Walker to republish Alex Rider series

Walker Books is marking the 15th anniversary of Anthony Horowitz’s first Alex Rider novel by releasing new editions of the entire series. The publisher has also organised a writing competition with the NLT to mark the anniversary.  All 10 books in the spy series, which started with Stormbreaker in 2000 and ended with Russian Roulette in 2013, will be released with new cover art and bonus content on the 2nd April (p.b, £7.99). The cover images were designed by Two Dots, the studio that created the packaging for Ubisoft’s video games Assassins Creed and Far Cry. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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