Product Description

Evil pixie, Opal Koboi, is back and she's more dangerous than ever. This time she doesn't just want power over the fairy People - this time she wants the humans too. Captain Holly Short is the only fairy with a hope of stopping her, but as Holly knows, it takes one genius criminal mastermind to fight another. But the 14-year-old genius that Holly is thinking of doesn't even remember that fairies exist. How is she going to convince Artemis Fowl to help her stop Opal? Gold usually does the trick, and this time is should be no different. Or is Artemis changing?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2049 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-06
• Released on: 2006-04-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Synopsis
Evil pixie, Opal Koboi, is back and she's more dangerous than ever. This time she doesn't just want power over the fairy People - this time she wants the humans too. Captain Holly Short is the only fairy with a hope of stopping her, but as Holly knows, it takes one genius criminal mastermind to fight another. But the 14-year-old genius that Holly is thinking of doesn't even remember that fairies exist. How is she going to convince Artemis Fowl to help her stop Opal? Gold usually does the trick, and this time is should be no different. Or is Artemis changing?

About the Author
Eoin Colfer followed his parents into teaching and soon began to invent stories for his pupils. ARTEMIS FOWL was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and won the Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and the WHSmith Children's Book of the Year. Eoin lives in Wexford, Ireland.

Customer Reviews

Another fantastic Artemis Fowl adventure
Barcode: 9780141315492

...And maybe the best one at that too. Colfer's writing is always a joy to read, his innovative sci-fi/fantasy blend presenting a fantastic backdrop for amazing characters. Artemis and Holly as a duo have been the true stars of the show since i read the first book years ago and i'm so glad to see the series is still going strong in this book. Mulch and Butler are of course fantastic in the comedic element they provide.

In The Opal Deception we also see the return of Opal Koboi. A fascinating villain, she represents a fair match for Artemis's amazing intelligence and as they bounce tricks and plans off each other we get a action-packed, tense thriller of a novel that i whipped through - a proper page turner!

Probably the best of the series so far!
Admittedly, all of the Artemis Fowl books are great. But the Opal Deception is probably the best and most exciting of the series. The usual characters emerge (on and below the earth). Commander Root, Holly Short, Foaly, the much-loved flatulent, kleptomaniac dwarf convict Mulch, Butler and of course, Artemis himself.

Psycho pixie Opal Koboi is back - but in a 'coma'. When things go wrong, very wrong, Holly is on the line for murder and the only person who can help is - you guessed it - ARTEMIS FOWL!

But Opal seems unstoppable; she is always one step ahead. And with Artemis's brilliant mind wiped from all trace of the People, can he really help them this time?

Colfer's master series just gets better and better every installment! Who knows what's coming next? A great book!

Good, not Great
The Artemis Fowl series is amazing as and well deserving of the praise that it has recieved. The first three were superb, very original. However, although the Opal Deception was good, it wasn't as great as the first three.

The opening was inventive and had the 'unputdownable' quality of the first three books, but towards the end the story became rather predictable and I found myself hoping there was some kind of twist, which there wasn't. However, overall it is still a great and interesting read, if not matching the very high standard set by the first three Artemis Fowl books.