#36 in Spy & espionage
Point Blanc
- 274
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Point Blanc” is a confident second Alex Rider adventure that brings the pleasures of a Bond story down to a teenager’s scale. Anthony Horowitz’s best idea is that a spy of that age cannot pose as an adult expert, so Alex has to improvise his way out of trouble. Some readers note that the ending leaves a thread hanging and recommend keeping the third book close.
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About the book
Point Blanc is the second book in the Alex Rider series, written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The book was released in the United Kingdom on 3 September 2001, and in North America on 15 April 2002, under the alternate title Point Blank.
Reading order · Alex Rider
Full order & progress →- StormbreakerStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Point BlancThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - Skeleton Key
7.67.6 / 10 - Eagle Strike
7.97.9 / 10 - Scorpia
7.97.9 / 10 - Ark Angel
7.77.7 / 10 - Snakehead
7.77.7 / 10 - Crocodile Tears
7.87.8 / 10 - Scorpia Rising
7.97.9 / 10 - Russian Roulette
–Not ranked yet - Never Say Die
–Not ranked yet - Secret Weapon
–Not ranked yet - Nightshade
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 202 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 58% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Spy & espionage average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 25 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 177 | 88% |
Frequently asked
What age is Point Blanc for?
Point Blanc sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 274 pages — shorter than 97% of the ranked books in Spy & espionage.
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