TY - BOOK AU - Horowitz,Anthony TI - Russian roulette T2 - Alex Rider adventure SN - 9780147512314 (paperback) AV - PZ7.H7875 Rus 2014 U1 - [Fic] 23 PY - 2014///, c2013 CY - New York, New York PB - Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) KW - Assassins KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Orphans KW - Adventure stories KW - Russia (Federation) KW - History KW - 1991- N1 - "the story of an assassin" -- cover; Includes excerpt from "Stormbreaker" and the short story "London Down." N2 - "Alex Rider's life changed forever with one bullet. And it was cold-blooded killer Yassen Gregorovich who pulled the trigger, thrusting the fourteen-year-old Alex into the world of international espionage. Now, as Yassen receives his final orders to kill Alex, the mortal enemies must come face-to-face once agian. But what turned Yassen into such a ruthless assassin? What led him down such a darkened path? In some ways, Alex and Yassen are mirror images of each other. One chose to be a hero. The other chose evil. This is Yassen's story. The journey of the darkened path."-- ER -