General Alexei Sarov in book three and Damian Cray in book four.Every description of him and his work as a soldier/spy/assassin is full of practically nothing but praise, and even Alan Blunt is described as having a soft spot for him. The Ace: Alex's father, John Rider falls into this territory, although he's also a Posthumous Character.A second attempt at adapting the show for the screen came in the form of a Show of the Books, Alex Rider, which launched in June 2020 with a first series principally adapting Point Blanc a second series has been commissioned that adapts Eagle Strike. Stormbreaker was adapted as a movie in 2006, and despite much mass marketing and merchandise with beliefs that the film would kickstart a franchise, it failed to make its budget back and got unfavourable critical reception. The books are also being adapted as a series of graphic novels (that reached Ark Angel in 2020) that form a different canon to the books. There are also two supplementary materials, Alex Rider: The Gadgets (featuring blueprints of the gadgets Alex uses), and Alex Rider: Mission Files, featuring assorted in-universe correspondence, diagrams, blueprints and miscellany from the first seven books and a World Book Day book to mark the 20th anniversary, Undercover: The Classified Files, released in 2020. "Metal Head" (2020) (Story for World Book Day featuring Yassen Gregorovich, included as part of Alex Rider Undercover: The Classified Files)."The Man With the Wrong Shoes" (2020) (Story for World Book Day, included as part of Alex Rider Undercover: The Classified Files)."The White Carnation" (2013) (tie-in to Russian Roulette, later republished in Alex Rider Undercover: The Classified Files)."Coda" (bonus chapter in the paperback edition of Snakehead, later republished in Alex Rider Undercover: The Classified Files as "Double Agent")."Alex Underground" (2008) (post- Ark Angel).Revised and expanded version published in Secret Weapon) "Secret Weapon" (2003) (post- Skeleton Key.Revised version published in Secret Weapon as "High Tension") "Incident in Nice" note Also known as "Quite a Ride" (2009) (post- Point Blanc, summer.Revised and expanded version published in Secret Weapon as "The Man with Eleven Fingers") "A Taste of Death" note Also known as "London Down" (2012) (post- Point Blanc, spring.
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