Alex Rider

Alex Rider is the protagonist of the story, a fourteen-year-old boy who has the distinction of being one of the most effective covert operatives in existence. He attained this status through the training that his uncle, Ian Rider, had given him during his childhood. Alex's father was also a spy, and although his mother worked as a nurse, there is some suspicion that she might have been a covert operative, too. Both died in an explosion that Ash had planted on a plane destined for France, where his parents planned to raise Alex as a normal boy. Their deaths changed everything for him.

Alex's character has integrity and a strong sense of fairness. He takes pleasure in delivering the punishments that villains so richly deserve. He reacts to the threats on his life without hesitation, since any pause to think would mean a quick death. These qualities...