Eagle Strike

by Anthony Horowitz | Teens | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0744590574 Global Overview for this book
Registered by BookGroupMan of Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on 1/8/2022
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Journal Entry 1 by BookGroupMan from Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on Saturday, January 8, 2022
Alex Rider #4, and the 2nd season from Amazon Prime

(13/02/22) *Spoilers* As mentioned in book #3 Skeleton Key, this tidies up some of the plot development in the 2nd Amazon Prime series, not that it matters but I’m interested to see what Horowitz and the producers have done with the franchise. One interesting change is more of the action happens with Alex, his best friend (who?), and Sabina in the TV version, but less on his own or with the black/white housekeeper and adopted mother Jack in the books. I guess these are subtle considerations for the target audience?

So, the main plot line is mostly the same, mega famous (and suitably maniacal) pop star turned philanthropist and software developer Damien Cray is trying to solve the drugs problem. OK so this is Rider/Bond so he does this with a fiendish plot to kill millions in drug producing countries! It all starts with a failed murder attempt on Sabina Pleasure’s father (series 2/book 3), but transplanted from Cornwall to South of France. The daring-do bull fight and bicycle chase through Amsterdam did not make the cut. The link between the launch of the new game ‘Feathered Serpent’ and nuclear launch codes was explained better on TV, but I preferred the old-school deadly ‘real’ game in the book to the VR/AR version on TV, maybe these changes reflect the (almost) 20 years between the 2 versions? Anyway, as I say it doesn’t matter as long as the books keep rolling on. Last but not least, in the end Yassen Gregorovitch dies, which comes as a surprise, but there is a neat hook into revelations to come in book #5 Scorpia, so all good.

Journal Entry 2 by BookGroupMan at Storyhouse in Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Released 2 yrs ago (2/16/2022 UTC) at Storyhouse in Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom

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Leaving in the reception at Storyhouse. I’ve not had much joy here but I hope someone will find and enjoy this :) Welcome to book crossing

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