Jane Oxford is very cordial to James when they talk, but of course she sends a hitman to knock-off him and her sister later on because they Knew Too Much.

Affably Evil: Many of the villains, most notably Keith Moore of Class A.

The same goes for 'M15' and 'M16' the incorrectly named MI5 and MI6 throughout the series.

A.K.A.-47: The infamous Glock 9, though this was an author mistake instead of being on purpose.

All cherubs are trained to be superb martial artists and have gun training.

Action Girl: Most of the female leads.

Some of the most detestable antagonists in the series are cemented as horrendous beyond redemption by the fact they beat their children, such as Hassam bin Hassam in The Sleepwalker (who is also the first villain to be killed instead of captured at the end) and The Führer in Brigands M.C.Abusive Parents: Lauren's dad, who beat her up more than once.It is not known which book, or how many, will be adapted. There is also a spin-off series, Henderson's Boys, that is set during World War II, and follows the adventures of the organanization that would become the predecessor to CHERUB.Ī second series has begun, set several years after the end of the first series, featuring mostly all-new characters, though a few from the first series show up every so often.Ĭasting for a movie version is under way. It is also notable for its use of fairly realistic criminals, having drug-dealers, arms-smugglers and animal-rights terrorists instead of the Super Villain opponents of Alex Rider and Young Bond. The series can be considered something of a deconstruction of the teenage spy series, as it takes great care to consider the repercussions of the Cherubs being teenagers, and hence not always particularly responsible. Other CHERUB agents and staff also play a major role throughout the series. The main characters are James Adams, a Jerk with a Heart of Gold and a deliberate parody of James Bond, and his more mature and responsible little sister, Lauren Adams. The organisation has been in existence since shortly after WW2, and at the time of the books, it has several hundred agents.

It centres around a secret organisation, only known as CHERUB, which takes young orphans (usually not older than about twelve, depending on how young they look) and trains them to become spies. The CHERUB Series is a British series about teenage spies, in the same vein as Alex Rider and Young Bond. 'For official purposes, these children do not exist.'

Cherub mission 1 the recruit