Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony
by by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl is magical. Literally this time. And so is Eoin Colfer. The story about Artemis Fowl almost flagged a little in the fourth book, but in book five Colfer is back on form.
The reader is introduced to new species: demons, imps and warlocks and a new world, about to go up with a bang. There is a charming new character in the form of imp No 1, a veritable walking thesaurus, who is stuck in puberty. Puberty is something that's also beginning to bother the otherwise cool and calculating Artemis, who, much to his surprise, meets a girl. And what a girl! A perfect match for Master Fowl.
Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony is a whirlwind story taking its characters and the reader from Spain to Italy to France and much much further. Butler, the bodyguard, worries a lot because Artemis appears to have become a good person. But then if he wasn't, he wouldn't want to save an endangered world and its inhabitants.
The language as usual is deceptively simple, but an absolute delight. Colfer manages the puns and the wit with real economy like the fully fledged performer he is.
This is a fantastic book and Colfer leaves enough hints that there will be more where this came from. Soon please.
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