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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is primarily behind the scenes stuff which explores the "iceberg" of Colfer's world via fun goodies such as a chart which deciphers the Gnomish he has written along the bottom of the Artemis Fowl novels, diagraphs of armor and vehicles, and character interviews which are enjoyable as they are written in character. Commander Root's was particularly enjoyable since hehates people, including his interviewer.
The rest is a pair of short stories set immediately before and after the first novel. We get to see Holly struggling as the first female LEP officer in the first story with Root playing a big part in hindering her efforts (he doesn't like women) and helping defeat the villain, his brother. The second story involves Artemis using Mulch to steal from another group of dwarven thieves. Both feel important, but are not entirely necessary for the rest of the series, although the tale with Root's brother can be useful (spoilers) for when he pops up in the main series.
If you love Artemis Fowl, this is a fine addition to your collection as it has more story content in addition to the supplemental materials. Not much else to say about this one. If you like guidebooks, you'll probably like this one.
The rest is a pair of short stories set immediately before and after the first novel. We get to see Holly struggling as the first female LEP officer in the first story with Root playing a big part in hindering her efforts (he doesn't like women) and helping defeat the villain, his brother. The second story involves Artemis using Mulch to steal from another group of dwarven thieves. Both feel important, but are not entirely necessary for the rest of the series, although the tale with Root's brother can be useful (spoilers) for when he pops up in the main series.
If you love Artemis Fowl, this is a fine addition to your collection as it has more story content in addition to the supplemental materials. Not much else to say about this one. If you like guidebooks, you'll probably like this one.
The year is 2019, and I have accidentally learned to read gnommish.
Two short stories. One is before the first book and the second one is after the first book. Neither takes away from reading the first. Artemis is a criminal mastermind, genius, science geek, rich, and only 12 years old. He is the anti-Harry Potter. Somehow I feel though he's not all that bad. I've already began reading the first book. As a friend at work and I are both reading these stories. Its fun to read the same book as someone you know. This is a YA/Teen book but it is very much a fun read.
This book contains two short stories, one about Holly and one about Mulch. Apart from the stories, there are also a couple of interviews with the main characters, some blueprints of fairy technology and several puzzles. The stories are great, but the puzzles I could have lived without.
The biggest fault this book has is that its contents can also be found elsewhere. In later publications the first story can be found in [b:The Time Paradox|2179276|The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, #6)|Eoin Colfer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1395218526s/2179276.jpg|2184954] and the second story was published on its own as [b:The Seventh Dwarf|904896|The Seventh Dwarf (Artemis Fowl #1.5)|Eoin Colfer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327164341s/904896.jpg|890044]. The versions I own of the main series also contain the interviews and the blueprints. The only thing this book has that can't be found in any of the main books, are the puzzles, but they're just simple crosswords and secret codes and don't add a lot of value.
But the stories are great. A lot better than some of the later installments in the series.
The biggest fault this book has is that its contents can also be found elsewhere. In later publications the first story can be found in [b:The Time Paradox|2179276|The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, #6)|Eoin Colfer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1395218526s/2179276.jpg|2184954] and the second story was published on its own as [b:The Seventh Dwarf|904896|The Seventh Dwarf (Artemis Fowl #1.5)|Eoin Colfer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327164341s/904896.jpg|890044]. The versions I own of the main series also contain the interviews and the blueprints. The only thing this book has that can't be found in any of the main books, are the puzzles, but they're just simple crosswords and secret codes and don't add a lot of value.
But the stories are great. A lot better than some of the later installments in the series.
The Artemis Fowl Files makes for a fun little addition to the series, which really does fit better as book #1.5 than something to read at the end of the series which is what I did. But then, it is always nice seeing familiar faces we haven’t seen in a long time, too.
Holly's initiation to LEPrecon made for a good story, and the end definitely had me laughing out loud - it's so Holly! It also made for a better introduction of Turnball Root, Julius Root’s brother, so he does not come so out of the blue in a later book.
The brief guide to the different People was okay, felt oddly specific to certain characters especially where 'character' and 'loves' is concerned - Artemis, you know better than to make such sweeping generalizations about whole groups based on your knowledge of only a couple of its members. Unfortunately, just as the main series ebooks lacked the Gnommish message along the bottom, there was no key to deciphering Gnommish in this ebook either.
Seeing Foaly’s diagrams was nice, too, to have a solid picture of what I had been imagining all this time. Especially the little touch of ©Foaly on each one.
Finally, there is the story of Fei Fei’s tiara, wherein we get a nice Artemis-Butler-Mulch team-up going on, to steal the tiara which contains a unique blue stone which Artemis needs for a special project – a very special project.
All in all, a fun little side jaunt into the Artemis Fowl/Fairy People universe, with some enriching tales and fun diversions.
Favorite quote:
“My father always taught me to do what’s right, no matter what the cost. And that’s what I do. Rules are important, but the right thing is more important.” – Interview with Captain Holly Short
Continuity/typos:
Holly […] had only actually visited the surface twice[.] – LEPrecon, Chapter 2 page 16/16 – So… if Holly had only visited the surface twice, how does she complete the ritual to have magic? Or is it just something that doesn’t get used much in Haven, so one ritual every few decades is plenty?
Frankly,I […] fingers.I –Annual Report, page 2/4 – missing spaces after punctuation. And why is only the Social Studies section in all italics?
…I’m sure LEP Commander Root, will stumble on it eventually. – The Seventh Dwarf, Chapter 3, page 8/13 – remove unnecessary comma.
All I did was to steal a human tiara. – The Seventh Dwarf, Chapter 5, page 27/30 – remove “to”
Holly's initiation to LEPrecon made for a good story, and the end definitely had me laughing out loud - it's so Holly! It also made for a better introduction of Turnball Root, Julius Root’s brother, so he does not come so out of the blue in a later book.
The brief guide to the different People was okay, felt oddly specific to certain characters especially where 'character' and 'loves' is concerned - Artemis, you know better than to make such sweeping generalizations about whole groups based on your knowledge of only a couple of its members. Unfortunately, just as the main series ebooks lacked the Gnommish message along the bottom, there was no key to deciphering Gnommish in this ebook either.
Seeing Foaly’s diagrams was nice, too, to have a solid picture of what I had been imagining all this time. Especially the little touch of ©Foaly on each one.
Finally, there is the story of Fei Fei’s tiara, wherein we get a nice Artemis-Butler-Mulch team-up going on, to steal the tiara which contains a unique blue stone which Artemis needs for a special project – a very special project.
All in all, a fun little side jaunt into the Artemis Fowl/Fairy People universe, with some enriching tales and fun diversions.
Favorite quote:
“My father always taught me to do what’s right, no matter what the cost. And that’s what I do. Rules are important, but the right thing is more important.” – Interview with Captain Holly Short
Continuity/typos:
Holly […] had only actually visited the surface twice[.] – LEPrecon, Chapter 2 page 16/16 – So… if Holly had only visited the surface twice, how does she complete the ritual to have magic? Or is it just something that doesn’t get used much in Haven, so one ritual every few decades is plenty?
Frankly,I […] fingers.I –Annual Report, page 2/4 – missing spaces after punctuation. And why is only the Social Studies section in all italics?
…I’m sure LEP Commander Root, will stumble on it eventually. – The Seventh Dwarf, Chapter 3, page 8/13 – remove unnecessary comma.
All I did was to steal a human tiara. – The Seventh Dwarf, Chapter 5, page 27/30 – remove “to”
As a kid I had some cool-looking edition of this book with a magnet-clasp lock and I thought it was the greatest thing ever
Holly demolishing a house was one of the funniest things I've ever read.
The first short story is really good! It tells the story of how Holly got to be the first female LEP officer ever. It's a 4 stars story.
The second story... It has to much Artemis and I just don't like Artemis. I can see that he will probably get better but right now? He's just a little know it all (or so he thinks)... It's a 2.5 stars story.
The interviews are just to fill some space in the book... So they're a 1.5 stars...
The second story... It has to much Artemis and I just don't like Artemis. I can see that he will probably get better but right now? He's just a little know it all (or so he thinks)... It's a 2.5 stars story.
The interviews are just to fill some space in the book... So they're a 1.5 stars...
This is a cool field guide to Artemis Fowl, and I enjoyed it. I was personally annoyed that they included the decoded fairy language, as my friend and I spent several hours decoding the fairy code using the actual code and the translation, then translating the entire bottom of the first book. It was painstaking, but worth it, and it bothers me that other people can do the exact same thing by looking at a couple of page in that book. Otherwise, a fun read if you have enjoyed Artemis Fowl.