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The Last Guardian UK Tour - Norwich, Norfolk

Puffin Books and Waterstones present an evening with bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen by the way!) 

Eoin will be taking the audience on an adrenaline fuelled expose of teenage criminal mastermind, Artemis Fowl and talking about and signing copies of Artemis Fowl and The Last Guardian, the eagerly anticipated FINAL instalment in the globally bestselling Artemis Fowl series. 

Wednesday 11th July at 6pm 

Venue: The Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR1 2AW 

Tickets £3 redeemable against the price of the book 

Contact: Waterstones, Norwich Castle Street Tel: 0843 290 8519 or The Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library Tel: 01603 774707 or 01603 774781

The Last Guardian UK Tour - Nottingham

An evening with the bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen by the way!) 

Eoin will be talking about and signing copies of ‘Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian’, the eagerly anticipated FINAL instalment in the globally bestselling Artemis Fowl series. 

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 6:30PM 

Tickets available from the Broadway Cinema website – http://www.broadway.org.uk/ or by calling the Box Office on 0115 9526 611. 

Price £5 

For further details contact: Broadway Cinema 0115 9526 611 Broadway Cinema 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham NG1 3AL

Puffin Virtually Live: Eoin Colfer – July 9th 2012

Puffin Virtually Live: Eoin Colfer

Hear the first ever global reading of ARTEMIS FOWL AND THE LAST GUARDIAN, the final book about the teenage criminal mastermind and put your questions for Eoin to answer LIVE.

Taking place on Monday 9th July at 4.30pm.

Register now at www.puffinvirtuallylive.co.uk

The Last Guardian

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Disney Publishing Worldwide Announces One-Million-Copy First Printing for Final Book in Eoin Colfer’s Best-selling Artemis Fowl Series

PRESS RELEASE:

Disney Publishing Worldwide Announces One-Million-Copy First Printing for Final Book in Eoin Colfer’s Best-selling Artemis Fowl Series

The Last Guardian Publication Date for Print and Digital is July 10, 2012

NEW YORK, NY — February 16, 2012 — Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) announced today a one-million first printing of The Last Guardian, the eighth and final book in the best-selling Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. The Last Guardian releases simultaneously in hardcover and as an eBook from Disney Publishing’s Disney-Hyperion imprint, and as an audio version through Listening Library on July 10, 2012. More than 13 million Artemis Fowl books are currently in print in the US. The books have been translated into 44 languages.

“Artemis Fowl has been like an imaginary son to me for more than a decade,” said Eoin Colfer. “I was determined to finish the series with an adventure that will leave fans happily exhausted.”

“Eoin has written a brilliant finale, full to the brim with the ingenious plot twists, heart-stopping action, and sly humor that his fans expect,” said Stephanie Lurie, Editorial Director, Disney-Hyperion. “Artemis definitely goes out with a bang.”

In The Last Guardian, Artemis Fowl’s arch rival Opal Koboi is wreaking havoc yet again. The evil pixie has somehow reanimated dead fairy warriors who were buried on the grounds of Fowl Manor. Their spirits have possessed Artemis’s little brothers, Butler’s sister, Juliet, and assorted forest animals. Artemis and Holly must outwit all of them and defeat Opal before the world is destroyed in this thrilling finale to the blockbuster series. The cover of The Last Guardian and an excerpt of the first chapter are available online at ArtemisFowl.com.

In support of the release of The Last Guardian, Colfer will embark on a multicity US tour and take to the stage—live, in bookstores and libraries—to bring the entire Artemis Fowl series to life for fans. Eoin will cast a few lucky volunteers in each location to participate in the theatrical performance. Video blogs from every tour venue will be featured online at ArtemisFowl.com.

Eoin Colfer is the New York Times best-selling author of the Artemis Fowl series; Airman; Half Moon Investigations; The Supernaturalist; Eoin Colfer’s Legend of… books; The Wish List; Benny and Omar; and Benny and Babe. He is currently hard at work on a new time travel adventure series called WARP. The first book will be published in 2013. Eoin lives in Ireland with his wife and two sons.

About Disney Publishing Worldwide

Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) is the world’s largest publisher of children’s books and magazines, with over 250 million children’s books and over 400 million children’s magazines sold each year. Disney Publishing Worldwide consists of an extensive worldwide licensing structure as well as vertically integrated publishing imprints including Disney Book Group in the U.S., Disney Libri in Italy and Disney Libros in Spain. DPW publishes a range of children’s magazines globally, including Topolino, Le Journal de Mickey, and Donald Duck, as well as family titles in the U.S. which include Disney Princess and Phineas and Ferb. Disney English is DPW’s English language learning business which includes Disney English schools in China and a worldwide retail licensing program. DPW’s digital products include bestselling eBook titles as well as original apps. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, Disney Publishing Worldwide publishes books, magazines, and digital products in 85 countries in 75 languages. For more information visit www.disneypublishing.com.

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Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian

By Eoin Colfer

Publication Date: July 10, 2012

Hardcover ISBN-10: 1423161610 • Price: $18.99 • Ages 10 and up

The Last Guardian

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“8 in 8” / The Last Guardian US Tour Dates

Is this the criminal mastermind’s last act?

Join Eoin Colfer as he performs “8 in 8”—all 8 Artemis Fowl books, including the finale, THE LAST GUARDIAN, in 8 minutes!

Come to a LIVE event this July for a chance to play Holly Short or Artemis Fowl onstage with Eoin Colfer!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

1:00pm

Comic-Con Panel

San Diego Convention Center

Room 7AB

111 West Harbor Drive

San Diego, CA 92101

http://www.comic-con.org/

*Comic-Con badge required for access to panel

Monday, July 16, 2012

7:00pm

Provo City Library – Ballroom

550 North University Avenue

Provo, UT 84601

http://www.provolibrary.com/

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

7:00pm

BookPeople

603 North Lamar Blvd

Austin, TX 78703

http://www.bookpeople.com/

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

4:00pm

Nashville Public Library – Auditorium

615 Church St

Nashville, TN 37219

*Event presented by Parnassus Books

http://www.parnassusbooks.net/

Thursday, July 19, 2012

4:30pm

Politics & Prose Bookstore

5015 Connecticut Ave NW

Washington, DC 20008

http://www.politics-prose.com/

Friday, July 20, 2012

7:00pm

Anderson’s Bookshop

123 W Jefferson Ave

Naperville, IL 60540

www.andersonsbookshop.com

Saturday, July 21, 2012

7:00pm

St. Louis County Library

Main Reading Room

1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd

St. Louis, MO 63131

http://slcl.org/

The Last Guardian

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And now in the “shameless plug” category…

It seems creativity runs deep in the Colfer clan with Eoin counting musicians and architects among his siblings. Donal Colfer has been shortlisted for this year’s Irish Architecture Awards with this stunning renovation in Dublin:

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Donal Colfer - Portobello Renovation

You can vote for Donal’s work here:

http://www.architectureawards.ie/

Right enough of that architecture malarkey….there’s a book coming out soon!

The Last Guardian

Eoin talks about the final Fowl book – The Last Guardian

Artemis Fowl and The Last Guardian will be released on July 10th, 2012. Preorder Now!

The Last Guardian

The Last Guardian USA Cover

The Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth at the Unicorn Theatre

From the 30th of March until the 15th of April, London’s Unicorn Theatre will be staging Eoin Colfer’s “THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN CROW’S TEETH” directed by Matthew Lenton.

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Will is nine. And as family holidays go, this one isn’t very promising. I mean, would you want to spend three weeks in a cramped caravan by the sea with your four brothers?

But this is not an ordinary seaside town. Hundreds of years ago it was terrorised by the legendary Captain Crow, a cut-throat pirate who lured innocent sailors to their certain deaths in search of treasure. Until, that is, he was killed – by a nine year old cabin boy. Today the fearsome pirate’s spirit still haunts the area and has a particular grievance against nine year old boys. Suddenly Will’s holiday is looking a bit too exciting…

Join Will, his family and a motley crew of pirates in a thrilling new adaptation devised by Matthew Lenton, Artistic Director of Vanishing Point.

And Eoin himself will be on hand to talk about his work after the 2.00pm performance on the 4th of April.

Click here for more information and ticket booking…

The Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth at the Unicorn Theatre

From the 30th of March until the 15th of April, London's Unicorn Theatre will be staging Eoin Colfer's "THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN CROW'S TEETH" directed by Matthew Lenton.

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Will is nine. And as family holidays go, this one isn't very promising. I mean, would you want to spend three weeks in a cramped caravan by the sea with your four brothers?

But this is not an ordinary seaside town. Hundreds of years ago it was terrorised by the legendary Captain Crow, a cut-throat pirate who lured innocent sailors to their certain deaths in search of treasure. Until, that is, he was killed – by a nine year old cabin boy. Today the fearsome pirate's spirit still haunts the area and has a particular grievance against nine year old boys. Suddenly Will's holiday is looking a bit too exciting…

Join Will, his family and a motley crew of pirates in a thrilling new adaptation devised by Matthew Lenton, Artistic Director of Vanishing Point.

And Eoin himself will be on hand to talk about his work after the 2.00pm performance on the 4th of April.

Click here for more information and ticket booking…

The First Chapter of The Last Guardian

There was a great reception to our release of the UK and US version of The Last Guardian cover last week. But the fun isn't over yet. Courtesy of USA Today magazine online we can now bring you the first chapter of Artemis Fowl's final adventure. Click on the link below and head on over to USA Today's Bookbuzz to read the first chapter, find out about Eoin's US tour and his thoughts on the final Fowl book.

http://ven.so/lgc1