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Anthony Horowitz

Anthony Horowitz started writing because he wanted to be like Tintin. He has now travelled to all the places that Tintin has been – apart from the moon!

His Alex Rider series is one of the most popular children’s book series ever, and the first Alex Rider book, Stormbreaker, became a major Hollywood film. In 2003, Anthony won the Red House Children’s Book Award (voted for by children) for Skeleton Key.

He is also the author of the highly acclaimed Diamond Brothers detective stories, as well as the bestselling The Power of Five books, which were inspired by a simple thought. “Isn’t it more exciting to imagine these great battles with all their magic and mystery happening in the very high street where you live, just out of the corner of your eye?”

Anthony lives in central London with his wife Jill Green, a TV producer, and their sons Nicholas and Cassian. His whole family gets involved in his writing. Jill has produced several of Anthony’s scripts, including the drama serial Foyle’s War, which won the Lew Grade Audience Award in 2003. His son Cassian is already a seasoned actor, having appeared in three of his shows, and Nicholas, his oldest son, has helped Anthony to research the Alex Rider books by trying his hand at everything from scuba-diving to snowboarding and surfing.

In 2013, Anthony was awarded an OBE for services to literature.

Books by Anthony Horowitz

  • Alex Rider Box Set

    Alex Rider Box Set

  • Alex Rider: Nightshade

    Alex Rider: Nightshade

  • Alex Rider: The Complete Missions 1-11

    Alex Rider: The Complete Missions 1-11

  • Ark Angel

    Ark Angel

  • Ark Angel

    Ark Angel

  • Crocodile Tears

    Crocodile Tears

  • Crocodile Tears

    Crocodile Tears

  • Eagle Strike

    Eagle Strike

  • Eagle Strike

    Eagle Strike

  • Eagle Strike - The Graphic Novel

    Eagle Strike - The Graphic Novel

  • Evil Star

    Evil Star

  • Granny

    Granny

  • Groosham Grange

    Groosham Grange

  • I Know What You Did Last Wednesday

    I Know What You Did Last Wednesday

  • Necropolis

    Necropolis

  • Necropolis

    Necropolis

  • Never Say Die

    Never Say Die

  • Never Say Die

    Never Say Die

  • Nightrise

    Nightrise

  • Oblivion

    Oblivion

  • Point Blanc

    Point Blanc

  • Point Blanc

    Point Blanc

  • Point Blanc - The Graphic Novel

    Point Blanc - The Graphic Novel

  • Public Enemy Number Two

    Public Enemy Number Two

  • Raven's Gate

    Raven's Gate

  • Return to Groosham Grange

    Return to Groosham Grange

  • Russian Roulette

    Russian Roulette

  • Russian Roulette

    Russian Roulette

  • Scared to Death

    Scared to Death

  • Scorpia

    Scorpia

  • Scorpia

    Scorpia

  • Scorpia Rising

    Scorpia Rising

  • Scorpia Rising

    Scorpia Rising

  • Scorpia - The Graphic Novel

    Scorpia - The Graphic Novel

  • Secret Weapon

    Secret Weapon

  • Skeleton Key

    Skeleton Key

  • Skeleton Key

    Skeleton Key

  • Skeleton Key - The Graphic Novel

    Skeleton Key - The Graphic Novel

  • Snakehead

    Snakehead

  • Snakehead

    Snakehead

  • South by South East

    South by South East

  • Stormbreaker

    Stormbreaker

  • Stormbreaker

    Stormbreaker

  • Stormbreaker

    Stormbreaker

  • Stormbreaker - The Graphic Novel

    Stormbreaker - The Graphic Novel

  • The Blurred Man

    The Blurred Man

  • The Devil and His Boy

    The Devil and His Boy

  • The Diamond Brothers Pack x 5

    The Diamond Brothers Pack x 5

  • The Falcon's Malteser

    The Falcon's Malteser

  • The French Confection

    The French Confection

  • The Switch

    The Switch

  • The Wickedly Funny Anthony Horowitz Bumper Box Set

    The Wickedly Funny Anthony Horowitz Bumper Box Set

Awards

Anthony’s awards include the Booksellers Association/Nielsen Author of the Year Award 2007, the Children’s Book of the Year for Ark Angel and the Red House Children’s Book Awards for Skeleton Key. In 2013 he was awarded an OBE for services to literature.