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Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception (Paperback)

by Eoin Colfer (Author)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin (6 April 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141315490
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141315492
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,464 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Evil pixie, Opal Koboi, is back and she's more dangerous than ever. This time she doesn't just want power over the fairy People - this time she wants the humans too. Captain Holly Short is the only fairy with a hope of stopping her, but as Holly knows, it takes one genius criminal mastermind to fight another. But the 14-year-old genius that Holly is thinking of doesn't even remember that fairies exist. How is she going to convince Artemis Fowl to help her stop Opal? Gold usually does the trick, and this time is should be no different. Or is Artemis changing?

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Fowl, 7 Jun 2006
By Nicky Bamford "PhoeNix" (Lancashire, England) - See all my reviews
Goblins and gizmos, fairies and flatulence. Darvit! Colfer can sure spin a splendour with the return of psychotic and paranoid pixie Opal Koboi. And guess what she wants for dinner....revenge.

Having been foiled two years previously, Opal is now set to wreak havoc on those who foiled her nefarious scheme. Namely two (usually) law-abiding fairies and two mind-wiped (but nonetheless crafty) humans. Oh and the return of the ever-loveable Mulch just to stir the air.

Can Artemis, Holly and Co stop the human and fairy worlds from colliding? Can Opal truly be brought to justice? Can Artemis stop being such a spoilt mud-whelp and become who he was? And most importantly....can Mulch ever get it in his head to buy some deodrant????

Tantalising, exciting and downright marvellous. Colfer's Fowl series appeals largely to children but also to the big kids with a fabulous range of characters and colours. Pixies, sprites, dwarves, elves, a paranoid centaur and a couple of mudmen...what ever is missing??

oh yeah - a Whitbread award!

Pick it up with no regrets!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, not Great, 1 Oct 2006
The Artemis Fowl series is amazing as and well deserving of the praise that it has recieved. The first three were superb, very original. However, although the Opal Deception was good, it wasn't as great as the first three.

The opening was inventive and had the 'unputdownable' quality of the first three books, but towards the end the story became rather predictable and I found myself hoping there was some kind of twist, which there wasn't. However, overall it is still a great and interesting read, if not matching the very high standard set by the first three Artemis Fowl books.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical, in every sense of the word., 28 Jul 2006
Eoin Colfer, creater of a masterpiece.

After his previous three books i thought that this book would follow on from a previous plot and make the whole series look completely dreary. How wrong i was.

With things seemingly linking together throughout the book and linking back to previous ones it both keeps the reader thinking, whilst offering a tantalising read which keeps the reader from putting the book down.

The book was so good, i read it in one day. But thats me, im a readoholic and it was more or less a non stop 24 hour job. So there is plenty of reading time! Or am i just a slow reader?

But any true fan of the series, i urge you. Please buy this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read.
Terry Pratchett meets Clive Cussler! Aimed at younger readers but read by adults too, the books in this series are excellent. Couldn't put them down and sorry when I did.
Published 5 months ago by A. Wood

5.0 out of 5 stars Another fantastic Artemis Fowl adventure
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...And maybe the best one at that too. Colfer's writing is always a joy to read, his innovative sci-fi/fantasy blend presenting a fantastic... Read more
Published 16 months ago by L. Green

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best of the series so far!
Admittedly, all of the Artemis Fowl books are great. But the Opal Deception is probably the best and most exciting of the series. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2006 by Trixy

4.0 out of 5 stars Opal Deception
Yet again Eoin Colfer has produced another fantastic book

Not as good as the first but then again this is a close second and no artemis fowl book produced so far will... Read more
Published on 19 May 2006 by Mr. P. Bee

5.0 out of 5 stars Only for kids, I think not
Artemis fowl is at it again, Evil Kobi and all the rest of the gang are back and badder(ok maybe not). Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2005 by S. A. Nicolson

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