Imatge de l'autor

Anthony Horowitz

Autor/a de Stormbreaker

225+ obres 66,878 Membres 1,888 Ressenyes 72 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Author and television scriptwriter Anthony Horowitz was born in Stanmore, England on April 5, 1956. At the age of eight, he was sent to a boarding school in London. He graduated from the University of York and published his first book, Enter Frederick K. Bower (1979), when he was 23. He writes mostra'n més mostly children's books, including the Alex Rider series, The Power of Five series, and the Diamond Brothers series. The Alex Rider series is about a 14-year-old boy becoming a spy and was made into a movie entitled Stormbreaker. He has won numerous awards including the 1989 Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award for Groosham Grange and the 2003 Red House Children's Book Award for Skeleton Key. He also writes novels for adults including The Killing Joke and The Magpie Murders. He has created Foyle's War and Midsomer Murders for television as well as written episodes for Poirot and Murder Most Horrid. He made The New York Times Best Seller list with his titles The House of Silk Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin and Moriarity.Most recently he was commissioned by the Ian Fleming Estate to write the James Bond novel Trigger Mortis. Anthony was awarded an OBE for his services to literature in January 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

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Obres de Anthony Horowitz

Stormbreaker (2000) 6,765 exemplars
Point Blank (2001) 4,435 exemplars
Skeleton Key (2002) 4,255 exemplars
Eagle Strike (2003) 3,901 exemplars
Ark Angel (2005) 3,851 exemplars
Scorpia (2004) 3,828 exemplars
Magpie Murders (2016) 3,789 exemplars
Snakehead (2007) 2,999 exemplars
The House of Silk (2011) 2,870 exemplars
Crocodile Tears (2009) 2,257 exemplars
Raven's Gate (2005) 2,219 exemplars
The Word Is Murder (2017) 2,001 exemplars
Moriarty (2014) 1,682 exemplars
Evil Star (1985) 1,576 exemplars
Scorpia Rising (2011) 1,563 exemplars
Moonflower Murders (2020) 1,366 exemplars
Nightrise (2007) 1,287 exemplars
The Sentence is Death (2018) 1,162 exemplars
Necropolis (2008) 1,010 exemplars
A Line to Kill (2021) 808 exemplars
Russian Roulette (2013) 804 exemplars
The Falcon's Malteser (1986) 739 exemplars
Public Enemy Number Two (1987) 555 exemplars
The Twist of a Knife (2022) 543 exemplars
Trigger Mortis (2015) 496 exemplars
South By Southeast (1991) 489 exemplars
Groosham Grange (1988) 485 exemplars
Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel (2006) 459 exemplars
Oblivion (2010) 444 exemplars
Myths and Legends (1991) 411 exemplars
Forever and a Day (2018) 386 exemplars
Never Say Die (2017) 342 exemplars
The Devil and His Boy (1997) 339 exemplars
The Switch (2009) 332 exemplars
Return to Groosham Grange (1999) 300 exemplars
Granny (1994) 295 exemplars
Point Blank: The Graphic Novel (2007) 291 exemplars
Three of Diamonds (2004) 253 exemplars
Horowitz Horror (1999) 252 exemplars
Alex Rider: The Gadgets (2005) 239 exemplars
Nightshade (2020) 185 exemplars
With a Mind to Kill (2022) 177 exemplars
Skeleton Key: The Graphic Novel (2009) 168 exemplars
The Blurred Man (2002) 156 exemplars
The Greek Who Stole Christmas (2007) 155 exemplars
The Killing Joke (2002) 141 exemplars
The French Confection (2002) 138 exemplars
More Horowitz Horror (2000) 132 exemplars
The Complete Horowitz Horror (2008) 119 exemplars
The Three Monarchs (2014) 113 exemplars
Bloody Horowitz (2010) 94 exemplars
Stormbreaker [2006 film] (2006) — Autor — 93 exemplars
Eagle Strike: Graphic Novel (2012) 91 exemplars
Legends: Beasts and Monsters (2010) 78 exemplars
Death Walks Tonight: Horrifying Stories (1994) — Editor — 75 exemplars
Legends: Battles and Quests (2010) 69 exemplars
Killer Camera (2002) 69 exemplars
The Devil's Door-Bell (1983) 55 exemplars
Twist Cottage (1827) 51 exemplars
The Night of the Scorpion (1984) 51 exemplars
Two of Diamonds (2009) 49 exemplars
The Phone Goes Dead (1824) 48 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 1 (2002) 47 exemplars
Legends: Heroes and Villains (2011) 47 exemplars
More Bloody Horowitz (2010) 44 exemplars
Scared (2002) 43 exemplars
The Night Bus (1800) 42 exemplars
The Silver Citadel (1986) 42 exemplars
Raven's Gate: The Graphic Novel (2009) 42 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 6 (2010) — Creator — 40 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 3 (2005) — Creator — 38 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 7 (2013) — Creator — 37 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 4 (2007) — Creator; Creator — 34 exemplars
Alex Rider Boxed Set, Books 1-5 (2006) 34 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 8 (2015) — Creator — 33 exemplars
Alex Rider: The Mission Files (2008) 32 exemplars
Burnt (Horowitz Horror) (2002) 32 exemplars
Day of the Dragon (1989) 31 exemplars
Foyle's War: The Complete Saga (2009) 30 exemplars
Nightshade Revenge (2023) 30 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 5 (2013) 30 exemplars
Legends: The Wrath of the Gods (2012) 29 exemplars
Alex Rider 9 Book Collection (2011) 25 exemplars
Alex Rider: The Six Missions (1803) 24 exemplars
William S. (1999) 24 exemplars
The Complete Adventures of Robin of Sherwood (1990) — Autor — 23 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 2 (2013) 22 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 1, Episode 2: White Feather (2002) — Creator — 20 exemplars
Vermeer to Eternity (2015) 19 exemplars
The Four of Diamonds (2012) 16 exemplars
Mindgame (Oberon Modern Plays) (2000) 16 exemplars
The Hitchhiker (2010) 15 exemplars
Angst (1998) 15 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 2, Episode 2: Among the Few (2003) — Creator — 14 exemplars
Foyle's War: Sets 1-6 - The Home Front Files (2013) — Creator; Creator — 14 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 2, Episode 1: Fifty Ships (2003) — Creator — 13 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 1, Episode 4: Eagle Day (2002) — Creator — 13 exemplars
Evil Star: The Graphic Novel (2014) 9 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 2, Episode 3: War Games (2003) — Creator — 9 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 1, Episode 1: The German Woman (2003) — Creator — 9 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 1, Episode 3: A Lesson in Murder (2002) — Creator — 8 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 3, Episode 4: A War of Nerves (2004) — Creator — 7 exemplars
Oblivion, Part 1 (2013) 7 exemplars
Collision [2009 TV Mini-series] (2009) — Creator — 7 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 3, Episode 2: Enemy Fire (2004) — Creator — 6 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 3, Episode 1: The French Drop (2004) — Creator — 6 exemplars
Injustice [2011 TV mini-series] (2011) — writer — 6 exemplars
Oblivion, Part 2 (2013) 6 exemplars
Meer angst (1998) 5 exemplars
Wickedly Funny Horowitz Boxset (2015) 5 exemplars
The White Carnation (2013) 5 exemplars
Crime Traveller 5 exemplars
Christmas at Gunpoint (2006) 4 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 4, Episode 1: Invasion (2006) — Creator — 4 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 4, Episode 2: Bad Blood (2006) — Creator — 4 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 4, Episode 3: Bleak Midwinter (2007) — Creator — 4 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 4, Episode 4: Casualties of War (2007) — Creator — 4 exemplars
The Best of Foyle's War (2012) 4 exemplars
Crime Traveller: Complete Series — Creator — 4 exemplars
The Man with Eleven Fingers (2012) 3 exemplars
Resistance to Interrogation (2006) 3 exemplars
Tea with Smithers (2019) 3 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 5, Episode 2: Broken Souls (2008) — Creator — 3 exemplars
Foyle's War: Sets 4-5 (2015) 3 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 5, Episode 1: Plan of Attack (2008) — Creator — 3 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 5, Episode 3: All Clear (2008) — Creator — 3 exemplars
Foyle's War: Sets 1-2 — Creator — 3 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 2, Episode 4: The Funk Hole (2003) — Creator — 3 exemplars
The Gatekeepers Set 2 exemplars
Secret Weapon (2003) 2 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 6, Episode 2: Killing Time (2010) — Creator — 2 exemplars
Alex Rider Complete Set (pb) (2009) 2 exemplars
Foyle's War: Sets 1-7 — Creator — 2 exemplars
Spy Trap (2019) 2 exemplars
Alex in Afghanistan (2019) 2 exemplars
Anthony Horowitz Promotion (2002) 2 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 6, Episode 1: The Russian House (2010) — Creator — 2 exemplars
The Switch {video} — Autor — 2 exemplars
Alex Underground 2 exemplars
Foyle's War: Sets 5-6 — Creator — 2 exemplars
Foyle's War: Sets 3-4 — Creator — 2 exemplars
Alex Rider agente segreto (2002) 2 exemplars
Adventurer (1987) 2 exemplars
Bwthyn tro (2010) 1 exemplars
Ugursuz Yildiz (2010) 1 exemplars
Il segreto di sua Maestà (2002) 1 exemplars
Y ffôn yn marw (2010) 1 exemplars
Bws Y Nos (Welsh Edition) (2010) 1 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 7, Episode 3: Sunflower (2013) — Creator — 1 exemplars
Starting Out (1990) 1 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 7, Episode 2: The Cage (2013) — Creator — 1 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 7, Episode 1: The Eternity Ring (2013) — Creator — 1 exemplars
Alex Rider Collector's Edition (2000) 1 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 8, Episode 2: Trespass — Creator — 1 exemplars
Foyle's War: Set 8, Episode 1: High Castle — Creator — 1 exemplars
Poisoned pen 1 exemplars
Gemini-Project 1 exemplars

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Midsomer Murders: Death's Shadow [1999 TV Series Episode] (1999) — Screenplay — 16 exemplars
Midnight Feast (2007) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars
Midsomer Murders: Strangler's Wood [1999 TV Series Episode] (1999) — Screenplay — 10 exemplars
Midsomer Murders: Judgement Day [2000 TV Series Episode] (2000) — Screenplay — 7 exemplars
Red: The Waterstones Anthology (2012) — Col·laborador — 5 exemplars

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Coneixement comú

Data de naixement
1955-04-05
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
UK
Lloc de naixement
Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK
Llocs de residència
North London, England, UK
Orford, Suffolk, England, UK
Educació
University of York
Orley Farm, Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK
Professions
screenwriter
novelist
creator of television series
Premis i honors
Order of the British Empire (Officer, 2014)
Agent
Jonathan Lloyd
Biografia breu
Anthony Horowitz's life might have been copied from the pages of Charles Dickens or the Brothers Grimm. Born in 1956 in Stanmore, Middlesex, to a family of wealth and status, Anthony was raised by nannies, surrounded by servants and chauffeurs. His father, a wealthy businessman, was, says Mr. Horowitz, "a fixer for Harold Wilson." What that means exactly is unclear -- "My father was a very secretive man," he says-- so an aura of suspicion and mystery surrounds both the word and the man. As unlikely as it might seem, Anthony's father, threatened with bankruptcy, withdrew all of his money from Swiss bank accounts in Zurich and deposited it in another account under a false name and then promptly died. His mother searched unsuccessfully for years in attempt to find the money, but it was never found. That too shaped Anthony's view of things. Today he says, "I think the only thing to do with money is spend it." His mother, whom he adored, eccentrically gave him a human skull for his 13th birthday. His grandmother, another Dickensian character, was mean-spirited and malevolent, a destructive force in his life. She was, he says, "a truly evil person", his first and worst arch villain. "My sister and I danced on her grave when she died," he now recalls.
A miserably unhappy and overweight child, Anthony had nowhere to turn for solace. "Family meals," he recalls, "had calories running into the thousands&. I was an astoundingly large, round child&." At the age of eight he was sent off to boarding school, a standard practice of the times and class in which he was raised. While being away from home came as an enormous relief, the school itself, Orley Farm, was a grand guignol horror with a headmaster who flogged the boys till they bled. "Once the headmaster told me to stand up in assembly and in front of the whole school said, 'This boy is so stupid he will not be coming to Christmas games tomorrow.' I have never totally recovered." To relieve his misery and that of the other boys, he not unsurprisingly made up tales of astounding revenge and retribution.

Anthony Horowitz is perhaps the busiest writer in England. He has been writing since the age of eight, and professionally since the age of twenty. He writes in a comfortable shed in his garden for up to ten hours per day. In addition to the highly successful Alex Rider books, he has also written episodes of several popular TV crime series, including Poirot, Murder in Mind, Midsomer Murders and Murder Most Horrid. He has written a television series Foyle's War, which recently aired in the United States, and he has written the libretto of a Broadway musical adapted from Dr. Seuss's book, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. His film script The Gathering has just finished production. And&oh yes&there are more Alex Rider novels in the works. Anthony has also written the Diamond Brothers series.

Membres

Converses

The House of Silk a Baker Street and Beyond (gener 2012)

Ressenyes

It was okay.i found the presence of the author in the story very distracting. The constant name dropping and the classism were hard to stomach.
 
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cspiwak | Hi ha 123 ressenyes més | Mar 6, 2024 |
A really unique take on a murder mystery---a story within a story. Totally enjoyable and engrossing. A great read
½
 
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susannelson | Hi ha 232 ressenyes més | Feb 23, 2024 |
Enough with the fat shaming, already.
 
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Dracoster | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Feb 21, 2024 |
These books are very entertaining. Good mystery and interesting look at the life of an author. Walks the line so well between truth and fiction. Some good laughs, interesting characters and a good puzzle.
 
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njcur | Hi ha 62 ressenyes més | Feb 20, 2024 |

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Estadístiques

Obres
225
També de
15
Membres
66,878
Popularitat
#202
Valoració
4.0
Ressenyes
1,888
ISBN
2,347
Llengües
28
Preferit
72

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