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''Alpha Force'' is a ten book [[Action Adventure Series]] written by former SAS member Chris Ryan. The story revolves around five teenagers- [[The Leader|Alex]], [[Action Girl|Li]], [[Badass Spaniard|Paulo]], [[Playful Hacker|Hex]] and [[Jerk
The series ran from 2002-2005, with ''Survival'' being the first book and ''Untouchable'' being the last.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Li and Amber.
* [[And the Adventure Continues...]]: The series ends with all of the team getting invitations to {{spoiler|join [[MI 5]].}}
* [[Asian and Nerdy]]: Subverted with Li; apart from her wide knowledge of animals and extreme sports she's just as smart as the rest of the team.
* [[Author Appeal]]: Alex's training from his SAS father and his motivation to be in the army.
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: All of them have their moments, though Alex and Hex are the most prominent.
* [[Deserted Island]]: ''Survival'' is set on one.
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Amber is diabetic, but the others learn quickly not to treat her any differently because of it.
* [[Drugs Are Bad]]: ''Rat Catcher'' and ''Untouchable'' both emphasise this.
* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Hex's real first name is {{spoiler|Melvin.}}
* [[Fire
* [[Five
** [[The Hero]]: Alex, despite also being [[The Quiet One]].
** [[The Lancer]]: Li
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** [[The Smart Guy]]: Hex
** [[The Chick]]: Amber
* [[Fun
* [[Genki Girl]]: Li.
* [[Halfway Plot Switch]]: Often the team will be visiting a country to deal with one problem, only to learn there's another, bigger problem at hand.
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* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: While Li and Paulo are obviously attracted to each other, they never properly get together in the story.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: The entire team is Type II to each other.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]:
** Hex develops claustrophobia in ''Hostage''. Afterwards him being trapped in enclosed or dark places happens nearly once a book.
** In ''Hunted'', {{spoiler|Li suffers from a fear of heights after seeing her old climbing instructor fall during abseiling and break her back. She gets over it eventually.}}
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