Thursday, October 03, 2002


Artemis Fowl from http://www.januarymagazine.com/kidsbooks/artemisfowl.html

Eoin Colfer's first book, Artemis Fowl, was subtitled Diehard With Fairies, and the description was not far wrong. With gun-toting fairies at the turn of each page, magic mixed with cutting-edge technology, martial arts trained bodyguards and rampaging trolls to boot, the book was a nonstop thrill ride. Months before its publication, Artemis Fowl sparked a worldwide publishing frenzy with both publishers and film companies vying for the rights to the book and its subsequent sequels. Comparisons have undoubtedly been drawn to the Harry Potter books, which I grant you are fantastic in their own right. But move over Harry: there's a new kid on the block and he's not taking any prisoners.


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