Eoin Colfer





Eoin Colfer

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May 14, 1965 in Wexford, Ireland

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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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Average rating: 3.87 · 279,383 ratings · 13,925 reviews · 58 distinct works
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl,...
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 93,082 ratings — published 2001 — 21 editions
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The Eternity Code (Artemis ...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 34,818 ratings — published 2001 — 71 editions
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The Arctic Incident (Artemi...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 31,530 ratings — published 2002 — 71 editions
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The Opal Deception  (Artemi...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 26,714 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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The Lost Colony (Artemis Fo...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 23,347 ratings — published 2006 — 40 editions
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The Time Paradox (Artemis F...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 17,872 ratings — published 2008 — 40 editions
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The Atlantis Complex (Artem...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 9,211 ratings — published 2010 — 27 editions
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The Supernaturalist
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 8,416 ratings — published 2004 — 34 editions
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Airman
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 5,023 ratings — published 2008 — 22 editions
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The Wish List
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 5,698 ratings — published 2002 — 40 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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3.889581328692804 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 244,225 ratings
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic N... The Arctic Incident: The Gr...
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel (2 books)
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3.653151618398637 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 2,935 ratings
The Legend Of Spud Murphy The Legend Of Captain Crow'... Legend of the Worst Boy in ...
Legend of... (3 books)
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3.701513067400275 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 727 ratings
Benny and Omar Benny and Babe
Benny Shaw (2 books)
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3.5730337078651684 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 356 ratings
Going Potty. Ed's Funny Feet Ed's Bed
O'Brien Flyers (3 books)
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2.857142857142857 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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