#5 in Spy & espionage
Scorpia Rising
- 430
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
In “Scorpia Rising” the danger to Alex Rider feels real and escape far from certain. Anthony Horowitz pits the fourteen-year-old MI6 agent against the terrorist organisation Scorpia, whose latest scheme plays out in the Middle East. The tension holds across 430 pages, even for readers sure the hero must survive.
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About the book
When the world's deadliest terrorist organization, Scorpia, stirs up trouble in the Middle East, it is up to fourteen-year-old M16 agent Alex Rider to thwart their plans.
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 - Scorpia
7.97.9 / 10 - Ark Angel
7.77.7 / 10 - Snakehead
7.77.7 / 10 - Crocodile Tears
7.87.8 / 10 - Scorpia RisingThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Russian Roulette
–Not ranked yet - Never Say Die
–Not ranked yet - Secret Weapon
–Not ranked yet - Nightshade
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 98 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 40% 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 | 9.3 | 6 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 92 | 94% |
Frequently asked
What age is Scorpia Rising for?
Scorpia Rising 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 430 pages — longer than 82% of the ranked books in Spy & espionage.
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