Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception

Name: William Joseph
Price range: $

by Eoin Colfer

Interest age: 8 to 12
Reading age: 9+

Published by Penguin, 2011

Adventure
Fantasy
Thriller

About this book

The Fairy People have a problem - the evil pixie known as Opal Koboi is hell-bent on world destruction, and they need help from Artemis Fowl. This is unfortunate, since they have wiped all knowledge of the fairy world from Artemis Fowl's mind - but when he comes to his senses, he just may be able to save the fairy world from a terrible demise.

Artemis embarks on an exciting series of adventures, each more bizarre than the last in this installment of Eoin Colfer's deservedly popular series. Delivering fast action and snappy dialogue, along with all the magic a young reader could dream of, this is a high quality adventure story.

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.