Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex

Name: William Joseph
Price range: $

by Eoin Colfer

Interest age: 8 to 12
Reading age: 9+

Published by Puffin, 2011

Adventure
Fantasy
Funny
Science fiction

About this book

In the seventh installment of the series, criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has summoned an elite group of hi-tech fairies to Iceland. But the fairies discover that something terrible has happened - Artemis Fowl has become nice. Diagnosing him with Atlantis Complex, the fairies conclude that dabbling in magic has damaged Artemis' mind - and to make matters worse, the city of Atlantis is under attack from vicious robots. Can Captain Holly and the usual suspects to extricate themselves from yet another impending disaster?

Eoin Colfer's writing is as assured and entertaining as ever in this exciting and satisfying adventure, which is certain to engage his existing fans, and gain him many more

About the author

Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) was born in Wexford on the South-East coast of Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father (an elementary school teacher, historian and artist of note) and mother (a drama teacher). He first developed an interest in writing in primary (elementary) school with gripping Viking stories inspired by history he was learning in school at the time!

After leaving school he got his degree from Dublin university and qualified as a primary school teacher, returning to work in Wexford. He married in 1991 and he and his wife spent about four years between 1992 and 1996 working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. His first book, Benny and Omar, was published in 1998, based on his experiences in Tunisia; it has since been translated into many languages. Then in 2001 the first Artemis Fowl book was published and he was able to resign from teaching and concentrate fully on writing.