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In this sequel to The Opal Deception (2005), 14-year-old Artemis discovers an unraveling time tunnel connecting demons with the earth. These imps have sworn revenge on humans, and their unpredictable appearances threaten to expose the entire fairy world. As always, Colfer delivers not only continuous action but also witty wordplay and dialogue, understated humor, and plenty of magical technology and gadgetry. A must for kids who have enjoyed Artemis' previous escapades. Kay Weisman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Wickedly brilliant Independent Fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek, with some laugh-out-loud jokes Sunday Times Fast, funny and very exciting Daily Mail Folklore, fantasy and high-tech wizardry ... Hugely entertaining Observer Artemis is a brilliant creation Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider series
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can Artemis save the world AGAIN???,
This review is from: Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony (Hardcover)
Eoin colfer is the author of Benny & Omar, Benny & Babe, The Supernaturalist, and of course the Artemis Fowl Books. The Artemis Fowl series has five books so far1 Artemis Fowl 2 The Artic Incident 3 The Eternity code 4 The Opal Deception 5 The Lost Colony The Lost Colony came out in the UK in August and a friend who works at bookstores who got me a copy. The Artemis Fowl books aren't popular for their depth or their detail, they are known for their fast pace and fun adventure. If you haven't read the previoius books, you may find this one tough as a starting point, but this isn't a deep book and there's no deep thought required, so you may be able to step right in. To catch you up, Artemis Fowl II is the son of a European crime lord, Artemis Senior. At the beginning of the first book, Artemis's father disappeared, along with the family's fortune, which sent his mother into a catatonic state. When Artemis, along with his friend and bodyguard Butler, discovers the existence of fairies, he decodes their book in order to capture one. The fairie he eventually captures is Captain Holly Short, and capturing Holly is what gets the entire LEPrecon force after him. In The Lost Colony, Artemis Fowl is dealing with another child prodigy, a new race of the fairy people and battling his own puberty. As a grown up reading Artemis Fowl, I enjoy it because it takes me a way to a new reality. The plot twists and turns as Artemis thinks on his feet to avoid another disaster - with the aid of Butler, Holly and Mulch along with some new characters.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Geniuses and Demons,
By Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony (Hardcover)
This is the fifth installment of the Artemis Fowl series, with reportedly just one more to go. Most of the surviving characters are back, including of course Artemis, the teenaged criminal genius and Butler his bodyguard, as well as Holly, the former female LEPrecon official, Foley the Centaur and Mulch the amazing digging dwarf, but this time there are also new and exciting characters. There's Minerva Paradizo, a twelve year old French child genius who can give Artemis' brain cells a challenge, Doodah Day, a thief who's the Michael Schumacher of the Pixie world, Imp No. 1 the non-warping demon, and the megalomaniac Leon Abbot, but that's not all folks.Way back when humans and fairies were fighting over the island of Ireland, the eighth fairy family, the Demons, refused to go live underground with the others, instead choosing to take their island home of Hybras into another time dimension until they were ready once again to attack the humans. Unfortunately, something went wrong with the transfer, and the whole island, demons and all ended up in Limbo. However, even time spells don't last forever, and as it unravels, demons begin appearing in the present, and even Foley can't work out exactly where the next one will pop up. As you may have guessed, Artemis has already figured it out, and starts staking out the sites where demons are due to appear, but is thrown for a loop when he realizes that someone else has done the math, and that the demon he's been stalking has been demon-napped under his very nose. To make it worse, his new rival is a girl, albeit a very pretty one. Book five has all the elements for an exciting read, including time travel, volcanoes, mercenaries, magical creatures (including a Yoda-like Warlock), and weapons - lots of weapons. There's also the code that runs along the bottom of each page, and I can tell you that it has to do with scrolls, demons and the slapping of rude body parts, but the rest is up to you to find out. Another great addition to the Artemis Fowl series from Eoin Colfer, certified genius. Amanda Richards
5.0 out of 5 stars
"...Artemis Fowl and Holly Short (are) up to their necks in the whole saving-the-fairy-race thing yet again.",
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This review is from: Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony (Paperback)
This is my favourite book in a series I truly adore. Book 5 in the Artemis Fowl, series, which follows Artemis Fowl II, juvenile criminal mastermind and his rag-tag crew of enemies, friends (and sometimes a little of both). The genre is a science fiction crossed with fantasy (magic exists, as do fairies-dangerous, scientifically advanced fairies).This volume begins with Artemis Fowl in the human world, dragging his body guard, referred to by his last name, Butler, all over Europe, in search of something distinctly not human. A demon materialization. Artemis it seems, can't deal with being completely separated from the world of fairies, which he finds boring, and has gone in search of a demon, a breed of fairy which has literally vanished from the face of the Earth, all having been transported to another dimension, lifted out of time. The spell that preformed this transfer, was, however, flawed, and demons are occasionally whisked back to Earth, where they drift through time and space (and die, because they can't remain cemented in one time or place without a dimensional anchor, which is silver). Artemis, being Artemis, gets his hands on the confidential calculations used to predict demon materializations, and begins chasing such materializations all across the globe. He comes to the alarming conclusion that, not only are the calculations flawed, but the demons are in danger, the spell is collapsing, and soon an entire island will come hurtling back into the space and time where humans now exist, threatening the exposure of the secret lives the fairies have led for so long. Enter Minerva Paradizio, someone who is aware of the existence of demons who has also managed to get her hands on the complex equation that predicts demon appearances, and, more shockingly, understand such calculations. She, like Artemis, is a genius, and she's two years younger than his fourteen years. Naturally, as with all Artemis-related incidents, Holly Short, elven ex-LEPrecon officer, turned private investigator, turned Section 8 is dragged into the case. Minerva managed to capture a demon, which she intends to use as Nobel Prize research material. Artemis and Holly must retrieve the demon, and, as is becoming the norm for them, save the fairy world. Plans are made, and chaos ensues as the two young geniuses (sorry, genii) attempt to outmaneuver and outsmart one another, which Minerva at one point compares to a chess match. All of this is done in Eoin Colfer's signature clever, humorous style, with all of the flare, action, quirks, sarcasm and brilliance of his previous books. With many returning members of the much-loved cast, and some fantastic new characters, this book is a wonderful addition to a series I know I will treasure forever.
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