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I quite enjoyed this one. Normally I am not a big fan of constant point-of-view switches, but these are done smoothly and sensibly; not disjointing at all. The characters are great fun to follow along, and the story had me wanting to jump right back in to see what happened next.Read the full review here: [.].James D. MaxonAuthor of, The Cat That Made Nothing Something AgainManga and speculative fiction reviewer:[.].
Holly Short a member of the fairy LEPrecon Unit gets herself kidnapped by Artemis. Artemis Fowl is a great book for kids.This book is about a 12 year old boy named Artemis who is a genius and has a head for schemes. The LEPrecon force works to save Holly, stop Artemis, and protect there most favorite thing.Gold.This the first of many adventures that Artemis, Butler, and Holly have together. Artemis along with his body guard Butler go on adventures in an attempt to get his families fortune back. In order to accomplish this task his current scheme is to see if he can steal fairy gold without dying.The Fairy world is made up of a lot of different creatures who are policed by a group called the LEPrecons. I would recommend this book to anyone who would be willing to go on an adventuress adventure.
Do you ever wonder if there is another world around you, like fairies. They deal with trolls, magical books, five elfin warlocks, and above all a criminal master mind. He kidnaps a fairy named Holly, and holds her captive.
Artemis, a twelve year old boy living in Ho Chi Minh City, is out to get one ton of twenty-four carat gold. The story continues to be a fight. Well, that's exactly what Artemis Fowl thought.
To get her back, the LEPrecon Unit has to hand over the fairy gold he wants. This book is about the adventure he took. On his way, Artemis takes a book that contains all the secrets to the fairy world and tries to use it against them.
The dangerous but sneaky fairy and the LEPrecon Unit fight back. This story will leave you wanting more.TKN
I liked this book. There were, however, also a few things I did not like. That was almost about the only thing I did not like about the book though. Another is that the fairies are different from the creatures you read about in fairy tales. I liked just about all of them. Also it was funny at times as well. One reason is that there is a ton of high-tech things that the fairies use. One was people's language at times, like that one commander who said, "Blow the door off its **** hinges." There were a few other times people swore too.
The centaur named Foaly had a pretty good sense of humor at most times. It also had a lot of action in it as well. In this book I did not really have a favorite part. Altogether, it was a very good book.
I took an instant dislike to the title character, and the more I read, the less I liked him. The story is well written, which makes the subject matter even more appalling. He loves his mommy - so have most of the serial killers in real life.
The author has created a sociopathic little monster with the moral compass of a pit viper. His victims in the first book are the fairies, and I give the author credit for a nice take on the little people - I was rooting for them all the way. It is easy to see the appeal to a certain age group: the kid is smart, he has resources, and he has his own private goon squad to sic on anyone who displeases him.
Now and then he questions (sort of) what he is doing, then he goes ahead and does it anyways. Great role model for the younger set. Every once in a while, the author tries to insert something to make us like Artemis better.
If it hadn't been for this imaginative portrayal, I would have been looking for a way to give this book a negative star rating. I will not be purchasing any more books in the series.
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