
FOR ME?

…THE BACK-UP
SYSTEM.
IT WILL SEND OUT A

SIGNAL THAT WILL
INSTANTLY ACTIVATE
ALL SEVENTY THOUSAND
COMPUTERS.
OF COURSE, IT
SHOULDN’T BE
NEEDED.
NO.
IT’S EXCELLENT.
VERY-
-GOOD.
HMMM.
DIESER VERDAMMTE
JUNGE…
KEVIN?

NICE WEATHER FOR
HMMM. THE TIME OF YEAR.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?
WE HAVEN’T BEEN
TOPSIDE IN FORTY- WELL, DON’T.
EIGHT HOURS. KEVIN?
ALL BE OVER
I’M JUST
TRYING TO MAKE SOON, ANYWAY.
CONVERSATION.
THIRTY-NINE
THIRTY-NINE
HOURS AND
HOURS TO FINAL
COUNTING…
DELIVERY.
MISS VOLE! I…
I JUST WONDERED
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHERE THIS WENT.
DOWN HERE?
WHAT IS
THIS PLACE?
“THIS PLACE”
IS RESTRICTED.
BITTE, THIS WAY!

I WAS BROUGHT UP ON
WHAT YOU’D CALL THE WRONG PEOPLE WOULDN’T EVEN
SIDE OF THE TRACKS, TALK TO YOU UNLESS IT WAS
IN SOUTH LA…. A REAL TO MAKE DEATH THREATS.
TOUGH NEIGHBOURHOOD.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
MY MOM WON A MILLION

DOLLARS ON THE CALIFORNIA
STATE LOTTERY.
THAT’S WHEN SHE DECIDED

TO GET ME AWAY FROM ALL
THAT AND HAVE ME EDUCATED
IN THE BEST SCHOOLING
SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.
HERE IN THE UK.

YOU WERE AT THAT’S RIGHT.
SCHOOL WITH THE
PRIME MINISTER. AND HE TREATED ME
WITH THE SAME KINDNESS
AS ALL THE OTHER KIDS
IN MY CLASS.
THIS IS THE NUMBER,

MISS VOLE…
…AND IT’S REGISTERED

TO AN ADDRESS IN CHELSEA.
PREPARE THE HELICOPTER.

…BUT ANYWAY.
TELL ME, HOW
DID YOU LIKE THE
STORMBREAKER?
IT’S COOL.
“COOL.” IS THAT
ALL YOU CAN SAY?
YOU KNOW, KEVIN,

IT STRIKES ME THAT YOU
DON’T TALK VERY MUCH LIKE
A COMPUTER ENTHUSIAST.
NOR DO YOU LOOK LIKE ONE.

I’VE VERY MUCH ENJOYED
MEETING YOU, KEVIN. I’M
I’D HAVE SAID SURE YOU’LL HAVE A LOT TO
THE SAME ABOUT YOU, TALK ABOUT WHEN YOU GET
GOOD POINT.
MR SAYLE. BACK TO SCHOOL.
SURE.
AND WHEN WE LAUNCH

THE STORMBREAKERS
TOMORROW…
I’LL BE THINKING
PARTICULARLY OF YOU.
CHELSEA

EXCUSE
.. ME,
FRaULEIN.
YES… YOU ARE A
FRIEND OF ALEX?
I AM LOOKING FOR A
PERSON CALLED JACK. YES, IT IS.
I LOOK
AFTER HIM.
THEN YOU’D THIS IS ALEX, YES?

BETTER COME AND THIS MAN WITH
IN. HIM… HIS FATHER?
HIS UNCLE!
LOOK, WHAT’S
THIS ABOUT?
IS THIS ABOUT ALEX?
TELL ME…
WHO IS THIS BOY
ALEX RIDER?
WHAT IS HE DOING?

WHO IS ALEX
WHO ARE YOU? WORKING FOR?
I’M NOT GOING

TO TELL YOU…
…ANYTHING!
I SHOULD WARN YOU,

I HAVE A BLACK BELT I AM SURE
IN KARATE. HE DID…
WELL, I WENT OUT
WITH A GUY WHO HAD A
BLACK BELT IN KARATE.
…BUT NOT FROM ME!
BUT HE TAUGHT ME HOW

TO PROTECT MYSELF!

ALL RIGHT,
THAT’S-
-ENOUGH.
WHAT THE HELL?

MR GREGOROVICH!
LET US START.
I’M GLAD YOU

WERE ABLE TO JOIN
US TONIGHT.
I DIDN’T REALIZE
YOU WERE GOING TO
COME PERSONALLY.

THIS IS THE LAST
BATCH. MY PEOPLE
WANTED TO BE ASSURED
THAT THE OPERATION HAD
ALL GONE ACCORDING MY PLAN.
TO PLAN. MY OPERATION.
-WRONG?
WHY SHOULD YOUR

PEOPLE THINK THAT
ANYTHING MIGHT GO-
IT IS ALL RIGHT.
THE CONTAINER IS NOT
COMPROMISED.
CARRY ON!

NO.
I’M SO SORRY.
I WON’T DO
THAT AGAIN.
YOU WILL NOT.
MY PEOPLE DO NOT
LIKE MISTAKES.
GET BACK TO WORK!

I TOLD YOU
I DIDN’T WANT TO BE
INTERRUPTED… WE JUST GOT THIS
FROM ALEX RIDER.
…UNLESS IT WAS “GREGOROVICH”?

IMPORTANT. YASSEN GREGOROVICH?
AND IS IT?
IT HAS TO BE.
LONDON
I THOUGHT
HE WAS STILL IN
NORTH KOREA. IT SEEMS NOT.
THIS IS THE PROOF

YOU NEED, ALAN. THE
STORMBREAKER LAUNCH IS
LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY.
CANCEL IT.
HE’LL BE FLYING
YES. YOU’RE RIGHT.
OUT AT TWELVE O’CLOCK
TOMORROW ANYWAY.
I’LL PUT A CALL INTO NO POINT MAKING SAYLE -
DOWNING STREET. OR GREGOROVICH, COME
TO THAT - SUSPICIOUS.
WHAT?
YOU CAN MEET HIM
IF YOU LIKE. TAKE HE’S DONE
AND GET ALEX OUT. HIM OUT FOR AN VERY WELL.
ICE CREAM. HE DESERVES
A TREAT.

ALEX RIDER…
I SUSPECTED HIM
FROM THE MOMENT
HE ARRIVED.
cORNWALL
AND HIS UNCLE WAS

IAN RIDER… THE
SECURITY GUARD WHO
WAS ACTUALLY A SPY!
THESE
PEOPLE! I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU
REALLY…! WANT ME TO DO?
GO TO HIS ROOM.
WAKE HIM UP GENTLY…
TRY NOT TO ALARM HIM. AND GET THAT HAND
SEEN TO. I NEED YOU ON
THEN KILL HIM. TOP FORM TODAY.
YES, MR SAYLE.

SNAP.

HMMM.

YOU’VE GOT TO
BE KIDDING…
MMMPH!
*KOF!*
*KOF!*

WHAT THE…?
FINAL ORDER READY

FOR DISPATCH. TWO HOURS
AND TWELVE MINUTES
TO DEPARTURE.
RED TEAM REPORT TO

DECONTAMINATION.
RED TEAM FOR

DECONTAMINATION.

REPEAT, RED TEAM THAT’S THE TROUBLE
REPORT TO WITH THIS PLACE.
DECONTAMINATION. EVERYONE WANTS YOU TO
TAKE SHORTCUTS.
ALL RIGHT, GIVE

US A CHANCE…
STOP
RIGHT THERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HERE? WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT’S GOING
IT IS A GOOD WE CAN TALK
ON? MY NAME’S
KEVIN ACT. YOU DO IT ABOUT THIS…
BLAKE… VERY WELL. BUT
I WAS YOU SHOULDN’T
INVITED HAVE COME
HERE. HERE.
I DO NOT
THINK SO.
YES,
WE CAN!
BE CAREFUL!
DO NOT DROP THAT…
PUT IT
“R5”.
BACK,
WHAT IS IT?
“KEVIN”.
ALL RIGHT, THEN…

WHAT’S THE WAY
OUT OF HERE?

THANKS.
CATCH!
UP THERE.
YOU IDIOT! OH!

YOU MUST NOT
FIRE BULLETS
IN HERE!
STOP! OF COURSE,
STOP! I’M SORRY. I
WON’T DO THAT…
…AGAIN?
NO. YOU
WILL NOT.

THERE HE IS!
LOOK OUT!
HE’S GOT A-
-NINTENDO?

YEAH.
GOING
SOMEWHERE,
MEIN JUNGE?
I HAVE
A PLANE TO
CATCH.
NOT ANY MORE.
YOU KNOW WHO

I AM. I WON THE
COMPETITION.
*SIGH*
WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

MR GRIN?

IF THIS IS HOW YOU …AND MI6 SENT YOU OH! IT’S…
TREAT THE WINNER, TO TAKE HIS PLACE. IT’S NOT A
I’D HATE TO SEE WHAT COMPUTER VIRUS,
HAPPENED TO THE IS IT?
RUNNER-UP. SENDING A FOURTEEN-
YEAR-OLD TO DO THEIR
YOU’RE NOT DIRTY WORK. NOT VERY
KEVIN BLAKE. BRITISH, I’D HAVE
SAID. NOT CRICKET.
YOU’RE
ALEX RIDER.
YOUR UNCLE WAS WHAT ARE YOU DOING
PRETENDING TO BE A HERE? WE KNOW YOU’RE
SECURITY GUARD, BUT PUTTING SOME KIND
YASSEN GREGOROVICH OF VIRUS INTO THE IT’S THE
DEALT WITH HIM… STORMBREAKER… REAL THING!
VERY CLEVER,
ALEX.
IT’S CALLED R5…

A GENETICALLY
MODIFIED VIRUS.
IT’S VERY NASTY.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S
WHY ARE YOU LIKE TO BE A FOREIGNER
DOING THIS? IN THIS COUNTRY? AN AMERICAN
IN PARIS, THAT’S A MUSICAL.
BUT AN AMERICAN IN LONDON? I WAS MOCKED FROM
THAT’S A SLOW DEATH. THE DAY I ARRIVED.
EVEN… NO, ESPECIALLY
AT SCHOOL.
YOU WANT TO
KNOW WHY? WELL, THE OTHER KIDS STOLE MY
I’LL TELL YOU! I’LL BOOKS. THEY PUT PINS ON
BE DELIGHTED! MY CHAIR, CALLED ME TRAILER
BOY AND DARRIUS SMELL…
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE
…
YOU DIDN’T AND THAT’S
WASH? WHAT THIS IN JUST A FEW
IS ALL ABOUT? HOURS’ TIME, AT THE
REVENGE? SCIENCE MUSEUM IN
LONDON, MY OLD FRIEND
THE PRIME MINISTER
WILL PRESS THE BUTTON
TO CONNECT ALL THE
STORMBREAKERS ON MY
WIRELESS NETWORK…
BECAUSE THEY
WERE SNOBS!
OH, I HATED MANY

CHILDREN AT THAT SCHOOL.
BUT THERE WAS ONE WHO
WAS THE WORST. AND YOU
KNOW WHO HE WAS? WHO
HE GREW UP TO BE?
THE PRIME MINISTER!

ALL MY LIFE I’VE BEEN …AND RELEASE
TREATED THE SAME WAY. NO THE VIRUS STRAIGHT
MATTER HOW RICH I AM, OR HOW INTO CLASSES PACKED
SUCCESSFUL I’VE BECOME, WITH BRITISH SCHOOL
I’M STILL DARRIUS SMELL CHILDREN.
THE TRAILER BOY!

BUT YOU’LL KILL
THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE!
WHAT?
NO, NO,
DON’T BE SILLY.
I’LL KILL MILLIONS
OF THEM.
ALL BECAUSE
YOU WERE BULLIED TIME TO SAY
AT SCHOOL? GOODBYE, ALEX.
LOTS OF PEOPLE AS YOU MAY HAVE

ARE BULLIED AT SCHOOL, SEEN, I’M PACKING UP
BUT IT DOESN’T TURN AND LEAVING. I’D LOVE
THEM INTO RAVING TO STAY, BUT I HAVE
PSYCHOPATHS! A RATHER IMPORTANT
APPOINTMENT
IN LONDON.
THAT WAS… EURGH.
A GOOD SHOT.
SO I’LL LEAVE
YOU TO NADIA.
ACTUALLY, IT
WAS A NEAR MISS.
YOU SHOULD WATCH
YOUR MOUTH.

YOU KNOW THE
GOVERNMENT VIEW OF
THEY WON’T INTELLIGENCE AT THE
LISTEN TO US. MOMENT. THEY’D SOONER
TRUST A OUIJA BOARD.
WHAT?
THE BOTTOM LINE IS
THAT THEY’RE IGNORING
MY ADVICE AND GOING
AHEAD WITH THE
CEREMONY.
WHAT ABOUT
SECURITY?
I’M THROWING A NET

AROUND THE SCIENCE
MUSEUM, BUT IT MAY BE
BESIDE THE POINT.
LIVERPOOL STREET
“AND ALEX?
HE WASN’T ON THE
TWELVE O’CLOCK
PLANE.”
CORNWALL
“THEN LET’S HOPE
HE CAN LOOK AFTER
HIMSELF.”

THE JELLYFISH
CANNOT ATTACK YOU,
ALEX. IT HAS, AS YOU
SAID, NO BRAINS.
BUT YOU WILL

TIRE SOON. YOU
WILL DRIFT INTO
ITS EMBRACE.
AND THEN…
WHAT ARE YOU

DOING, DU
… VERDAMMTES
KIND…?!

EW.

…FINAL DEPARTURE
IN TWO MINUTES.
EVACUATE ALL
PERSONNEL. REPEAT…
HE’S ESCAPED!
OPEN FIRE!
…DEPARTURE IN ONE MINUTE

AND THIRTY SECONDS.
EVACUATE ALL…

STOP HIM!

…FINAL DEPARTURE IS NOW.
ALL PERSONNEL EVACUATE
IMMEDIATELY.
REPEAT, FINAL DEPARTURE…
IMPRESSIVE.

NUUUH…
EUUGH!
ALL RIGHT,
MR GRIN.
I WANT
YOU TO FLY ME TO
LONDON. AS FAST
AS YOU CAN.
HYDE PARK, LONDON

KEEP THAT
BACK STRAIGHT,
SABINA! PRIME
MINISTER!
NOW, WE’RE ALL

GOING TO HAVE A
LITTLE TROT…
BIG SMILE,
PLEASE!
OVER HERE,
PRIME MINISTER!
WHERE’S ALEX?

WE DON’T HAVE TIME
FOR THIS NOW, MISS
STARBRIGHT.
WE DON’T KNOW.
THE PRIME
MINISTER IS…
WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, YOU
DON’T KNOW?
YOU PROMISED
ME YOU’D LOOK
AFTER HIM!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THANK YOU.
THE MESSAGE
TODAY IS QUITE
CLEAR.
“AND THAT MESSAGE

IS EDUCATION.
EDUCATION,
EDUCATION,
AND…”

…AND
EDUCATION!
AND…
UM…
AND THAT IS WHY I AM

DELIGHTED TO ACCEPT THE
GENEROUS OFFER MADE SAYLE!
BY ONE OF OUR FOREMOST
eNTREPRENEURS,
AND MY OLD SCHOOL DARRIUS SAYLE!
COLLEAGUE…
DARRIUS
SMELL.
I WANT YOU TO KEEP

FLYING NORTH UNTIL
YOU RUN OUT OF FUEL.
THEN YOU CAN LAND,
OK?
NORGH.

IT IS THE PRIME
MINISTER WHO MUST
TAKE CREDIT FOR WHAT’S
ABOUT TO HAPPEN HERE.
AS I PROMISED, MY
STORMBREAKERS ARE
ABOUT TO TRANSFORM THE
LIVES OF EVERY CHILD
IN BRITAIN.
MANCHESTER
THIS IS A DAY AND NOW I ASK MY

THAT NONE oF OLD FRIEND, THE PRIME
YOU WILL EVER MINISTER, TO PRESS THE
FORGET. BUTTON THAT ACTIVATES THIS
RADIO TRANSMITTER.
THE TRANSMITTER’S
SIGNAL WILL ACTIVATE
THE STORMBREAKERS ACROSS
tHE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
BIRMINGHAM
LONDON
WHY ME…?

PRIME MINISTER,
IF YOU PLEASE.
HERE WE GO…

I SAY…!
SECURITY ALERT!
BRING HIM DOWN,
NOW!
-CUB?
NO,
WAIT!
FREEZE!
OR I’LL-

GO ON!
PRESS IT!
WOLF! THROW ME
YOUR GUN!
NOW!
ALL RIGHT,
THEN I WILL!
THANKS!
YOU WANT A
JOB DONE RIGHT…

DARRIUS…?
YOU…
TWERP!
AAAAH!
SIR!
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
THAT’S ALEX!
OH, DON’T
BE RIDICULOUS,
GARY.
ALEX IS IN BED
WITH MUMPS.
BROOKLAND SCHOOL

YOU CAN LEAVE HIM TO
US. DON’T WORRY
ABOUT HIM.
YOU’VE DONE VERY
WELL, ALEX. BUT YOU
SHOULD GO, NOW.
…FINE.
WHAT ABOUT
SAYLE?
HOW COULD THEY

LET HIM SLIP AWAY? IT’S NOT YOUR
PROBLEM. I CAN’T
BELIEVE I EVER LET YOU
GET MIXED UP IN
ALL THIS.
BUT IT’S OVER NOW,
AND IT’S TIME YOU
CAME HOME.
YEAH, BUT WHERE’S JACK!

HE GOING…? STOP THE CAR!
SOMEWHERE REMOTE
AND FAR AWAY WHERE
NOBODY WILL EVER OR IOWA.
FIND HIM. LIKE…
PARAGUAY.

THAT’S IT!
SAYLE TOWER!
HE HAD A MODEL OF IT IN
WHAT? COME ON, PUT
CORNWALL. HE WAS TALKING
YOUR FOOT DOWN!
ABOUT A BACK-UP, SOMETHING
ABOUT A MANUAL OVERRIDE…
THAT’S WHERE IT IS, AND I CAN’T!
THAT’S WHERE HE IS!
HE’S GOING
TO SET OFF THE WHY NOT? JACK,
VIRUS HIMSELF! HE’LL KILL EVERYONE!
BECAUSE, ALEX,
yOU’RE NOT IN
CORNWALL ANY MORE.
WELCOME TO
LONDON TRAFFIC. NO…

ALEX?
I HAVE TO STOP
HIM, JACK! I’LL RUN
THERE IF-
ALEX?
ALEX, WHAT ARE

yOU DOING?
I GOT BETTER.
LOOK, SABINA, I
NEED YOUR HELP. I HAVE
WHAT ARE YOU TO BE ON THE OTHER
DOING HERE? SIDE OF LONDON,
RIGHT NOW!
WHY?
I… OH,
SABINA…? OK.
I THOUGHT
YoU HAD MUMPS.
HAVE TO SAVE
THE WORLD?
…

THAT’S RIGHT, I DON’T KNOW WHAT
MRS JONES! HER FIRST NAME IS!
I’M NOT SENDING HER A
BIRTHDAY CARD,
THIS IS URGENT!
STOP MAKING ME-
-JUMP OVER
HURDLES…
ALEX…
KEEP GOING!

WHAT THE-? AFTER THEM!
DAMNED LUNATICS!
OH, NO…
DON’T LOOK ROUND! TRUST ME!
WHY NOT?
WHOOPS!
SORRY!

IF ANYONE
ELSE COMES IN,
KILL THEM.
RIGHT YOU ARE,

SIR.

THANKS,
SABINA!
STOP RIGHT THERE!
NOT AGAIN…
WAIT…!
SCHOOLBOY TRICK.

ALEX,
WAIT FOR ME!

UHHH… OH, SHUSH.
STOP…
men.
COME ON…
COME ON…

DON’T SAY IT.
JUST DON’T.
AT LAST.

WHAT…?
RIDER.
NO!
PUT IT BACK.
I SAID
PUT IT BACK.
NOW.
TAKE UP
DON’T YOU
POSITIONS!
DARE HURT
THEM!

IT’S ALL OVER, SAYLE.
YOU’VE GOT NOWHERE
ELSE TO GO.
PUT IT BACK!
NO.
THEN I WILL.

WELL,
WELL.
UNH!
TARGETS
ACQUIRED! SIR,
THEY’RE ON
THE ROOF!
THE KID’S
HANGING OFF BY THIS ISN’T
A CABLE… JUST ABOUT …WHAT?
ALEX!
SAYLE’S GOT A
TRANSMITTER
UP THERE!
FIRE ON MY
COMMAND.
NO, ALAN,
SHE’S RIGHT.
GIVE ME
THE RADIO.
NO!
YOU’LL HIT ALEX!

CHANGE OF ORDERS,
LADS! STAND BY,
NO MORE HANGING
REPEAT, STAND BY!
AROUND, ALEX.
AAAH!
WHO IS THAT?
WHO ELSE IS
UP THERE?!
…APPEARS TO BE A
YOUNG GIRL, MA’AM!
MA’AM?
YOU THERE?

YOU KNOW WHAT
REALLY GETS ME?
THEM SENDING
A KID. A MAN,
I COULD HAVE
DEALT WITH, BUT
A FOURTEEN-
YEAR-OLD
KID…
I’VE GOT YOU,

SABINA…!
GOODBYE, ALEX.

HEY, YASSEN! WASTE THESE
ABOUT TIME! KIDS FOR ME,
WOULD YOU?

HEH.
HEH HEH HEH.
I’LL SWING
YOU ONTO THE
BALCONY!
NO, DON’T!
ALEX,
I’M
SLIPPING…! THE CABLE
WILL
BREAK!
ALL RIGHT…
I CAN
DO IT!

NO!
DO YOU
TRUST ME?
TYPICAL.
HOLD ON…

TAKE MY HAND.
IF YOU DO NOT,
YOU WILL DIE.

SAYLE HAD BECOME
AN EMBARRASSMENT
TO THE PEOPLE
I WORK FOR.
WHAT ABOUT ME?
THIS DOESN’T
I HAVE NO CHANGE ANYTHING.
INSTRUCTIONS YOU KILLED MY UNCLE.
CONCERNING YOU. YOU’RE STILL MY ENEMY.
I HAVE
MANY ENEMIES.
THIS ISN’T OVER,

GREGOROVICH! I’LL NEVER
FORGET YOU.
I THINK IT IS, ALEX.

GO BACK TO SCHOOL. THAT IS
YOUR CHOICE.
YOU DO NOT BELONG
TO MY WORLD, AND YOU
SHOULD FORGET
ABOUT ME.

I JUST WANT TO
YOU DON’T HAVE
MAKE SURE YOU GET
TO WALK WITH ME
THERE, YOU KNOW?
TO SCHOOL.
BROOKLAND SCHOOL
HI, ALEX! YOUR

MUMPS CLEARED UP,
THEN?
HI!
What does HE
teach? AND HOW COME
YOU NEVER MENTIONED
HIM TO ME BEFORE…?

ALEX!
SABINA!
DON’T DO THAT!
NOT HERE,
ANYWAY…
THEY MADE ME
SIGN THE OFFICIAL ME TOO.
SECRETS ACT.
I’M NOT ALLOWED

TO TELL ANYONE
WHAT HAPPENED.
ARE YOU REALLY A SPY?
I’M NOT.
THAT’S NOT WHAT AND IT WON’T
NO. HAPPEN AGAIN.
THEY TOLD ME…
NO,
OF COURSE NOT.

IT WON’T.
I’M NOT A SPY…
I’M JUST ME.
TARGET ACQUIRED…
…STAND BY.
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ARK ANGEL at the 2006 British Book
Awards and the Red House Children’s The artwork in this graphic
Book Award for SKELETON KEY. novel is the work of two artists,
He scripted the blockbuster movie KANAKO DAMERUM and
STORMBREAKER from his own YUZURU TAKASAKI, who
novel, and also writes extensively collaborate on every illustration.
for TV, with programmes including Although living on opposite
MIDSOMER MURDERS, POIROT, sides of the globe, these Japanese
FOYLE’S WAR and COLLISION. sisters work seamlessly together
He is married to television producer via the Internet.
Jill Green and lives in London with Living and working in Tokyo,
his two sons, Nicholas and Cassian, YUZURU produced all the line
and their dog, Lucky. work for these illustrations using
www.anthonyhorowitz.com traditional means. The quality of

her draughtsmanship comes from
years of honing her skills in the
ANTONY JOHNSTON, who highly competitive world of manga.
wrote the script for this book, KANAKO lives and works out of
has written more than fifteen her studio in London. She managed
other graphic novels, including and directed the project as well
WOLVERINE: PRODIGAL SON, as colouring and rendering the
THE LONG HAUL and THREE artwork digitally using her wealth
DAYS IN EUROPE. He also writes of knowledge in graphic design.
a monthly comic series, WASTELAND,
and has written more miniseries and www.manga-media.com
short stories than he can remember. www.thorogood.net
In addition to his comics work he
writes novels, such as FRIGHTENING
CURVES (which won the 2002 IPPY
award for Best Horror) and STEALING
LIFE, and has also written videogames,
such as 2008’s DEAD SPACE. Antony
lives in north-west England with his
partner Marcia, his dogs Connor and
Rosie, and far too many Macs and iPods.
www.antonyjohnston.com

™
First published 2006 by Walker Books Ltd

87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ
Text © 2006 Walker Books Ltd
Based on the original novel Stormbreaker,
© 2000 Anthony Horowitz
Screenplay © MMVI Samuelsons / IoM Film
Film © MMVI Film and Entertainment
VIP Medienfonds 4 GmbH & Co. KG
and UK Film Council
Style Guide © MMVI ARR Ltd
Trademarks 2006 Samuelson Productions Ltd
Stormbreaker™, Alex Rider™, Boy with torch Logo™,
AR Logo™
All rights reserved
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data:
a catalogue record for this book is available from
the British Library
ISBN 978-1-4063-3661-0 (e-PDF)
www.walker.co.uk

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