What age group are these books suitable for?

[bingo]

It is true, if it was for teens it could be a little more , well, like you said, intense, more detailed. But at the same time, i dont want this series to change, you know? I love how i can read them all over and over and still not decide which is my favourite because they're all so equally good! If the rating changed, that could change as well.

i stand by what i said. AR is simply for anyone mature enough to read them.

[Nixola]

Yeah I suppose it's the type of thing you have to try before you know if you'll like it or not, and that includes age

It's just a shame...a lot of kids, boys in particular- (and I suppose these are largely aimed at boys)- don't really get into book at, say 12 years old and I think they would like a book like AR. The series deffinately should be advertised more, to attract this kinda audience :/

Then again, there's more for us to fangirl over :3

[Pedro-ologist]

well i have a friend who is 13 and the only books he reads is Alex rider - he loves them...but he reads slowly and has not time for other books.

I was not a bookworm until i read AR - stormbreaker was my first novel and it got me into reading...

AR should not be changed - it is perfect as a book can be at the moment and if any changes are made to it it could most likely be for the worse!

[Alex12345]

Same here, AH's books are so easy to read and so exciting, it's something with the fonts or something, i can't read books with small fonts... 

[Pedro-ologist]

they have medium sized fonts and not much on a page...

[bingo]

The font is quite large, actually, at least in the version i read

Anyway, BOT - the age groups.

[stewie]

shoulsnt we lock this topic?( i could be wrong...)
i mean, the question was answered already, and they author now should have  pleanty of ideas on if his son should read the series or not. am i right?( i could be wrong...)
what do you think?

[DilanMelis]

It really depends. Because it's a topic that can still be debated, even though the question was answered for the thread maker =] There may be others that aren't convinced haha.

[mrbeaniebaby]

for language and violence you could compare them to a James bond movie but without the sex. I first read these books when I was 9 and I've loved them ever since. they won't give you nightmares and they're not scary or anything. there's worse stuff in harry potter. I*f you're still concerned, AH has written similar books for a slightly younger audience. check out Diamond Brothers, Groosham Grange, Granny, The Switch, The Devil and his Boy, etc.

[catvoca]

i reackon 9-90

[Sasquatch171]

9 and up just because any younger and they might not understand the vocabulary.

[lady_imladris]

I would say 12+

[FALLEN]

I think that it depends on child. Because some children are more gendle than others.

As you have said, AR books have violence.

I read my first AR book when I was 13.

[Crunch630]

Well, I read Point Blanc back in 2003 (yes before Stormbreaker I'm so sorry!) anyway that feels like a century ago.

Seven years later, I'm fifteen years old and I still keep up to date with them. AH is my favourite author atm too. I do believe that age is irrelevant for his books, for instance, I think everyone would agree that the Power of Five series is a couple of years senior of AR.

Then again, if anyone's read that CHERUB series, (I know I shouldn't be talking about it in this topic, so don't reply...) those books were originally targetted at 12 year olds... Well look how grand that series turned out to be! (age wise) I stopped reading them 3 years ago it went so dumb...

[Alice Rider]

I think anyone above the age of 11 can read it 

I read Stormbreaker when I was 12 o.o