Relaxing in the south of France, MI6 agent Alex Rider is finally able to feel like any ordinary fourteen-year-old - until a sudden, ruthless attack on his hosts plunges him back into a world of violence and mystery. And this time, MI6 don't want to know. Alex is determined to track down his friends' attackers, even if he must do it alone.

Anthony Horowitz is an award-winning children's author, writer for television and creator of the phenomenal bestselling Alex Rider and Power of 5 series as well as the Diamond Brothers Detective books - all published by Walker Books. He lives in central London, EC1. Antony Johnston is an award-winning author of more than a dozen graphic novels in everything from horror to romance, and has also written video games, books and animation. He has reinvented Marvel's flagship character Wolverine for manga, and adapted many of Alan Moore's prose works into comic form. He lives in Barnoldswick, Lancashire. Kanako and Yuzuro, two sisters from Japan, collaborate to produce manga-style art for comics and graphic novels. Yuzuro is an illustrator and lives in Tokyo; Kanako is a graphic designer and lives in London.

Anthony Horowitz is an award-winning children's author, writer for television and creator of the phenomenal bestselling Alex Rider and Power of 5 series as well as the Diamond Brothers Detective books - all published by Walker Books. He lives in central London, EC1. Antony Johnston is an award-winning author of more than a dozen graphic novels in everything from horror to romance, and has also written video games, books and animation. He has reinvented Marvel's flagship character Wolverine for manga, and adapted many of Alan Moore's prose works into comic form. He lives in Barnoldswick, Lancashire. Kanako and Yuzuro, two sisters from Japan, collaborate to produce manga-style art for comics and graphic novels. Yuzuro is an illustrator and lives in Tokyo; Kanako is a graphic designer and lives in London.