<p><b>The world¿s bestselling teenage spy takes on a new and daring mission.</b><br>When his best friend Tom is abducted, Alex Rider is given an ultimatum by Nightshade ¿ a sinister cult of assassins with a score to settle. But what twisted evil are they planning, and how is it connected to a revolutionary new gaming system?<br>With no idea who to trust, Alex finds himself dragged into a nightmare world ¿ where nothing is real but the game could kill you.<br><i>The clock is ticking and Nightshade is closing in¿</i><br><br><br>This much-awaited new book in the bestselling Alex Rider series continues Alex¿s fight against the deadly assassins encountered in the last book, <i>Nightshade</i>. Alex still has unfinished business with this sinister group made up of brainwashed children, not least trying to reunite MI6 chief Mrs Jones with her long-lost son. The adventure takes us deep into the life-changing world of augmented reality, where even Alex will struggle to succeed against the techno