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Stormbreaker is a 2000 novel by Anthony Horowitz.
Stormbreaker may also refer to:
- Stormbreaker (film), a film based on the novel by Anthony Horowitz
- Alex Rider: Stormbreaker, a video game based on the above film
- Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel, a comic book written by Antony Johnston and illustrated by Kanako Dameru & Yuzuru Takasaki
- In the Marvel Comics universe, the hammer wielded by Beta Ray Bill
Stormbreaker is an action-packed book which won the New York Times Bestselling young adult novel. It is written by British author Anthony Horowitz and the first novel in the Alex Rider series. The book was released in the United Kingdom on 4 September 2000 and had its United States release on May 21, 2001. Since its release, the book has sold more than nine million copies worldwide, been listed on the BBC's The Big Read, and in 2005 received a California Young Reader Medal.
A film adaptation, starring Alex Pettyfer as Alex Rider, was released in 2006.
Stormbreaker (titled Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker in the United States) is a 2006 action spy film directed by Geoffrey Sax. The screenplay by Anthony Horowitz is based on his novel Stormbreaker, the first novel in the Alex Rider series. The film stars Alex Pettyfer in the title role, and also stars Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okenedo, Alicia Silverstone, Sarah Bolger, Stephen Fry and Ewan McGregor. The film was an international co-production between companies and financiers from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany.
Stormbreaker follows a teenage boy who is recruited by MI6 after his uncle, a secret agent, is killed in action. He is sent on a mission in Cornwall, England, to gather intelligence behind Stormbreaker, an advanced computer system being provided to schools across Britain, and its creator, billionaire Darrius Sayle.
Intended to be the first entry in a film franchise, Stormbreaker grossed between $20.7 and 23.9 million worldwide upon its theatrical release, thus failing to recoup its $40 million budget. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film was largely criticised for its lack of originality and believability. As a result of these factors, plans to produce further Alex Rider films were dropped.
Stormbreaker is the third solo album by former The La's bassist and Cast vocalist John Power.
It was released on 28 January 2008.