Product Description

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?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46022 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 206 pages

From the Back Cover
Mission: Survival

Alex, Li, Paulo, Hex and Amber are five teenagers on board a sailing ship crewed by young people from all over the world. Together they are marooned on a desert island. And together they must face the ultimate test - survival! Battling against unbelievable dangers - from killer komodo dragons to sharks and modern-day pirates - the five must combine all their knowledge and skills if they are to stay alive.

The team - Alpha Force - is born . . .

A gripping and action-packed thriller, the first in the Alpha Force series from ex-SAS hero and bestselling author Chris Ryan, a man who knows how to face enormous odds - and to win through.

About the Author
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).

Customer Reviews

Review on 'Survival' by Chris Ryan
The book was very excting, and pacy. From making homemae soap to fighting of visious komodo dragons, this book is also very informative. You learn a lot about survival on an Indonesian island as well asenjoying the book. The characters were all very different, and all seemed to bring the book to life. I can't wait to read the rest of the 'ALPHA force series', because if they're as good as 'Survival', then lemme at 'em! The book was quite funny at times too, but all the same, made my heart pump fast at times. I learnt quite a lot from the book, and now I now exactly what to do if I ever get stranded on an island somewhere in the middle of the ocean, killer sharks after my can of chicken drumsticks, brutal modern pirates trying to steal a millionaires boat and komodo dragons thinking that I would be nice for lunch. I thouroughly enjoyed the book, and you will too.

Total amazing!!!!!!!
This book had me hooked from the start it was really cool.with the shark attacks and the killer komodo dragons this book is an excellent read,it was so amazing i went and bought the next one in the series!

Fantastic Book
I've Just Discovered Chris Ryan's Alpha Force Series and this book is a great start. It's a bit like an Alex Rider or James Bond, but with much more realism and less of the fantasy gadgets. It's amazing how the characters manage to survive and it kept me hooked all the way through. I am now working my way through the rest of the Alpha Force series and they are just as good! If you don't want to buy this book because of the price, check it out from your local Library (It's Free!) because it is unmissable.