Twelve-year-old villain Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit). For a start, leprechaun technology is more advanced than our own. Add to that the fact that Holly is a true heroine and that her senior officer Commander Root will stop at nothing to get her back and you've got the mother of all sieges brewing! Artemis Fowl - it's Die Hard...with fairies.
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Eion Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl, describes his creation as "Die Hard with Fairies". He's not far wrong.
Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history, and with his trusty sidekicks Butler and Juliet he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairies of their pot of gold. Of course, he isn't foolish enough to believe in all that end-of-the-rainbow nonsense. Rather, he knows that the only way to separate the little people from their stash is to kidnap one of them and wait for the ransom to arrive. But when the time comes to put his plan into action he fails to consider Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaisance) Unit--a sort of extra-small Clarice Starling with pointy ears and wings--and her senior officer Commander Root--a man (sorry, elf) who will stop at nothing to get her back.
Fantastic stuff from beginning to end, Artemis Fowl is a rip-roaring, 21st-century romp of the highest order. The author has let his imagination run riot by combining folklore, fantasy and a fistful of high-tech funk in an outrageously devilish book that could well do for fairies what Harry Potter has done for wizardry. But be warned: this is no gentle frolic, so don't be fooled by the fairy subject matter. Instead what we have here is well-written, sophisticated, rough 'n' tumble storytelling with enough high-octane attitude to make it a seriously cool tale for anyone over the age of 10, brought to life on this cleverly abridged audio cassette by the lilting tones of actor Adrian Dunbar. --Susan Harrison
About the Author
Robert Dunbar said of Eoin Colfer's first novel, Benny and Omar (an instant number one bestseller in Ireland), "A wonderful book, absolutely hilarious." Eoin is a teacher and lives in Wexford with his wife and son. He has worked in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Italy and Ireland. He has also written several plays.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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We bought the CD of this story, to listen to on long car journeys, and we love it. The idea that the fairy race has developed better technology than the the human race is great and the characters are wonderful (Mulch Diggums is our favourite). The story keeps you wanting to know more all the way along, and the final twist is very clever. We highly recommend this.
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This is one of the many spin offs from the success of Harry Potter but I think it should be in a class off it's own. It will be a big hit this year so get it while there are still copies in the shops. It's all about a 12 year old criminal master mind who is out to battle the fairies for gold. It has funny bits, serious bits, tense bits and very clever lines. I recommend it to any one.
By "ragatopp"
This is a great book, as are the rest of the Artemis Fowl books.
Eoin Colfer in himself is a brilliant writer and I have not only enjoyed his Artemis books but others as well, including Supernaturalist.
Colfer is as well a very nice and funny person who I have had the pleasure of meeting during a signing.
Eoin Colfer in himself is a brilliant writer and I have not only enjoyed his Artemis books but others as well, including Supernaturalist.
Colfer is as well a very nice and funny person who I have had the pleasure of meeting during a signing.
The books can be read by both adults, children, males and females - it has an unreal quality that makes it very likable. And what's even better is that at the bottom of them there is a little code that can be worked out!
Well done Colfer, you're definately in a league of your own and most certainly my favourite fairytale writer :)
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