Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6)
by Eoin Colfer
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Read in August, 2008
This is the sixth book in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin (pronounced Owen) Colfer. I started reading this series out loud to Alex the first week of second grade for him, which would have been back in ’02, right after we moved here. We had caught up with the Harry Potter books and people who liked that series recommended the Artemis Fowl books (at which time there were only two).
These books are very different than the Potter books, even though they attract the same audience. These are f...more
These books are very different than the Potter books, even though they attract the same audience. These are f...more
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Reviewed by Candace Cunard for TeensReadToo.com
As an ardent fan of Artemis Fowl from the first book onward, I was more than just a little excited to find out that THE TIME PARADOX was in the works. The previous book in the series, THE LOST COLONY, was one of my favorites, and it opened so many doors that I wanted desperately to see explored. After reading THE TIME PARADOX over the course of a single day, my reactions are mixed, but one thing's for sure: with Artemis Fowl in the mix, there'...more
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Read in July, 2008
Yet another hit in this series--Eoin Colfer can't miss! What's always been great about these characters is that they grow and change, and the time paradox mentioned in the title is what causes Artemis to have to come face to face with exactly how much he's changed since meeting the fairies and transforming his morals and his family's life. Getting a glimpse of who he used to be is humbling for him . . . and cool. And I really liked how Holly, my favorite character, acted in this book. There ...more
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I read this quickly, as I have past volumes in the series, so my appraisal that the plot was muddled should be taken with a grain of salt; a further reading may prove I was wrong.
I really do enjoy this series. The characters, especially, are fully defined and work well together. Artemis, Butler, Holly, Mulch, Foaly, Root, have all taken a journey through the course of the series and become different people.
This new volume either underscores that or tears into pieces. Authors who meddle w...more
I really do enjoy this series. The characters, especially, are fully defined and work well together. Artemis, Butler, Holly, Mulch, Foaly, Root, have all taken a journey through the course of the series and become different people.
This new volume either underscores that or tears into pieces. Authors who meddle w...more
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Read in August, 2008
I'm happy to report that my grumbling (see below) was premature, and that this chapter in the tale of Artemis is probably my favorite. I hope this won't be the last one, but it does provide a nice snug ending that makes me want to immediately loop back around and start at the beginning of the series again. (Which I won't. Too many other titles are clamoring for my attention). Yea for Artemis, and yea for uber-villains who speak lines like, "Human brain fluid is a good moisturizer.&qu...more
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
people who read the other Artemis Fowl books
I found this book a tad disappointing. The first 20 pages were painful to read ... the writing was pretty bad, lots of telling, not a lot of showing. But I stuck through it, remembering how the past Artemis Fowl books captivated me.
The story, as usual, is a thrilling mix of science and magic. All the criminal elements of original Artemis, with these new-fangled emotions and morals thrown in.
The characters, however, felt tired, very under-developed. "The Time Paradox" read l...more
The story, as usual, is a thrilling mix of science and magic. All the criminal elements of original Artemis, with these new-fangled emotions and morals thrown in.
The characters, however, felt tired, very under-developed. "The Time Paradox" read l...more
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Read in August, 2008
recommends it for:
fantasy fans and fans of AF
A deft blend of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery, I love the Artemis Fowl series. The last few installments, The Lost Colony in particular, seemed a bit flat to me, though. With The Time Paradox, Artemis is back in fine form.
Artemis Fowl, young billionaire genius and friend to the fairy folk, must travel back in time to cure his mother's terminal illness. The cure for her disease is found in a rare lemur who Artemis helped drive to extinction years before. All the usual suspects are bac...more
Artemis Fowl, young billionaire genius and friend to the fairy folk, must travel back in time to cure his mother's terminal illness. The cure for her disease is found in a rare lemur who Artemis helped drive to extinction years before. All the usual suspects are bac...more
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Read in August, 2008
recommends it for:
people who love magic
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Myself, after having the first novel recomended to me by my goodrecommends it for: Sci-fi and fantasy lovers, people who like witty sarcasm and adventure
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Read in August, 2008
Seeing as how the previous Artemis Fowl book was my favorite in the series, I was very disappointed by this book. It seemed like Colfer forgot a lot of things about his characters and his story. He set up a lot of things in book five that were completely abandoned here. The story itself had many holes, as time-traveling stories nearly always do. He also recycled a lot of things from previous books; because he went back in time, issues that had already been resolved were reintroduced. I'm ex...more
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I've always been a big fan of Artemis Fowl and this latest installment of his devious adventures does not disappoint.
In this book, Artemis travels back in time in order to save his mother from a terrible disease. Naturally, what should be a fairly easy mission turns difficult when events don't proceed according to Artemis's normally perfect memory. To get the antidote, he must face off against his younger, more diabolical self in a battle of wits and nerve ("I hate myself. I really ...more
In this book, Artemis travels back in time in order to save his mother from a terrible disease. Naturally, what should be a fairly easy mission turns difficult when events don't proceed according to Artemis's normally perfect memory. To get the antidote, he must face off against his younger, more diabolical self in a battle of wits and nerve ("I hate myself. I really ...more
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
young adults and fantasy lovers
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Fans of the Artemis Fowl series
I am a fan of the Artemis Fowl series. I am not a fan of time travel stories.
Part of the problem with most time travel stories is the basic idea that you can be both the cause and the effect. If that's true, then you run into the Niven paradox. Larry Niven once pointed out that if you CAN go into the past, and change it, then someone will eventually change YOUR past to prevent you from having done it.
This story verges on that limit, by the end of the story, as Artemis realizes his apparent c...more
Part of the problem with most time travel stories is the basic idea that you can be both the cause and the effect. If that's true, then you run into the Niven paradox. Larry Niven once pointed out that if you CAN go into the past, and change it, then someone will eventually change YOUR past to prevent you from having done it.
This story verges on that limit, by the end of the story, as Artemis realizes his apparent c...more
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July 15th 2008 by Hyperion
binding Hardcover
isbn 1423108361 (isbn13: 9781423108368)
pages 400
description Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was re...more [close:] Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now ...more
binding Hardcover
isbn 1423108361 (isbn13: 9781423108368)
pages 400
description Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was re...more [close:] Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now ...more
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I LOVE these books. I put a hold on this at our small little library and it took forever to get it, but it was worth the wait. Because it involved time travel it had a complicated "which came first, the chicken or the egg" type of a plot, which I found fascinating and unpredictable. And it looks like it sets up for another book...hooray!
I actually wish I would have LISTENED to it though. The narrator they have for the book on tape version is INCREDIBLE. We have listened to man...more
I actually wish I would have LISTENED to it though. The narrator they have for the book on tape version is INCREDIBLE. We have listened to man...more
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Read in August, 2008
How better to show how Artemis has changed than to send him back in time? When his mother contracts a fairy disease, the only way to save her is to have the adolescent demon No1 send him and Holly back 8 years to rescue the last silky lemur. Besides the usual complications, there’s the question of whether changing the past might catastrophically change the future, or whether the time paradox of the title means that it is impossible to change the future since everything is already set. There...more
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Of course I loved this book, it is an Artemis Fowl book, is it not? Another great story with WONDERFUL twists. This one does not reach the top spot in the Fowl series, but that mountain is a tall one. While the moral maturation and huminzation of Arty makes for great reading and an even more dynamic character (god I love that characterization, and believe it or not, 6 books deep and Artemis is still being developed), he seems to have almost lost a step on his former self, I was a bit disappoi...more
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The newest Artemis Fowl book lives up to the quality writing and plot lines of the earlier books. It was thoroughly entertaining to read, although there was one part near the end that I felt was made unnecessarily complicated to read by switching from past to present several times.
Artemis' character development is plausible, and enjoyable to follow. And although there are a few kiddie elements that may make the adult reader roll his eyes, the books are good enough for readers of any age to ...more
Artemis' character development is plausible, and enjoyable to follow. And although there are a few kiddie elements that may make the adult reader roll his eyes, the books are good enough for readers of any age to ...more
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