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false <![CDATA[Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255607430m/249747.jpg 249747 73 Eoin Colfer describes his new book, Artemis Fowl, as "Die Hard with fairies." He's not far wrong. Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. With two trusty sidekicks in tow, he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairyfolk of their pot of gold. Of course, he isn't foolish enough to believe in all that "gold at the end of the rainbow" nonsense. Rather, he knows that the only way to separate the little people from their stash is to kidnap one of them and wait for the ransom to arrive. But when the time comes to put his plan into action, he doesn't count on the appearance of the extrasmall, pointy-eared Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaisance) Unit--and her senior officer, Commander Root, a man (sorry, elf) who will stop at nothing to get her back. Fantastic stuff from beginning to end, Artemis Fowl is a rip-roaring, 21st-century romp of the highest order. The author has let his imagination run riot by combining folklore, fantasy, and a fistful of high-tech funk in an outrageously devilish book that could well do for fairies what Harry Potter has done for wizardry. But be warned: this is no gentle frolic, so don't be fooled by the fairy subject matter. Instead, what we have here is well-written, sophisticated, rough 'n' tumble storytelling with enough high-octane attitude to make it a seriously cool read for anyone over the age of 10. --Susan Harrison 1334778 book 1999 Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) total:16270|5:4613|4:5598|3:4201|2:1369|1:489| 16270 61287 20052 1723 4 16 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 07:05:55 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 07:09:47 -0700 2007
THE PROPHECIES OF OHM PHLEGM POT CLEANER TO FROND ELFEN KING:
I AM OHM PHLEGM POT CLEANER TO THE KING. BUT I AM MUCH MORE THAN THAT FOR I SEE THE FUTURE WRITTEN IN THE PHLEGM. FOR CENTUR...more...]]> 5 6 false false Fri Oct 24 08:16:06 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 19 19:46:55 -0700 2009 If you are at all young at heart or you just want to read something different from your usual fare, then check out this book. ...more...]]> 1 12 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Jun 11 13:21:18 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 14:58:39 -0700 2008 http://swertfeger.blogspot.com/2004/05/l...

I had heard some mothers in a bookstore talking about Artemis Fowl and how good it was, so I finally gave in and bought the first book. Artemis Fowl is a child genius/billionaire/criminal mastermind who has discovered tha...more...]]> 2 3 false false Tue May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 15:47:20 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 16:03:47 -0700 2008 the shackles of pandering to a perceived audience and thus will never rise above a certain level. For example, the dwarf character defeats his enemies with the help of his terribly powerful flatu...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Sep 04 18:20:40 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 18:21:40 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 3 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 09:43:20 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 10:07:44 -0700 2009
The problem is that the onslaught of cheap jabs at the "barbarian humans" destroying the earth is becoming extremely irritating. And miraculously Irela...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Oct 10 13:58:04 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 19:45:25 -0700 2008 Synopsis

Described by the author as "James Bond....with fairies", Artemis Fowl is the story of a twelve-year-old criminal genius and his attempt to regain his family's billionare status by kidnapping a fairy police officer and holding her for ransom.

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I've been trying to find a new series to hold me over until the next Harry Potter book--and I've finally found it. Meet Artemis Fowl the Second, a twelve-year old genius who doesn't want to go to school, is worried about his mother's fragile mental heal...more...]]> 2 2 false false Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 06 15:01:07 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 12 08:24:26 -0700 2008
I didn't care for any of the characters. I never identified with any fo them,...more...]]> 1 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 26 12:39:22 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 17:57:14 -0800 2008
The professional response:
After learning of the existence of faeries, twelve-year old criminal-genius Artemis Fowl devises a seemingly fool-proof...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 20:52:34 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 20:52:34 -0700 2007
I started this book a while ago as an unabridged audio book. At first, I didn�...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 21:38:13 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 21:48:44 -0700 2007
It is an easy read but a...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Jun 22 01:54:39 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 01:55:43 -0700 2007 Artemis Fowl is a genius criminal mastermind who is only twelve years old. This book describes his first encounter with the fairies, and his ingenious plan to steal their gold. Sounds dull when put that way, but trust me; it is not.

Artemis Fowl is a very well written novel; and although ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 06 12:29:20 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 12:31:17 -0800 2008
I think that the author came up with a very clever idea (with the LEP Recon), and did a good job developing it.

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Artemis Fowl is not only to tale of the ingenious and villainous Artemis Fowl, but also the Story of Captain Holly Short, the first female to protect the magical people by joining LEPrechaun force.

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