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This fourth outing for Eoin Colfer’s teenage criminal mastermind, Artemis Fowl, is - as ever - full of dramatic action, explosions, treachery, high speed chases, windy escapes from Trolls and a generous helping of fairy magic. In "Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception" 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 lot. Everyone is under threat - humans and fairies alike. 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. And the 14-year-old genius Holly is thinking of can't even remember that fairies exist. How is she going to convince Artemis Fowl to help her? Gold usually does the trick with that young man and this time is no different. Together Artemis, Holly, Mulch and Butler foil Opal Koboi's plans for world domination. |
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"The Supernaturalist" is set in the not-too-distant future, in a place called Satellite City, where thirteen-year-old Cosmo Hill has been orphaned, dipped in a vaccine vat and sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys. There the orphans are put to work by the state, testing dangerous products that should never be allowed near human beings. Cosmo knows that he must escape, even though he has no idea what might be outside, and plans for the moment when he can make a break. When that time finally comes, he nearly dies while escaping. He can feel his life force ebbing away, sucked out of him by a strange translucent blue parasite. But he is rescued by the "Supernaturalists" - a motley gang of kids who all have a special psychic ability and are dedicated to ridding the world of the tiny, supernatural creatures who feed on the life force of humans. When they realise that Cosmo also has the ability to see these creatures, they enlist his help... |
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Anyone who has ever read the "Artemis Fowl" series of books will already appreciate Eoin Colfer's skill in fast moving and downright hilarious storytelling, whatever the subject matter - and "The Legend of Spud Murphy" is no exception. To get them out of their mother's hair for the summer holidays, Will and his big brother Marty are packed off to the library, the home of the dreaded librarian Spud Murphy, who uses a spud gun on kids who put a foot wrong. Eventually, Will and Marty discover a love of books and that Mrs Murphy isn't so bad after all. With just five neat chapters, starting with Ugly Frank, the poor kid who earned his name as a victim of the legendary librarian's spud gun, this little story leaps along with enough boys' action to appeal to them, and enough cute humour to keep the girls happy too. |
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"Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf" is a neatly written little episode that is set in the time between "Artemis Fowl" and "Artemis Fowl: The Artic Incident", so Artemis' father is still missing. Artemis is after a famous diamond and tries to steal it with the help of the outlandish dwarf Mulch Diggums, but Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit) is once again desperate to foil his criminal plans. Despite being only 60 pages long the this is a great read for Artemis Fowl fans and a good introduction to the series for those new to the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. |
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Think fairy, think again! With Artemis Fowl, the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history, the adventure never ends. In "Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code", the third thrilling instalment following "Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident" and "Artemis Fowl", Artemis and his bodyguard Butler have set up a meeting with businessman Jon Spiro in an attempt to make money using a priceless futuristic cube of purloined Fairy gadgetry that can do just about anything. But it's an ambush, and Butler is mortally wounded. But Artemis refuses to accept his friend's demise and calls on the only people he knows who might be able to get him back - Holly Short of the subterranean Fairy police - and her race's super-advanced technology. Holly and Artemis must find a way to bring Butler back from the dead and retrieve the lost Eternity Cube that could change the balance of power between humans and fairies forever. |
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Eoin Colfer's bestselling anti-hero is well and truly back in "Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident" - the superb sequel to "Artemis Fowl". This adventure finds old enemies Holly Short and Artemis Fowl working together for the first time. While Captain Short is on assignment to Customs and Excise as punishment for letting Fowl separate her and her people from their gold, it soon becomes obvious that the pair have need of each other's considerable skills base. A bold and daring plan is necessary to fight the threat to the Lower Elements from the goblin B'wa Kell triad - and to rescue Artemis' father, who disappeared when a daring escapade, designed to free his family from their criminal - not to mention deeply lucrative - past went horribly wrong. Before long they are on track for an adventure that will have far-reaching consequences for both of them. |
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Twelve-year-old "Artemis Fowl" is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history and, with his trusty sidekicks Butler and Juliet in tow, he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairyfolk of their pot of gold. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he takes on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit). Add to that the fact that Holly is a true heroine and that her senior officer, Commander Root, will stop at nothing to get her back and you've got the mother of all sieges brewing! The resulting high-octane mix of folklore, fantasy and technology is a a rip-roaring, 21st-century romp of the highest order, which can only be described as "Die Hard with fairies"! |
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Eoin Colfer's "The Wish List" is a bitter yet rip-roaringly funny tale of two wayward teenagers on the road to hell - literally. Meg Finn is in trouble. Unearthly trouble. Cast out of her own home by her stepfather after her mother's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. But after a botched attempt to rob a pensioner's flat, Meg, along with her partner in crime, Belch Brennan, ends up in a very sticky situation. Meg's soul is up for grabs as the divine and the demonic try every underhand ploy imaginable to claim it. Her only chance for salvation is the Wish List. But how can she persuade the pensioner Lowrie to help her when she has wronged him? And even if she can persuade him, will she really have enough points to face up to St Peter? An unforgettable and gritty tale of life, death and an unexpected hereafter! |
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"Benny and Babe" is the sequel to the No. 1 Bestseller Benny and Omar. Benny, the sportsmad, carefree lad whose adventures in Tunisia have convinced him that he can take on the world, suffers a severe blow to his pride when he meets Babe. He may be a wise guy, but she is at least three steps ahead of him. And he's on her territory. Benny is visiting his grandfather in the country for the summer holidays and finds his position as a 'townie' make him the object of much teasing by the natives. Babe is the village tomboy, given serious respect by the all the local tough guys. She runs a thriving business, rescuing the lost lures and flies of visiting fishermen and selling them at a tidy profit. Babe just might consider Benny as her business partner. But things become very complicated, and dangerous, when Furty Howlin also wants a slice of the action. And that's not the only problem for Benny. A disco reveals a transformed Babe can they still be friends now that she is a real girl? |
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"Benny and Omar" is a hilarious book from this first time author in which a young sporting fanatic is forced to leave his beloved Wexford, home of all his heroes, and move with his family to Tunisia! How will he survive in a place like this? Then he teams up with Omar, and a madcap friendship between the two boys leads to trouble, crazy escapades, a unique way of communicating, and heartbreaking challenges. |
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