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Title: Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book 1)
ISBN: B000LP5IOW
Author:
Eoin Colfer
Publicate Date: 2002-05-03
Publish: 2002-05-03
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: A great book
I enjoyed this book because I found that I couldn't put it down. In this book you find that you get attached to Artemis and feel that you are him in many situations. He is a twelve year old genius and has a body guard named Butler and Butler's sister, Juliet, is a maid. Artemis's father has been missing for a while and his mother is in a deep depression and won't come out of her bed. Artemis has a plan to steal a fairy's gold when he gets his hands on a copy of the fairy rule book of all of their secrets. Captain Holly Short of the LEP unit was captured and held hostage by Artemis and Butler. Now Commander Root, leader of the LEP unit, sends a LEP retrieval squad out to save Holly.
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2: Artemis Fowl > Harry Potter
I am twenty-two years old. Probably not the oldest reader of this series, but I had to put my two cents in for this book and the others that follow.
I am up to 'Lost Colony' and having read the four books preceeding it, I have to recommend Artemis Fowl to anyone even slightly interested in the teen-fantasy genre.
I read the first novel when I was sixteen or seventeen and loved it. It's a creative joyride, with some humorous and epic encounters, and the pages never stopped turning until I came to the last line. The story involves a literal boy-genius, twelve year old Irish lad Artemis Fowl, as he uncovers a secret underground society of fairies and the like. He eventually comes face-to-face with the hero of the tale (Artemis can be seen as an anti-hero of sorts), a young female fairy named Holly Short, an employee of the LEPrecon (get it?) police division.
Personally, I chuckle at things like LEPrecon. It's funny and it becomes obvious Colfer is a great(er) writer as you move from page to page.
Personally, I find Artemis Fowl to be a much more enjoyable read than Harry Potter. I barely got into the first of the series and it was almost painstaking to do so. Artemis Fowl reeled me in and, obviously, I'm hooked. Looking forward to the 'Time Paradox' in July. You should too.
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3: i loved this book
it was a really good book and I think lots of people would really enjoy it
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4: great for all ages
I am an adult and I enjoyed this book very much. My husband and I have listened to the whole series on audio book (narrated by Nathaniel Parker who performs it fantastically!) and each book is very engagaing, imaginative, funny and well written. As a Library Clerk, I recommend this book and series to people who like Harry Potter or any other kind of fantasy adventure. Once you start this book, you'll get hooked on the whole series.
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5: calebs book review
Artemis Fowl is a magical action story. In the beginning Artemis goes to Cairo to visit a sprit. He goes to download a book. Next he captures a fairy named Captain Short. The fairies try to get Captain Short back. They send in a troll to kill Artemis to free her, then they send ransom money. They get Captain Short back, but then they want their money back. Finally, they bombed the house, but Artemis and Butler, the butler, survive.
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