Conflict

Conflict: The conflict is started when Alex Riders is killed by a contract killer named Yassen Gregorovich. But there is a new secret computer called storm breaker set to ship out all over Britain and the computers Carrie a small pox virus set to go off once the computers have been shipped out. Now Alex has to stop him before he unleashes the virus.

Setting

Setting: The book takes place in London, England in Alex Riders mansion where he was snooping around his uncles office, Also it takes place in Britain where the Stormbreaker main operations is. Also the M16 headquarters is part of the book for a brief second.

Authors background

Authors background: Anthony Horowitz was born on April 5, 1956, in Sex middle England. Anthony was raised as a Jewish Enclave and lived in a upper class life style. His father was a actor for the prime minister Harold Wilson. When facing bankruptcy Anthony's father hid all of their money under a false name. Anthony was a unhappy and overweight child while growing up. But he loved to read his father books from his library. Also loved read to his peers. Anthony gets his first big break when he publishes his first book (The Sinister Secret of Frederick K Bower) in 1976.