Anthony Horowitz on BBC Radio 5 Live 06 April 2011
Anthony was on BBC Radio’s Five Live show today with Richard Bacon. Topics discussed included: Midsomer Murders, Stormbreaker the movie and the possibility of sequels, Scorpia Rising – the final Alex Rider book, a new TV series penned by Anthony and the forthcoming Sherlock Holmes novel.
Please note this recording contains a news broadcast.
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Congartulations on finishing the final alex rider novel. It has been a wonderfull journey. I’m very excited that Anthony Horowitz wil write the screenplay for the Tintin movie since I’m a belgian myself (just like Tintin or ‘kuifje’ as we call him in Flanders) and I know that this national treasure of ours is save in your hands.
I wish you the best of success in the future and I can’t wait for ‘Yassen’ and the final ‘Power of Five’ novel to arrive. Greetings from Antwerp
When will the fifth power of five book be released? Well done in the series so far.
Firstly I want to thank you Anthony, for all the Alex Rider books, they are very special and amazing books. It’s a weird and sad feeling to have finished the last book but “Scorpia Rising” kept the extremely high quality of all the other Alex Rider books and you are a very talented writer. It’s good to know they’ll be a book about Yassen on it’s way I’m sure this will be written brilliantly too. Also love the film Stormbreaker (one of my favourites), Foyle’s War and The Diamond Brother’s series so thanks for these as well. I guess I’m not the stereotypical Alex Rider reader being a girl but I do love the books and getting involved in the world of them. So thanks Anthony and like Wolfstar’s comment I wish you the best of success. You are fantastic.
I really like your books I think they are really interesting and exciting. I always ask my dad to read more when he says time for bed. I’m only 9 and I already love your books. I’ve just started scorpia. I’m at the part where Alex has just escaped from widows palace. It’s one of my favourite ones.when I’ve finished all the Alex rider books what should I read next?
I think the alex rider books were brilliant. When i saw the trailers on the alex rider websites i had a little idea of what was going to happen but i didn’t have much of an idea. Also the power of five,diamond brothers and midsomer murders are brilliant! I cant wait for the yassen book to come out. I hope you enjoy writing it!
Half way through Scorpia Rising, and it’s pretty intense, I thought you outdid yourself with “Snakehead” (My personal favourite) but this is just… Wow…
Anyway As Jorden said, when is the fifth Po5 coming out? The Alex Rider Series is incredible and just plain amazing but Po5 is still my favourite series, and I’ve read each one of those books about 3 times so I won’t forget the story hehe… Please don’t anticlimax and discontinue Po5 like you did for the Pentagram series
Can you tell me when you will be realeasing The Power of Five fifth novel?
Can you please tell me the name and release date of the fifth book in the power of five series? Thank you very much!
I love the alex rider books. Why art you going to make more?
I adore the power five books- am completely fascinated by them! Please could you estimate a date for the release of the fifth and final book! One of you’re biggest fans Marie, thanks.
Are any new Diamond Brothers books coming I enjoyed all of them.
I love the alex rider books and always will but why did you end the series I also love the movie of stormbreaker will there be any more
Also could you tell me the release date of the fifth power of five book as i think the power of five series is awesome even though im the only one in my class who likes them
You are an amazing writer, but why would you kill off Alex Rider!? It is my favorite series ever, and I am very disappointed that it will be over… Please don’t let this be the end
Please, tell us all when you’re going to be releasing the 5th Power of Five series (or Gatekeepers series as it’s called in Canada.)! I’m dying of anticipation and I don’t think that I’ll be able to hold out much longer!! Why, oh, WHY must you end your books with a cliffhanger?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
thank you for all your books i cant wait for the last Alex Rider come out in the U.S. also, when will the last po5 come out?
My family and I love your Alex Rider series. English is our second language, so I read your books to my children [4 of them] in order to increase their love for the language. The suspense is good for us and we often pass up watching TV shows just to get on with the book!
Could you indicate the release date of your final power of 5 book, your an amazing writer, congratulations on Scorpia Rising !
I love all of the gatekeeper books! They are soooooooo well written! I can’t wait until the 5th one is released! I’m soooooooooooooooo excited!!!
When will the 5th book in the GateKeeper/Power of Five come out?
Mr. Horowitz, I would just like to thank you for my life since 4th grade. I remember my neighbor showed me this golden book with a silver lightning bolt down the cover…one week later I was on Point Blanc. Now, I’ve converted three of my friends to Alex. They love him too, but I feel that I will always have sort of this…connection, with him. He’s been my childhood. I cried when Yassan died (he was one of my favorites). I asked for Scorpia Rising for christmas, but It didn’t come. Two weeks before the book was available in stores, it came. I stayed up until 1:00am to read. I finished two days later. Two days later, when I was almost finished, my parents went out to my brothers baseball game, and I was left home to read. When I turned the page, and saw that it was the last one that I would ever read new of Alex Rider…I bawled. I cried so hard I was so glad my parents weren’t home…they would have thought I was being murdered! When I finished the book threw tear filled eyes…I cried even harder. So here I am, a couple months later, writing (or commenting) to you to say thank you.
So thank you, Mr. Horowitz.
i loved the alex rider series i am sad it has ended.
i have just finnished the fourth power of the five book.
when will the next one come out.
i cant wait for it, i need to know!!!!
It’s sad to see this amazing book series come to an end. I have enjoyed your thriling stories but all good things come to an end. I’m entering a raffle for Scorpia Rising signed by yourself. I hope I get the prize. Thank you for making the last to years interesting.
I can’t believe I”ve been with ya since 2006, Anthony!!! I love your books a lot!!! It’s sad that you have ended your Alex Rider series, but I hear there’s a new series coming out about Yassen, wow, Anthony!!! I can’t wait! I LOVE Alex and Yassen, both!!
PLease, never stop writing!! I LOVE ya!!
I really like your books. Right now i am reading Evil Star in the series The Gatedeepers. Can you write a ninth book in the Alex Rider series? I also enjoy the movies. There is this thing at my school called A.R. basically you read a book and test on it, well i read all 8 books in 16 days. I made 100% on all of them but 1 I made a 90. I enjoy your books a lot and I am a big fan. Like I said, please write a ninth book in the Alex Rider series.
Is there going to be a 9th alex rider book. Please say yes. and can u make a 2nd alex rider movie. I love the books and the movie.
I adored the Alex Rider books, it is such a shame that they have had to end. At a time when I was younger probably 11 years old, the geeky girl in the corner of the class… I would go to the school library every other day to collect three of your books at a time and they’d be finished by the time I next walked in.
Although I am now 18, (I am not as geeky in going to the library as often) but I still have a love for reading the Alex Rider series and also the Power of Five which I have to personally say is my favourite; if I were to choose which was the best series, I am really eager to find out when the final instalment will be written for the POF. More or less because it would also be the climax to my childhood as well.
I have now waited nearly 3 years for the power of 5 final book. I am 48, enjoy reading your books but if I start a book I like to complete it. So to start a series and not knowing when the final book will come out is a bit disappointing, considering I read a lot of books and have read most of your including your Alex Rider series.
I know you get asked a lot about the power of 5 but please don’t disappoint your fans, including my 16 year old son who introduced me to you.
Thank you,
Vijay
Anthony, we are waiting. The Power of 5 final installment needs to be either completed and released, or at the very least given a rough date for us fans to look foward to. This silence is tedious. Don’t dissapoint your fans.
Thank you,
Charlie
I can’t wait until “Yassen” comes out he was my favorite charecter and it was a pity he died in eagle strike and I’m glad he’s getting his own book eit has even if it has been a little postponed…
until then Anthony Horowitz is awesome!
-SAP