Oz and Ends

Musings about some of my favorite fantasy literature for young readers, comics old and new, the peculiar publishing industry, the future of books, kids today, and the writing process.

Showing posts with label SERIES Alex Rider. Show all posts

Showing posts with label SERIES Alex Rider. Show all posts

27 July 2010

Working Through the Horowitz Family Lore

Back when I read the first Alex Rider book by Anthony Horowitz , I disliked the snobbery and xenophobia built into it . Those qualities may...

03 November 2007

Anthony Horowitz: "How Depressing It Is"

A while back I linked to this complaint in the tabloid Daily Mail from Anthony Horowitz, creator of juvenile spy Alex Rider. Reading the gr...

03 July 2007

Stormbreaker and the Enemies of England

Just because I disliked Anthony Horowitz's Stormbreaker , the first Alex Rider thriller, doesn't mean I can't find significance ...

23 June 2007

The Stormbreaker Contrivance

Yesterday I wrote about a passage in Lionboy: The Chase that impressed me as a good example of how authors can plant information and occas...

18 June 2007

The Alex Rider Brand

Anthony Horowitz's first Alex Rider spy adventure, Stormbreaker , drops a lot of brand names: "Gap combat trousers," "Con...

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