Title: The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl,
#5)
Author: Eoin Colfer
Genre: Young Adult
Format: Paperback, 385 pages
Published: Published
September 15th 2006 by Miramax/Hyperion
ISBN: 0786849568 (ISBN13: 9780786849567)
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 and mother, who were both educators.
He received his degree from Dublin University and began teaching
primary school in Wexford. He has lived and worked all over the world,
including Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. After the publication of the Artemis
Fowl novels, Eoin retired from teaching and now writes full time. He lives in
Ireland with his wife and two children.
Official Site: http://eoincolfer.com/
Synopsis:
Ten thousand years ago, humans and fairies fought
a great battle for the magical island of Ireland. When it became clear that
they could not win, all of the faeries moved below ground—all except for the
8th family, the demons. Rather than surrender, they used a magical time spell
to take their colony out of time and into Limbo. There they have lived for
decades, planning their violent revenge on humans.
Now the time spell is unraveling, and demons are
beginning to materialize without warning on Earth. If humans were to find out
about them, all faeries would be exposed. To protect themselves, the faeries
must predict when the next demon will materialize. But in order to do so, they
will have to decipher temporal equations so complicated, even a great brain
like Foaly can't understand them. But he knows someone who can: Artemis Fowl.
So when a confused and frightened demon imp pops
appears in a Sicilian theater, Artemis is there to meet him. But he is not
alone. Someone else has unlocked the secrets of the fairy world and managed to
solve complex mathematical problems that only a genius could. And she is only
twelve years old...
My Thoughts:
The Lost Colony is the fifth book in the renowned Artemis Fowl
Series.
In this book, Artemis figures out where the demons are likely to
pop out and finds out that the Demon Realm is in huge trouble and needs help.
He plots a plan to save the world of demons, but when his arch-nemesis Minerva
manages to capture the demon first, things began to get interesting.
It introduces a new character Minerva Paradizo,
a pretty 12-year-old French girl who happens to be as smart as Artemis and also
Artemis' crush! Yes - his crush! I really liked loved the idea
of having an Artemis-Fowl-Female-Counterpart (and a possible love interest!).
It seems that Artemis Fowl is definitely growing up and finally hit puberty!
Yay!
Full of action, adventure, and fun. To all solid
Artemis Fowl fans, I can guarantee that you will not be disappointed with this
book! If you are on the lookout for some smart and adventurous story, this
would be good for you.
My Rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!
An excellent read.
I love the Artemis Fowl since 2001. The audiobooks are marvelous too. If only the covers weren't that horrible:(
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Love artemis fowl books!! Unfortunately the book after this one NEVER mentions Minerva. She's never mentioned ever again and I thought she would be a good addition to the series. In fact after this book the series took a turn for the worse but this one was great!
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I have never read the Artemis Fowl series though I have heard a lot about it. I suppose I should probably start reading it soon!
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Hello Marius. I wanna readthis book but heard that its first book isn't really that good. Is it true?
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Hi, Marius! I'm following you now! Nice blog! I also liked your review. I have yet to read this series, but, now that I've read your review, I think I'd better get going on it!!
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