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Gadget Academy Competition

To celebrate 10 years of Alex Rider we’ve teamed up with the Young Times to set you a very special challenge.

Your help is needed to create a new gadget for Alex Rider’s 9th and last mission, Scorpia Rising. Alex Rider’s gadgets, supplied by MI6 operative Smithers, are one of the best-loved elements of Anthony Horowitz’s books and have helped him out of all sorts of scrapes. Now Walker Books and Young Times are offering readers the once-in-a-lifetime chance to design a gadget for Alex!

The winning gadget will feature in Anthony Horowitz’s 9th Alex Rider novel, out Spring 2011, and will be made into an illustration and featured in the Young Times. The winner will also receive a copy of the book and a print of their gadget design. There will be runners up prizes too of an e-reader loaded with the first three Alex Rider books and free Stormbreaker ebooks.

To find out more about the competition visit The Times website or go straight to the Alex Rider Gadget Academy www.gadgetacademy.co.uk to submit your entry. Grab your copy of The Times today and you can also read an exclusive interview with Anthony Horowitz.

Good luck with your mission.

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Crocodile Tears is out in paperback!
The most action-packed Alex Rider adventure yet, Crocodile Tears, is out now in paperback and as an ebook or from the app store. Get your copy at www.alexrider.com. Want 30% off? Enter the code WALKER30 at the checkout when you place an order on the Walker website until 31 December 2010.

Plus, our two fantastic competitions to celebrate 10 explosive years of Alex Rider are still open. You could win a taste of the action with a two-week adventure holiday in Australia by entering at www.alexrider.com/australia or win one of five PSPs and a set of games by recruiting a new agent to the world of Alex Rider www.alexrider.com/newrecruits.

Visit our You Tube channel to watch Anthony Horowitz give a sneak peek behind the scenes of Crocodile Tears, http://bit.ly/c6p5nx and get the brand new fan pack, full of cool downloads http://bit.ly/bw031K.

Hunt down your special edition
Not only can you now buy Crocodile Tears in paperback, but there are two different editions to collect. As well as the new bronze edition, we’ve produced an exclusive red cover which is only available in WHSmith, so you can choose which you’d like to add to your collection, or treat yourself to both! It’s only available while stocks last, so track down your copy today!

Exclusive Anthony Horowitz stories for your gadgets
For the first time ever you can read three exclusive horror stories by Anthony Horowitz on your Nintendo DSi. The stories are available on EA FLIPS and you can download them now from the DSIWare service http://bit.ly/a05lzZ. Watch out for the publication of More Bloody Horowitz this September http://bit.ly/b1OrRk.

Meet Anthony Horowitz
Anthony will be at the Cottesloe Theatre on London’s Southbank to talk about the Alex Rider series and his other work on Wednesday 23 June at 6 p.m. This will be followed by a book signing. You can find out more details and book tickets here http://bit.ly/cuxrjr.

If you’re in Ireland, you can also see Anthony at the West Cork Literary Festival where he will be reading from his books on Wednesday 7 July at 2.30 p.m. You can find out more here http://bit.ly/9ZNxbX.

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10 explosive years of Alex Rider?To celebrate ten explosive years of teen superspy Alex Rider, all eight missions have a cool new-look and feature bonus content from Anthony Horowitz, packed with insider secrets! Check them out at www.alexrider.com – the first seven missions are available to buy now, with Crocodile Tears coming in June 2010.

We’ve teamed up with Qantas Holidays to offer a family of four a taste of the action! For your chance to win a 2-week adventure holiday of a lifetime to South Australia and Tasmania, visit www.alexrider.com/australia.  

And, if you love the Alex Rider missions then spread the word! Recruit a new agent to the world of Alex Rider and win a PSP and games. For your Operation Stormbreaker briefing visit www.alexrider.com/newrecruits.

Cool downloads ?Customise your social network and online pages with the Alex Rider 10th anniversary fan pack, crammed with banners, Bebo skins, screensavers and MSN buddy icons featuring the new-look designs. Download them here www.alexrider.com
All the missions on the move ?Get involved in the action on the move – all the missions are now available in eBook and audio format for you to read on your own gadgets.

Tickets still available for Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival

Anthony Horowitz will be in conversation with Paul Blezard about his writing for television and the Alex Rider series. Anthony will reveal why he is proudest of his Power of Five series of novels, and why he names his villains after his schoolteachers…

Thursday 25 March 2010,
7pm ?
Sheldonian Theatre,
Broad St,
Oxford?
Ticket sales: Tel 01497 822 629 ?

Online: http://www.oxfordliteraryfestival.com/index2.php

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