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Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception: Summary and book reviews of Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer, plus links to an excerpt from Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception and a biography of Eoin Colfer.
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
by
Eoin Colfer
Hardcover: May 2005,
352 pages.
Paperback: Apr 2006,
352 pages.
Criminal
mastermind Artemis Fowl is back . . . and so is his brilliant and
dangerous enemy, Opal Koboi. At the start of the fourth adventure in the
Artemis series, The Opal Deception, Artemis has no memory of the fairy
people and has returned to his unlawful ways. He is preparing to steal a
famous Impressionist painting from a German bank, having no idea that
his old rival, Opal, has escaped from prison by cloning herself. She’s
left her double behind in jail and, now free, is exacting her revenge on
all those who put her there, including Artemis.
Meanwhile in the Lower Elements, Opal has planted a trap for Captain
Holly Short and Commander Root of the LEPrechon fairy police. Tragedy
ensues, and Holly is framed for a heinous crime she did not commit.
Instead of staying around to defend herself, Holly rushes to the surface
to rescue Artemis. But before Holly and Artemis can get away, Opal
arrives and abducts them both. Faced with a world he does not believe
in, Artemis may have finally been outsmarted. . .
School Library Journal - Farida S Dowler
Gr 5-7. The prose is clunky and the characters speak in cliches, but those who enjoyed the earlier books won't care. The humor (heavily dosed with flatulence jokes) and creativity carry the narrative through the tight spots and impossible situations.
Booklist - Sally Estes
As in all the books, this one has plenty of action as well as great humor and clever plot manipulations. Characters are once again fully realized, and fans will eagerly enter into the spirit of the action.
Children's Literature - Kathie M. Josephs
The author is very adept at weaving humor throughout the story and readers will be hard pressed to put the book down once they have started to read it....I highly recommend this book. I am sure if readers are already Artemis Fowl fans, they will put his book at the top of the list of favorites. Ages 12 up.
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