#4 in Spy & espionage
Scorpia
- 368
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Scorpia” is the Alex Rider novel that turns personal, as what Alex is told about his father draws him toward the very enemy he usually fights. Anthony Horowitz gives him an organisation with real menace and lets the boy behind the spy show at last. Some readers rank it the best of the series while noting that the usual formula is intact. Some also caution that it may be too violent for the youngest.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English schoolchildren.
Reading order · Alex Rider
Full order & progress →- StormbreakerStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Point Blanc
7.77.7 / 10 - Skeleton Key
7.67.6 / 10 - Eagle Strike
7.97.9 / 10 - ScorpiaThis book
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 8.0 across 201 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 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 27 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 174 | 87% |
Frequently asked
What age is Scorpia for?
Scorpia sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 368 pages — shorter than 51% of the ranked books in Spy & espionage.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
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