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Artemis Fowl
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Artemis Fowl:
Artemis Fowl II is a criminal mastermind-who also happens to be a 12 year old boy. After years of research, he believes he has confirmed the existence of fairies. He sets out on a journey to Vietnam to track down the Fairy Holy Book-and takes a fairy for ransom along the way. When he demands an enormous ransom for her, the repercussions are much more intense then imagined.
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
Eoin Colfer describes his new book, Artemis Fowl, as "Die Hard with fairies." He's not far wrong.
Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. With two trusty sidekicks in tow, he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairyfolk of their pot of gold. Of course, he isn't foolish enough to believe in all that "gold at the end of the rainbow" nonsense. Rather, he knows that the only way to separate the little people from their stash is to kidnap one of them and wait for the ransom to arrive. But when the time comes to put his plan into action, he doesn't count on the appearance of the extrasmall, pointy-eared Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaisance) Unit--and her senior officer, Commander Root, a man (sorry, elf) who will stop at nothing to get her back.
Fantastic stuff from beginning to end, Artemis Fowl is a rip-roaring, 21st-century romp of the highest order. The author has let his imagination run riot by combining folklore, fantasy, and a fistful of high-tech funk in an outrageously devilish book that could well do for fairies what Harry Potter has done for wizardry. But be warned: this is no gentle frolic, so don't be fooled by the fairy subject matter. Instead, what we have here is well-written, sophisticated, rough 'n' tumble storytelling with enough high-octane attitude to make it a seriously cool read for anyone over the age of 10. --Susan Harrison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Colfer's (Benny and Omar) crime caper fantasy, the first in a series, starts off with a slam-bang premise: anti-hero Artemis Fowl is a boy-genius last in line of a legendary crime family teetering on the brink of destruction. With the assistance of his bodyguard, Butler, he masterminds his plan to regain the Fowls' former glory: capture a fairy and hold her ransom for the legendary fairy gold. However, his feisty mark, Holly, turns out to be a member of the "LEPrecon, an elite branch of the Lower Elements Police," so a wisecracking team of satyrs, trolls, dwarfs and fellow fairies set out to rescue her. Despite numerous clever gadgets and an innovative take on traditional fairy lore, the author falls short of the bar. The rapid-fire dialogue may work as a screenplay with the aid of visual effects (a film is due out from Talk/Miramax in 2002) but, on the page, it often falls flat. The narrative hops from character to character, so readers intrigued by Artemis's wily, autocratic personality have to kill a good deal of time with the relatively bland Holly and her cohorts [...]. Technology buffs may appreciate the imaginative fairy-world inventions and action-lovers will get some kicks, but the series is no classic in the making. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
在欧因·科弗的神话世界里,他创出奇特的人物,融合现代科技信息、组合各种魔法、提供妙思奇想,并制造人物间的冲突,让故事处处充满伏笔,情节诡谲,高潮迭起,令大小读者爱不释手。
古老的传说中,在遥远天空彩虹的尽头,藏着精灵世界的黄金……
法尔家族是一个国际上有名的传奇家族,家族中年仅12岁的阿特米斯,更是一个人小鬼大的奇才。阿特米斯的父亲在一次运送货品至俄罗斯的途中,和25万罐可乐一同消失在冰天雪地里,家族重担便落到阿特米斯肩上。
绑架计划就此展开……
为了复兴家业,阿特米斯开始全球搜寻传说中的小精灵,在获得了精灵世界的至宝“精灵之书”后,阿特米斯就开始一宗绑架计划,为的是换取精灵族所珍藏的亿万黄金。
一场人类与精灵的科技和魔法大战,一触即发……
阿特米斯先是拿走了“精灵之书”以便了解精灵们的魔法,后来又从精灵族的“时间暂停”中脱逃。在场场斗智的对决中,他将如何与精灵世界谈判?他又要怎么迎接精灵世界的挑战?
内容介绍:
第一册:精灵的赎金
弗尔家族是国际著名的传奇家族,家族中年仅的12岁阿特米斯,更是一个人小鬼大的奇才。因为阿特米斯的父亲在一次运送货品至俄罗斯途中,和25万罐可乐一同消失在冰天雪地里,家族重担便落到他肩上。为了复兴家业,阿特米斯开始全球搜寻传说中小精灵,在获得了精灵世界的至宝《精灵之书》后,阿特米斯就开始一宗绑架计划,为的就是换取精灵族所珍藏的百万黄金。
一场人类与精灵的科技与魔法大战,就此展开——阿特米斯先是拿走了《精灵之书》以便了解精灵们的魔法,后来又从精灵族的“时间暂停”中脱逃,在这场斗智的对决中,他将如何与精灵世界谈判?他又要怎么迎接精灵世界的挑战?
第二册:北极圈的挑战
阿特米斯的第二次冒险,是从在爱尔兰的寄宿学校里,突然收到一封从俄国寄来附有影像的电子邮件开始。影像中是一个被俄国黑手党绑架了的人,而这人正是他认为不可能再见到的父亲。阿特米斯立刻启程到冰封的北极圈抢救他的父亲,但却被他熟悉的敌人--荷莉所阻挠。但这次,他不再和地下精灵对立,泥土人第一次跨种族与精灵族合作,但是在拯救他父亲之前,他必须先帮精灵族解决一场地下大战……
第三册:永恒的密码
阿特米斯利用了精灵的高科技制造出“超级计算机”--透视体,能够打败目前人类现有的计算机系统。他和芝加哥富商会面,提供这套计算机一年以交换金子。可是,这次会面却是个陷阱,富商不仅窃取了这项高科技,还伤害了管家巴特勒。
为了救管家,阿特米斯只好求救于精灵的魔法。所以他不得不又再次面对的他的敌人--矮冬瓜荷莉队长。
第四册:猫眼石诡计
阿特米斯聪明而危险的敌人Opal Koboi出现了。阿特米斯失去了对仙人国的回忆,又回到了他原来的生活轨迹。他准备从德国银行拿到一幅著名的印象派油画。他还不知道他的宿敌Opal Koboi从监狱中逃出来了,开始向那些令她入狱的人复仇,也包括阿特米斯。
第五册:失落的种族
在人类与精灵族大战之后,不敌人类的精灵族全体移入地下生存。但是精灵中有一个种族坚持留在地上,并且蕴谋着向人类发起挑战夺回地面上的统治权。这个种族不幸被恶魔控制,人类面临着巨大的危机。面对着强大的精灵魔法和恶魔的邪恶力量,普通人类根本无法抵御这场大灾难。但是,有一人能拯救这一切,那就是智慧超群的阿特米斯!
作者介绍
1986年欧因·科弗成为一名小学教师,业余时间坚持写作。1991年婚后的数年间,曾旅居意大利、突尼西亚和沙特阿拉伯等地,这段经历对他后来的文学创作产生了很大影响。
艾欧因·寇弗的儿童文学创作之路可谓一帆风顺,处女作《班尼和欧玛》一经出版即跃上畅销书榜。2001年夏天,他完成了后来风靡全球青少年的《阿特米斯奇幻历险》第一部。这部作品的巨大成功令他决心放弃教职专心写作。
《阿特米斯》系列是欧美畅销书榜的常客,获得很多奖项,已在43个国家出版,全球销量1300余万册。36岁的爱尔兰中学老师欧因·科弗因此收到了英国历史上最高的儿童文学作品稿酬——70万英镑。他的《阿特米斯》如今在欧洲畅销榜的排名已超出《哈里·波特》系列,兴高采烈的Miramax出版公司随后又支付了25万英镑。电影版权已由迪斯尼购买。
J.K.罗琳和欧因·科弗被英国媒体津津乐道地做比较,都是教师、短时间内迅速成名、出版系列都非常畅销、内容和魔法有关、主角都是12岁左右的男孩。对此科弗不耐烦地说:“我喜欢罗琳,但我们的风格也有差异,苹果和橘子有什么好比的?”
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