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Eoin Colfer has written dozens of works but is most famous for his 'Artemis Fowl' series of books. This lens has been created to provide information on both Eoin and his books as well as giving you the opportunity to purchase his work.
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Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen Colfer) was born in Wexford on the South-East coast of Ireland in 1965. He and his four brothers were brought up by his mum and dad, who were both teachers.
Eoin used to write many short stories and plays based on the things he learnt during school at a very young age.
After graduating from Dublin University with a degree, Eoin became a primary school teacher and also started to write books including 'Benny and Omar'.
Following the publishing of 'Artemis Fowl', a huge worldwide success, Eoin was able to leave his teaching post and devote his efforts fully into writing.
He married in 1991 and spent around 4 years working in different countries, gaining ideas and inspiration for his books along the way.
The Books -
Eoin Colfer's book are primariry aimed at teens but people of all ages willappreciate his incredible imagination. Each book, especially the Artemis Fowl books and the Supernaturalist is full of witty characters, deep plots and vibrant environments. His words paint pictures in your mind that keep you wrapped up in the story, making you want to read on and on.
The first book I read by Eoin Colfer was 'the Wish List'. I stumbled upon it accidentally in my local Tesco's. How glad I am that I did. Although looking back at the book, it's not really in the same league as Eoin's later works such as Artemis Fowl and The Supernaturalist, it is after all intended for younger readers.
Artemis Fowl combines the astuteness of Sherlock H more...0 points
Artemis Fowl combines the astuteness of Sherlock Holmes with the sang-froid of James Bond and the attitude of Attila the Hun. But even Artemis doesnt know what hes taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These arent the fairies of bedtime stories. These fairies are armed, and theyre dangerous. Artemis thinks hes got them just where he wants them, but then they stop playing by the rules0 points
Eoin Colfer's bestselling antihero is back in Arte more...0 points
Eoin Colfer's bestselling antihero is back in Artemis Fowl: TheArctic Incident--the superb sequel to the hyper-hyped Artemis Fowl, shortlisted forthe Whitbread Children's Book of the Year. The Arctic Incident sees theslightly older, perhaps slightly more mellow arch-criminal Artemis recoveredfrom his last adventure, richer now that he has his half of a hoard of fairygold, and happier since the Clarice Starlingesque superfairy Captain Holly Shortof the LEPrecon returned his mother's ailing mind t...0 points
In this third installment to Eoin Colfer's funny, more...0 points
In this third installment to Eoin Colfer's funny, fast-paced, fairy-filled adventure series, boy genius and arch criminal Artemis Fowl once again can't resist plotting the perfect crime--and, once again, he can't keep from stirring up so much trouble that the fate of the entire fairy world teeters in the balance. The once hard-boiled Artemis has softened a bit between his bestselling debut and the seat-of-your-pants Arctic Incident, and that trend continues in The Eternity Code: He's still plott...0 points
After his last run-in with the fairies, Artemis Fo more...0 points
After his last run-in with the fairies, Artemis Fowl had his mind wiped of his memories of the world belowground. Any goodness he had grudgingly learned is now gone, and the young genius has reverted to his criminal lifestyle. Artemis is in Munich preparing to steal a famously well-guarded painting from a German bank. Little does he know that his every move is being watched by his old rival, Opal Koboi. The evil pixie has spent the last year in a self-induced coma, plotting her revenge on all th...0 points
Ten thousand years ago, humans and fairies fought more...0 points
Ten thousand years ago, humans and fairies fought a great battle for the magical island of Ireland. When it became clear to the fairy families that they could never win, they decided to move their civilization underground and keep themselves hidden from the humans. All the fairy families agreed on this, except the eighth family, the demons. The demons planned to lift their small island out of time until they had regrouped and were ready to wage war on the humans once more. However, the time spel...0 points
In the not-too-distant future, in a place called S more...0 points
In the not-too-distant future, in a place called Satellite City, thirteen-year-old Cosmo Hill is unfortunate enough to come into the world unwanted by his parents. And so, as are all orphaned boys his age, Cosmo is dipped in a vaccine vat and sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys-freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the orphans, called 'no-sponsors,' are put to work by the state, testing dangerous products that never should be allowed near human beings. By the time t...0 points
Meg Finn has led a miserable life. First, her mum more...0 points
Meg Finn has led a miserable life. First, her mum died, saddling her with a useless, nasty stepfather. Then, angry and alone, Meg found herself committing acts of petty crime with dim-witted hood Belch Brennan. Finally, just as she was about to go straight to honor her sainted mum's memory, Belch went and got them both killed as they attempted to rob crabby old Lowrie McCall. And if that wasn't bad enough, now St. Peter and Beelzebub can't decide which way Meg is supposed to go. She is one in a....0 points
Hello people, I'm new to all this :) I did start out wanting to make a blog but then I found this site so I'm giving it a try. The main reason I'm doing it is to see if I can make money with because I'm close to failing college so Universite might not be an option so I need to look at different ways to generate income. Anyways I hope you like my lenses, sorry if they don't seem all that at the moment but as I said I am very new to this but I'll do by best to make them interesting.
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