Eoin Colfer





Eoin Colfer

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Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) was born in Wexford on the South-East coast of Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father and mother, who were both educators.

He received his degree from Dublin University and began teaching primary school in Wexford. He has lived and worked all over the world, including Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. After the publication of the Artemis Fowl novels, Eoin retired from teaching and now writes full time. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.



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Of interest to all fans and writers of crime fiction:


On Thursday next December 15th at 8pm the National Library of Ireland will host 'Insights of the Female Crime Writer', the final event of the current Library Late series on the theme of Crime Writing. In discussion with RTÉ broadcaster John Murray, a panel of writers including Alex Barclay author of Blood Runs Cold, Arlene Hunt author of re...

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Average rating: 3.87 · 219,519 ratings · 12,815 reviews · 57 distinct works
Artemis Fowl
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 67,973 ratings — published 2001 — 110 editions
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The Eternity Code (Artemis Fow...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 26,759 ratings — published 2001 — 70 editions
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The Arctic Incident (Artemis F...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 26,822 ratings — published 2002 — 69 editions
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The Opal Deception  (Artemis F...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 21,511 ratings — published 2005 — 57 editions
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The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl,...
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 19,430 ratings — published 2006 — 38 editions
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The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 14,920 ratings39 editions
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The Atlantis Complex (Artemis...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 7,067 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions
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The Supernaturalist
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 6,889 ratings33 editions
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Airman
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 4,123 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions
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The Wish List
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 4,713 ratings — published 2002 — 38 editions
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More books by Eoin Colfer…
Artemis Fowl The Arctic Incident The Eternity Code The Opal Deception The Lost Colony The Time Paradox The Atlantis Complex
Artemis Fowl (8 books)
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3.89370443933193 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 190,817 ratings
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Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel (2 books)
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3.64548624564122 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 2,581 ratings
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Legend of... (3 books)
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Benny Shaw (2 books)
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3.55844155844156 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 308 ratings
Going Potty. Ed's Funny Feet Ed's Bed
O'Brien Flyers (3 books)
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2.85714285714286 of 5 stars 2.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
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October 2009, Eoin Colfer
"When I read [Neuromancer] I realized that sci-fi could be literature. There are no boundaries that we cannot explore or indeed break through. Gibson brought and continues to bring science fiction to the mainstream market. Everybody loves him. Also a helluva storyteller." ...More

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“Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know.”
Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl

“If you were me, then I'd be you, and if I were you, then I'd hide somewhere far away.”
Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl The Eternity Code

“If I win, I'm a prodigy. If I lose, then I'm crazy. That's the way history is written.”
Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl

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