Book Review - Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
Ostensibly, this series by Eoin Colfer is for kids. Kinda like Harry Potter was at first. I love them though, perhaps because I am not really a grown up yet.
The main character, Artemis, is a genius 14 year old master thief. He comes from a long line of thieves though his Father has now gone straight. Artemis is assisted by his faithful and awesomely trained body guard, Butler.
Oh yeah, there's some fairies, pixies, goblins, dwarves and such which explains why I like these. Underneath the earth's crust is a whole other society with magical creatures. They're also massively technologically ahead of humans. In the last book, Artemis and Butler's minds were wiped of any knowledge of this other society after helping the Elf police capture the evil pixie, Opal. In this book, Opal is out to extract revenge and Artemis and crew are called upon to defeat her again.
What makes these books so interesting to me is not necessarily the magic stuff, but Artemis' character. He's super smart with few social skills and his only thought is getting money and power. Or, at least that's how he used to be. He's developing real affection for others, making committed friendships and growing into a better person in each book.
Good stuff there.
The main character, Artemis, is a genius 14 year old master thief. He comes from a long line of thieves though his Father has now gone straight. Artemis is assisted by his faithful and awesomely trained body guard, Butler.
Oh yeah, there's some fairies, pixies, goblins, dwarves and such which explains why I like these. Underneath the earth's crust is a whole other society with magical creatures. They're also massively technologically ahead of humans. In the last book, Artemis and Butler's minds were wiped of any knowledge of this other society after helping the Elf police capture the evil pixie, Opal. In this book, Opal is out to extract revenge and Artemis and crew are called upon to defeat her again.
What makes these books so interesting to me is not necessarily the magic stuff, but Artemis' character. He's super smart with few social skills and his only thought is getting money and power. Or, at least that's how he used to be. He's developing real affection for others, making committed friendships and growing into a better person in each book.
Good stuff there.
