num_pages: 388
description: Alex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. But when Alex learns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful terrorist organization in the world, Scorpia, his world shatters. Now Scorpia wants Alex on their side, and Alex no longer has the strength to fight them. That is, until he learns of Scorpia’s latest plot: an operation known only as “Invisible Sword” that will result in the death of thousands of people. Can Alex prevent the slaughter, or will Scorpia prove once and for all that the terror will not be stopped?
language: English
title: Scorpia
titlecomplete: Scorpia (Alex Rider, #5)
characters: Mrs Jones, Alan Blunt, Alex Rider, Jack Starbright, Smithers
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Action, Teen, Espionage, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Adventure
ratings_count: 57929
places: London, England, Venice
series: Alex Rider
publisher: Puffin Books