He spent four years in saudi arabia, tunisia and italy, and wrote a childrens book, benny and omar 1998, drawing on these experiences. Did i mention i could have remained there all day, listening to eoin. But artemis doesnt know what hes taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, captain holly short of the leprecon unit. Poison pen is a 2014 film based on a screenplay written by eoin colfer. Eoins books have won numerous awards including the british childrens book of the year, the irish book awards childrens book of the year and the german childrens book of the year. I have read artemis fowl and other books by eoin colfer growing up and was pleasantly surprised to find out he had written adult books too and had to check it out. Another eoin colfer winner another eoin colfer winner.
Eoin colfer is an irish novelist of science fiction, fantasy, adventure and childrens books. It is the first book in the artemis fowl series, followed by artemis fowl. I am pleased to be interviewing eoin colfer today, whose artemis fowl books ive enjoyed for years although i have not read the final guardian i know, i know, its been out for a while now so i have no excuse. Great deals on 1st edition hardcover eoin colfer books. Eoin pronounced owen colfer made his name with artemis fowl. A sequel followed in 1999, followed by some other books see below. In the 19th century 1890s, a ten year old boy named conor broekhart is a resident of the saltee islands a real place off the irish coast. A joyous fantasy for grownups guardian a funny, offbeat adult fantasy novel independent a dazzling first adult novel from bestselling childrens author colfer daily mail highfire is a genrebending tourdeforce of comedy and action by the millioncopyselling master storyteller squib moreau may be swampwild, but his intentions are generally good.
From the new york times bestselling author of the artemis fowl series comes a hilarious and highoctane adult novel about a vodkadrinking, flashdance. Among his other popular works are half moon investigations, the wish list, the supernaturalist, and a series of eoin colfer s legends. Eoin colfer author of artemis fowl, plugged, the supernaturalist. My guest today is eoin colfer, international best selling author of. Eoin colfer pronounced owen is the new york times bestselling author of the blockbuster artemis fowl series, among many other works. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Artemis fowl by eoin colfer penguin books australia. Eoin colfer has made millions of fans around the world with his muchloved character, artemis fowl, the star of his hugely bestselling series. He attained worldwide recognition in 2001, when the first artemis fowl book was published and became a new york times best seller, as did some sequels. The explosive first novel in eoin colfers bestselling artemis fowl series, now a major disney film. Bulletin for the center for childrens books praise for the hangmans revolution undoing the catastrophically altered present. Fowl was easy enough, fowl by name, foul by nature. It chronicles the adventures of meg finn, a teenage girl killed in a gas explosion who must earn her place in heaven by returning to earth to help the pensioner she attempted to rob. Chris colfer is a golden globewinning actor best known for his role as kurt hummel on glee.
May 12, 2001 eoin colfer is a 35yearold irish teacher whose new book, artemis fowl, has already earned. Highfire eoin colfer ebook harpercollins publishers. Apart from paying the colfers mastercard bill, id suggest that its to entertain us, which is something eoin colfer is well suited to. It was released in the uk, ireland and usa in january 2008. Eoin colfers airman is an impressive swashbuckling victorian adventure, says sf said sf said sat 5 jan 2008 18. Colfer outfits chevie with a dickensian supporting cast. Beginning his career as a primary school teacher, eoin colfer pronounced owen is the author of the popular artemis fowl series, which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Colfer was asked by douglas adams widow to write a sixth book to his hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series, and another thing, which was published in 2009 eoin colfer began his literary career as a childrens author, writing benny and omar. Eoin colfer is the megaselling author of the artemis fowl series, half moon investigations, the supernaturalist, airman and the legend of. Satellite city, a vast twentyfive million people plus satellitecontrolled metropolis in the third millennium, is home to cosmo hill. Eoin colfer is best known for the artemis fowl series, those novels centered around a young irish genius who burst on the scene by kidnapping a fairy for ransom and who has had several adventures since then. Artemis fowl books set 4 signed eoin colfer 1st american edition hardcover lot. A graphic novel telling one boys epic journey to europe. The movie, a romantic comedy was filmed in ireland and premiered on july 2014 at the 26th galway film fleadh.
Eoin colfer s first adult fantasy novel is a hilarious, highoctane adventure about a vodkadrinking, flashdanceloving dragon whos been hiding out from the world and potential torchcarrying mobs in a louisiana bayou. Connor is one lucky kid because, 63% percent of all prison escapees were captured within 24 hours, and 97% of all prison escapees were captured which only makes 3 out of 100 escapes successful. Artemis fowl series in order eoin colfer fictiondb. Eoin colfer a disney film adaptation will be released in 2019, directed by kenneth branagh and starring dame judi dench. This is a transcription from theauthorhour radio show. He attained worldwide notice in 2002, when his first artemis fowl book was published. Mail on sunday this story is for anyone who enjoys the wilder side of technology and is eoin colfer s best book yet. Colfer was asked by douglas adams widow to write a sixth book to his hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series, and another thing, which was published in 2009.
Eoin colfer books online qbd books australias premier. In 2002, following the enormous and welldeserved success of the artemis fowl books, eoin colfer s publishers decided to let the rest of the world sneak a peak. One of the new york times best selling books, the supernaturalist, is a very suspenseful and intense book. It has the cleverness that eoin colfer brings so well in most his writings, but it is by no means artemis fowl like. Interview with bestselling author eoin colfer posted on february 2, 2015 by michael a.
This 14yearold orphan, a no sponsor, inhabitsor rather survives inan orphanage called the clarissa frayne institute for parentally challenged boys. In 2002, following the enormous and welldeserved success of the artemis fowl books, eoin colfers publishers decided to let the rest of the world sneak a peak. When conor discovers that the power hungry marshall hugo bonvilain is organizing a military coup, the king is murdered and conor is blamed for the crime and thrown into prison. Airman by eoin colfer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Eoin pronounced owen colfer was born on 14 may, 1965 in wexford, ireland and is best known for his hugely popular artemis fowl series of childrens books.
Eoin colfer pronounced owen was born in wexford on the southeast coast of ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father an elementary school teacher, historian and artist of note and mother a drama teacher. Rowling, and like harry potter, artemis fowl is used as a reference to describe the work of other writers e. It is the story of conor broekhart, a young saltee islander whose father, declan, is the kings bodyguard. Airman, by eoin colfer, is a bestselling historical adventure novel set in the 19th century. He studied in dublin, returning to wexford to teach primary school children.
Young fbi agent chevie savano arrives back in more. A bestselling childrens writer, irish author eoin colfer worked as a primary school teacher and spent several years working in saudi arabia, tunisia and italy which inspired his first book, benny and omar. Then in 2001 the first artemis fowl book was published and he was able to resign from. Eoin colfer was born in wexford, republic of ireland. It seemed like a very good idea to have someone else do the hard work for the second bookwitch eoin colfer interview, so i asked eoins biggest fan, charlie, to come along to cheltenham at the weekend to talk to him. After having read several of the artemis fowl books, and the wish list, i decided to dig deeper into eoin colfers works. The novel was shortlisted for the 2009 carnegie medal. Thats where i came across airman, a standalone novel, published in 2008. Now, in a beautifully written novel that is already breaking records in his native ireland, colfer introduces readers to a lovable but troubled heroine, who has been given the opportunity for a special kind of redemption. He is also the author of several other books for young readers, including the warp series, the benny books, and the legend books. Jan 28, 2020 from the internationally bestselling author of the artemis fowl series. Eoin colfer books list of books by author eoin colfer. He was brought up along with his four brothers by his father, who was an artist, elementary school teacher, and historian, and his mother, a drama teacher and stage writer. Artemis fowl the last guardian artemis fowl, book 8.
Eoin pronounced owen colfer was born on 14 may, 1965 in wexford, ireland and is best known for his hugely popular artemis fowl series of childrens books which have now sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Artemis fowl by eoin colfer overdrive rakuten overdrive. This fiction book is about a boy in the future named cosmo hill, the books main character and protag. Eoin colfers legend of the worst boy in the world by eoin colfer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Opal deception, the artemis fowl, book 4 aug 11, 2009. He was recently honored as a member of the 2011 time 100, time magazines annual list of the one hundred most influential people in the world. I blazed through his artemis fowl series and the wish list, and then in high school, i discovered airman. I anticipated that eoin colfer would be capitalizing on his successes by creating another similar character and story. Dec 31, 2017 eoin colfer was a huge part of my childhood. This one will also appeal to adults versus most of his other works which aim more for young readers to teenagers. I knew it had to be a mysterious name that would make an instant impact on the reader, like titus groan or hannibal lecter. Colfer was inspired to write the book after a frightening skydiving experience.
Interview an interview with eoin colfer, author of the artemis fowl series and the 6th installment to the late douglas adams hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series, and another thing. Among his other popular works are half moon investigations, the wish list, the supernaturalist, and a series of eoin colfers legends. The first book in the blockbusting new series from global bestseller eoin colfer. Mgm television snaps up colfers highfire mgm television has bought the rights for eoin colfers first fantasy novel for adults, highfire jo fletcher books. The wish list is a fantasy novel by eoin colfer, the author of the artemis fowl series. Artemis fowl the last guardian artemis fowl, book 8 eoin colfer on amazon. In the book airman by eoin colfer a kid, connor who designs his escape for weeks to get out of a horrible prison. Chris colfer books list of books by author chris colfer.
First of all, how did you come up with the name for antihero artemis fowl. Eoin colfer books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Eoin colfer writes a comic adult fantasy in his usual trademark style, which. He then became a new york times bestselling author of books for children and teens, known for writing the artemis fowl series, half moon investigations, and the supernaturalist, along with the eoin colfer s the legend. Arctic incident, the artemis fowl, book 2 aug 7, 2009. It was written by one of the new york times best selling authors, eoin colfer, as well. Eoin colfer was born on may 14, 1965 in wexford, located on the south east coast of ireland. Colfer has a golden touch at the moment and this is another priceless nugget.
Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. May 05, 2009 like the wonderful artemis fowl series, and several other recent books for young readers, airman is about a clever 14yearold irish boy. He is also the author of several other books for young readers, including the. Eoin colfer author of artemis fowl, airman, plugged, the supernaturalist, and another thing and more. Eoin colfer beginning his career as a primary school teacher, eoin colfer pronounced owen is the author of the popular artemis fowl series, which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.
The story is a type of count of monte cristo tale but with some wonderful twists and innovations. Airman is set in the 1890s on the sovereign saltee islands, off the irish coast. Browse audiobooks written by eoin colfer sorted by best. Im happy to say that this ya novel has held up over the years since i last read it.
The wish list was first published in ireland in 2000, bringing with it much critical acclaim. Twelveyearold artemis is a millionaire, a geniusand above all, a criminal mastermind. The arctic incident by eoin colfer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Interview with bestselling author eoin colfer michael a. His breakthrough came with the publication of the first artemis fowl series novel in 2001. Eoin colfer is the author of the new york times bestselling artemis fowl series, which was adapted into a major motion picture from the walt disney studios. The complete series list for artemis fowl eoin colfer. This time he has ticked all my boxes in an action packed, hilarious and wellwritten piece of fiction. Eoin colfer s legend of the worst boy in the world by eoin colfer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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