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Thursday 3 September 2009

Artemis Fowl Book 1 by Eoin Colfer

This book is the first in a best-seller series by Eoin Colfer. It features two different settings and two different characters; Artemis and Holly.
Artemis is only twelve years of age but is already an academic prodigy, producing, using and developing ideas and technology to manipulate ways in the business world to restore his family's fortune which had been lost by his father who went missing on a trip to the artic circle.
Artemis' first idea is to uncover an ancient and secret civilisation known commonly as sprites or fairies, his body guard; Butler is doubtful at this initially and comes to realise there is a civilisation that runs bellow Earth hidden from man-kind for centuries.
Meanwhile, in the spirte civilisation, Holly is the only female officer of the sprite's police, the LEPrecons; hence where the name leprecon started. She is having trouble fitting in with all the male officers of the force yet is keen on her assignments. Holly is the forces best pilot, but on a trip to stonehenge to replenish her magic she is kidnapped by Artemis who has a few theorys of taking advantage of Holly to gain gold.
Together, the two come to realise that they are not so different from one another.
A great childrens fantasy book with a modern twist. Eoin Colfer is a genius, I give it 4 out of 5 stars. This is currently in a series of six.

3 comments:

Adele said...

I've heard good things about these. :)

Zakk said...

Yeah, read all six... good, but could be better... And (according to Pizza's Book Discussion) this blog is unpopular... It has 3 more followers than I do! lol.

Peter said...

I was reading the third and liked it but I left it at my relatives house. It is pretty cool Hagelrat.

Zakk, I couldn't have possibly said that as I haven't seen you on msn for about a week and this blog only gained an extra follower two days ago which doesn't make sence caus' yours has 6. And if you meant in personal conversation, you know I don't say lol out loud. Are you trying to falsely sabotage me?