Survival (Alpha Force #1)

Author(s): Chris Ryan

Children's Books

The first in an exciting new series for children from ex-SAS officer and bestselling adult author Chris Ryan. Five kids: Alex, Li, Paulo, Hex and Amber, are marooned on a desert island where they must face the ultimate test - survival! Killer komodo dragons, sharks and modern day pirates are amongst the dangers they face. Can the five bond as a team - and stay alive?

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Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994. His work in security takes him around the world. Ryan wrote about his remarkable escape in the bestseller The One That Got Away (1995) which was also adapted for screen. He is the author of five bestselling thrillers for adults, Stand By, Stand By (1996), Zero Option (1997), The Kremlin Device (1998), Tenth Man Down (1999) and The Hit List (2000).

General Fields

  • : 9780099439240
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 0.216
  • : May 2002
  • : 200mm X 130mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Chris Ryan
  • : Paperback
  • : 2
  • : English
  • : 823.914
  • : From 7 To 9
  • : 206
  • : Thrillers
  • : maps