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Jan 25, 2013
Laura
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Colfer is one of the more inventive writers, and this new series is no different: in lieu of the evil genius Artemis Fowl, we have Riley (a London street urchin), Agent Chevie Savano (FBI... sort of) and evil genius Albert Garrick. Riley and Garrick hail from Victorian era London, Chevie from current-day California. There's time travel, Fagin-esque gangs, interesting uses of illusions and, well, the type of violence we're accustomed to from Eoin Colfer.
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Lots of action - I was drawn into the story right away. It was a little too far-fetched for me to truly enjoy though.
Frantically paced and violent. Perhaps not the best Eoin Colfer book to start with. My son is a fan and he bought this excitedly, saving it for a long plane ride but told me he got bored halfway through and didn't finish. It could be he's outgrown plot-driven middle readers.
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Feb 28, 2013
Debbie Barr
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Apr 10, 2013
katayoun Masoodi
marked it as tbr-ebook
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Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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