‘Stormbreaker’ by Anthony Horowitz
Chapter Summary
Chapter Plot Summary Key Areas to Focus On
1 Ian Rider killed. Funeral. Office at home Establishing spy genre &
Funeral ransacked. characteristics of hero.
Voices
2 Stryker’s auto breakers. Sees uncle’s car. Creating suspense.
Heaven Caught in crusher but escapes.
for Cars
3 Visit to ‘Royal & General’. Climbs into Typical spy lair.
Royal & office through window. Shot with sleeping Appearance & reality –
General dart. double meanings.
4 Wakes up in country house. Background to Mission set up. Plot
“So Herod Sayle, Stormbreaker computers & structure.
What Do Felix Lester – competition winner. Alex
You recruited.
Say?”
5 In training with K unit alongside SAS. Training. What challenges
Double Nicknamed cub. Trek, assault course, the in the future is Alex being
O ‘Killing House’. prepared for?
Nothing
6 Doesn’t do parachute jump. Given spy Spy gadgets. Links with Q
Toys gadgets – yoyo, spot cream, game boy. and gadgets in Bond.
aren’t Us Replaces Felix Lester.
7 Arrives at Port Tallon. Meets Herod Sayle & The enemy lair.
Physalia Mr Grin. Large jellyfish in room. Characteristics of
Physalis ‘baddies’.
8 Finds diagram on paper left by uncle in bed. Clues. Prediction as to
Looking Tries Stormbreaker computer. Finds metal what lies behind door /
for door in basement. what Sayle’s plan is.
Trouble
9 Snooker challenge – Alex wins. Hides in Challenge – good v. evil.
Night truck at night. Submarine unloads cargo. Prediction as to what
Visitors Sees Yassen. submarine’s cargo is.
10 Goes for walk. Attacked by two quad bikes. Attack. How sequence is
Death in put together to create
the Long suspense / sense of danger.
Grass
11 Goes to library. Finds out diagram is of a tin Putting the clues together.
Dozmary mine. Buys provisions then goes down mine. Predicting what Alex does
Mine Swims through tunnel. next.
12 Arrives other side of basement. Sees test Virus – plan made clear.
Behind tubes being put into computers. Sees Yassen. How will Alex stop Sayle?
the Door Captured but escapes. Picks up spy gadgets.
Captured by Mr Grin.
13 Interrogated. Sayle explains his plan. Exposition. Enemy tells
The all. How is this similar to
School own predictions?
Bully
‘Stormbreaker’ by Anthony Horowitz
Chapter Summary
14 Nadia pretends she’s on his side & tricks him Jellyfish. Unusual plot
Deep into falling into jellyfish tank. Uses spy twist. Similarities with
Water gadgets to escape. Nadia killed by jellyfish. Bond’s ‘Octopussy’
storyline. Reality v.
fantasy.
15 Chases plane in jeep & gets on board. Gets Chase sequence. How
Eleven Mr Grin to fly plane to London. sequence is put together to
O’Clock create movement / sense
of danger.
16 Jumps out of plane after leaving smoke bomb Denouement. What clues
Twelve on board. Falls through roof of Science have led us to this? How
O’Clock Museum. Shoots Prime Minister’s hand. could this be covered up
Computer switch on stopped. Sayle escapes. by the media?
17 Congratulated. Kidnapped by Sayle & taken Set up for sequel. What
Yassen to helicopter pad. Yassen kills Sayle then happens in next
flies away in helicopter. adventure?