Blog #11

     Stormbreaker is the first book in the Alex Rider series by Anothy Horowitz. Fourteen year old Alex Rider is the main character in this book. Alex's parents died when he was very little and since then, he's been living with his Uncle. Since his Uncle is out on business a lot, Alex has a nanny named Jack. Jack is from the United States and if anything were to happen to Alex's uncle, Jack would have to go back to the states from Britian, where they live. So when the police show up at Alex's door one night, saying his Uncle has died in a car crash, Jack will have to return to the States, and Alex will become an orphan. All seems lost until Ms. Jones (the herald of the story)  arrives to tell Alex his Uncle didn't actually die in a car crash, but was a spy for the Agency Ms. Jones works for, and ended up being shot on a mission. Ms. Jones tells Alex that if he comes and works as a spy at this agency, in replacement of his uncle, Jack can stay in Britian and remain Alex's caretaker. Ms. Jones is most definately the herald in this story because she offers Alex the journey into the "special world". Alex is then forced to decide, will he become a spy, or lose Jack.