Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780141312125
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 0141312122
Label: Puffin
Manufacturer: Puffin
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: April 06, 2006
Publisher: Puffin
Studio: Puffin

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Eoin 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, in tow he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairyfolk of their pot of gold. Of course, he isn't foolish enough to believe in all that "gold at the 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 their number and wait for the ransom to arrive. But when the time comes to put his plan into action he reckons without 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 and tumble storytelling with enough high-octane attitude to make it a seriously cool read for anyone over the age of 10. --Susan Harrison




Rating: - A Primary Teacher's Perspective...
Another highly successful collection of books that give a new twist to faeries and all things mythical. Except unlike so many others of its kind, this book focuses upon the rather unlikely and unsavoury young aristocrat criminal mastermind, Artemis Fowl. On a quest to steal leprechaun gold, he holds a young faery to ransom but gets more than he bargains for as the winged equivalent of the SAS storm his plush mansion.

Eoin Colfer's genius in this series of books is injecting a somewhat ... Read More

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Rating: - An adults perspective
I write this review from the eyes and mind of an Adult.

After reading the current Artemis Fowl series I find myself waiting for more. Eoin's hard work in these books clearly shows.

What stands out is that these books are quick reads for an Adult. But the point that is most worth mentioning is that you do not feel like you have been short changed. You are given a full story with few, if any, questions that are not answered in the narrative.

I would reccommend this ... Read More

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Rating: - Something Fowl this way comes...
Some people may be fooled into thinking that Eoin Colfer's creation of Artemis Fowl is an attempt to imitate Harry Potter. But whilst it is a fantasy adventure, aimed at kids but with crossover potential, there's very little to liken the two of them.

The main point being that Artemis Fowl is more about technology and gadgets than magic. True, there is magic, but fairy wings are petrol powered, boats explode with Semtex, CCTV is hacked into and leprechaun becomes LEP Recon. The duet of ... Read More

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Rating: - Plot & humour, no characterisation or depth, I loved it
How to tell whether an adult would like these books?

1 Do you like action books / action movies with pacy plots?
2 ... even if there is no characterisation or emotional depth?
3 Would you like a book that has a lot banter in it, but also has a dry humour running all the way through?

If you said 'yes' three times, I think you would like the book. Even one 'no' and I'm not so sure. I loved it.

It has a pacy plot. Think Jason Bourne, James Bond, Batman movies, ... Read More

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Rating: - amazing book
Artemis fowl is a genius? humm, maybe so. but so is eoin colfer. the book is interesting and very easy to read in a single sitting which i have done. i have read the entire series (so far!) and loved them all. The way eoin combines fiction with fact (fairies and humans) is sheer genius. 5 stars.

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