Artemis
Fowl
When I first
read Artemis Fowl, I knew that I
would be awake past my curfew, since I was hooked onto the book. Artemis Fowl was written by Eoin Colfer
and published by Hyperion Books in New York in 2002. Since then, Eoin Colfer
has added seven more books to the Artemis
Fowl series, with the eight and last book released only a few weeks ago. In
my opinion, I would definitely recommend this book to my friends, which I
already have (and coincidentally, it was a friend who introduced me to this
book).
In present
day Ireland, there is a 12-year-old millionaire child prodigy, named Artemis
Fowl. He has a devious plan to kidnap Captain Holly Short, the first female
LEPrecon unit officer. In order to avoid the fairy world being exposed,
Commander Julius Roots and co. must give Artemis Fowl one ton of 24 small
unmarked gold ingots. Only with eight hours to solve this crisis, thanks to a
fairy invention called time-stopping, can the LEPrecon unit get Captain Holly
Short back the fairy world or will Artemis Fowl out-smart the fairies?
Artemis
Fowl, a cold-hearted, evil genius executed his ingenious plan to kidnap a
fairy. In order for him to succeed with his plan, he must defeat the LEPrecon
with the help of his bulky bodyguard, Butler. The reason why Artemis needs the
gold is because he wants to find his assumedly-dead father, whose last known
position was in Russian seas. Artemis Fowl, having a persistent personality,
will do anything to find his father, even if it means harming other creatures.
Artemis Fowl is similar to many well-known teen
fiction books, such as Percy Jackson,
Hunger Games and Skulduggery Pleasant series (all of which I have read). Artemis Fowl, Percy Jackson and Skulduggery
Pleasant series all have that concept of inter-species war, which is
rapidly becoming incredibly popular nowadays. Even books like the Twilight
series (which I strongly dislike) have that idea. Although Hunger Games series
does not have the inter-species war topic, Artemis
Fowl and Hunger Games series both have a fast-paced and exhilarating
narrative. I have read a number of books (all of which are books that are
currently in trend), and I can easily say that Artemis Fowl cracks my top 10 favourite books list.
Artemis Fowl is an exceptional book with a great
assembled cast of characters and a fresh, new and original plot. I would recommend
for people to read this book if they love fantasy and are bored by long and
dull books (some examples being Harry Potter and Twilight series). Even if you
don’t adore the genre of fantasy, this book is still brilliant. I trust you
will take my advice to read Artemis Fowl.
As a wicked criminal mastermind once said, “Trust me, I haven’t been wrong
yet.”
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