- Publisher: Random House
- Published Date: 2004
- Print Copyright: 2001
- ISBN: 1-4000-8591-8
- Author: Eoin Colfer
- Read By: Nathaniel Parker
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer is the ‘young adult’ story of a twelve year old criminal super genius. Artemis Fowl is convinced that the Faerie world is real and goes about finding their book of secrets. With this, he is able to kidnap a faerie who is part of the Lep-Recon force and hold her for ransom.
This book should be aimed at readers no older than the main character. It is a fun little story, but there is little depth to the story. I found the high technology of the faerie world a little annoying, but if I was a ten year old boy, I might think it was cool. The story itself is a little over the top, but it is mostly internally consistent to the universe Colfer creates.
I listened to this on audiobook in the car, and it was a fine little story to waste some time in the background. If you have pre-teen kids, you can do worse than this story, but if you are older than that, it is not a must read. I don’t think I will go out of my way to read more, but I might even revisit the world of Artemis Fowl again in the future if I find another audiobook in the library.
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Plastiphobia – aka Plastivore by Matt Truxaw
Matt Truxaw is the author of the hard science fiction thriller “Plastiphobia: aka Plastivore” and his newest novel “Anthrophobia: A Teacher’s Tale” – released January 3, 2025.
They are both available on Amazon in Paperback, Kindle and are free to read with Kindle Unlimited.
When you read either, he would really appreciate a review/rating on Amazon or your favorite book seller/book reader site.
More about Matt:
He was born in Orange County California many years ago and he still lives there. He has been reading books for most of those years and writing up book reviews for the last few years. He gets most of his books out of the library so expect a lot of old science fiction classics book reviews and other science related reviews in addition to newer books he comes across.
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