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Alpha Force

by 10 books in this series
#1 - Alpha Force: Survival
#1 - Alpha Force: Survival
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?
#2 - Alpha Force: Rat-Catcher
#2 - Alpha Force: Rat-Catcher
Target: Drug Rat

Alpha Force are an elite team of five highly-skilled individuals brought together to battle injustice. The team join a covert SAS operation in South America, fighting to catch an evil drugs baron. To gain information, they infiltrate a tight-knit community of street kids then head into the isolated mountains where a terrifying and twisted hunt is to test their individual skills to the max . . .

Contains Chris Ryan's top SAS tips for survival in cave systems.
#3 - Alpha Force: Desert Pursuit
#3 - Alpha Force: Desert Pursuit
Mission: Pursuit!

Alpha Force are a unique group of five individuals, each with special skills, each ready to go anywhere in the world to help others in need. Undercover, they head for the Sahara Desert, resolved to gather evidence of young landmine victims. But they are catapulted into a desperate race across the desert when they discover a terrible evil - a gang of child-slavers operating in the area . . .

High-octane thrills from a master of adventure, bestselling author, TV presenter and an ex-SAS hero CHRIS RYAN.

Includes Chris Ryan's top SAS tips on Safety and Survival in and around water.
#4 - Alpha Force: Hostage
#4 - Alpha Force: Hostage
Target: Toxic Waste

Flying to Northern Canada to investigate reports of illegal dumping of toxic waste, the Alpha Force team must dive into an icy river, cross the harsh landscape on snowmobiles and test their caving skills to complete their mission. But they need all their courage and determination when they come face-to-face with a man who is ready to kill - or take a hostage - to stop them.

High-octane thrills from a master of adventure, bestselling author, TV presenter and an ex-SAS hero CHRIS RYAN.

Includes Chris Ryan's top SAS tips on Safety and Survival in and around water.
#5 - Alpha Force: Red Centre
#5 - Alpha Force: Red Centre
Alpha Force - a group of five kids dedicated to fighting against injustice in the world - are in Australia, helping with a TV reality show. But when Paulo spots a dangerous terrorist hiding out in a nearby town, events suddenly force them into a terrifying adventure as the terrorist seizes hostages and flies off into the bush. Supporting the Australian SAS, Alpha Force have to take action - even if it means flying into the midst of a scary bushfire-
#6 - Alpha Force: Hunted
#6 - Alpha Force: Hunted
Target: Ivory Hunters

Alpha Force - an elite five-member squad of highly trained young people - head to Zambia to compete in an extreme sports contest. They discover a horrifying threat to the local wildlife and immediately snap into action. But soon they find themselves facing a desperate battle with a ruthless band of ivory poachers who shoot to kill.

The team freefall into danger . . .

An edge-of-the-seat thriller in the Alpha Force series, from bestselling author and ex-SAS hero Chris Ryan, whose personal experience as one of today's ultimate modern warriors gives authentic detail to every single page.

Contains Chris Ryan's top SAS tips for survival around wild animals
#7 - Alpha Force: Blood Money
#7 - Alpha Force: Blood Money
Target: Body Snatchers

Alpha Force are a crack team dedicated to fighting injustice around the globe. While in southern India they learn of the growing trade in organ transplants from living donors. With lives on the line and big money to be made, the demand for organs is urgent - and there are people prepared to go to extreme lengths to get them. When a young girl is snatched, Alpha Force must use all their surveillance skills to locate her - before the surgeons get to work . . .

A taut thriller in the Alpha Force series, from the bestselling author and ex-SAS hero Chris Ryan.

Includes Chris's top SAS tips on street surveillance.
#8 - Alpha Force: Fault Line
#8 - Alpha Force: Fault Line
Mission: Earthquake Survival

Tough training and even tougher missions have turned the five members of Alpha Force into a formidable team. While honing their survival skills in the Belize jungle the group interrupt a raid on a Mayan tomb - and must abort their training and return to the city. But disaster is about to strike - a massive earthquake devastates the area, trapping Alpha Force and a group of schoolchildren amid the debris. The team must race against time to locate and rescue the survivors.

Another nail-biting adventure in the Alpha Force series, from the bestselling author and ex-SAS hero Chris Ryan.

Includes Chris's top SAS tips on dealing with an earthquake situation.
#9 - Alpha Force: Black Gold
#9 - Alpha Force: Black Gold
Target: Assassin!

The five members of Alpha Force are training in the Caribbean when an oil tanker runs aground, spilling oil - black gold - into the seas.

Diving down to the stricken tanker, Alpha Force soon discover that all is not as it seems. But they will need all their skills and ingenuity - powerboating, scuba diving, jet skiing - when a bomb explodes and an assassin strikes . . .

High-octane thrills from a master of adventure, bestselling author, TV presenter and an ex-SAS hero CHRIS RYAN.

Includes Chris Ryan's top SAS tips on Safety and Survival in and around water.
#10 - Alpha Force: Untouchable
#10 - Alpha Force: Untouchable
Set in Scotland, Alpha Force are helping out on a survival outdoors adventure holiday programme for problem youngsters when they stumble across evidence of an illegal drugs laboratory, hidden high on the moors on the laird's land. High-speed chases with quad bikes and 4x4 vehicles across country along with survival skills like rafting, abseiling and hiking bring this l0th actionpacked adventure to the UK with a dramatic storyline focusing on one of today's major problems - designer drugs and their manufacture.

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