Colfer, Eoin
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1965- ) Irish schoolteacher and author for Young Adult audiences from his first book, Benny and Omar (1998), which is not fantastic. His other singletons are, however of fantasy interest: the young protagonist of The Wish List (2000), who has died, is given a chance to redeem her soul by doing good works back on Earth; The Supernaturalist (2004) is set in the Near Future but is essentially fantasy. Of particular interest is ... And Another Thing ...: Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Part Six of Three (2009), a Sequel by Other Hands to Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which did not equal the series, but did not embarrass the author or his readers.
Colfer is of course best known for his extremely successful Artemis Fowl sequence – beginning with Artemis Fowl (2001) – featuring the Technofantasy adventures of the amusingly ruthless young Artemis, whose exploits in a Technology-irradiated world would prove disastrous or fatal if it were not for his connection with Faerie, whose lands extend Underground and Under the Sea, including Atlantis. More recently Colfer started the W.A.R.P. series of young adult Time-Travel adventures with The Reluctant Assassin (2013). The acronym stands for Witness Anonymous Relocation Program, and deals with the hiding of witnesses in different historical settings. [JC]
Eoin Colfer
born Wexford, Ireland: 14 May 1965
works (selected)
series
Artemis Fowl
- Artemis Fowl (London: Viking, 2001) [Artemis Fowl: hb/Tony Fleetwood]
- Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel (New York: Hyperion/Miramax, 2007) with Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano [graph: Artemis Fowl: hb/Giovanni Rigano]
- Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident (London: Puffin Books, 2002) [Artemis Fowl: hb/Tony Fleetwood]
- Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident (New York: Hyperion/Miramax, 2009) with Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano [graph: Artemis Fowl: hb/Giovanni Rigano]
- Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code (London: Puffin Books, 2003) [Artemis Fowl: hb/Tony Fleetwood]
- Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf (London: Puffin Books, 2004) [story: chap: Artemis Fowl: pb/Tony Fleetwood]
- The Artemis Fowl Files (London: Puffin Books, 2004) [rev vt of the above: with added material as coll: Artemis Fowl: hb/Tony Fleetwood]
- Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception (London: Puffin Books, 2005) [Artemis Fowl: hb/Tony Fleetwood]
- Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception (New York: Hyperion/Miramax, 2009) with Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano [graph: Artemis Fowl: hb/Giovanni Rigano]
- Artemis Fowl Books 1-4 (London: Puffin, 2014) [omni of the above four: ebook: Artemis Fowl: na/]
- Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony (London: Puffin Books, 2006) [Artemis Fowl: hb/Kev Walker]
- Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox (New York: Hyperion, 2008) [Artemis Fowl: hb/Melvyn Grant]
- Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex (London: Puffin, 2010) [Artemis Fowl: hb/Kev Walker]
- Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian (New York: Hyperion, 2012) [Artemis Fowl: hb/Owen Richardson]
- Artemis Fowl Books 5-8 (London: Puffin, 2014) [omni of the above four: ebook: Artemis Fowl: na/]
W.A.R.P.
- W.A.R.P. Book 1: The Reluctant Assassin (London: Penguin Puffin, 2013) [W.A.R.P.: hb/Owen Richardson]
- W.A.R.P. Book Two: The Hangman's Revolution (London: Penguin Puffin, 2014) [W.A.R.P.: hb/Owen Richardson]
- W.A.R.P. Book Three: The Forever Man (London: Penguin Puffin, 2015) [W.A.R.P.: hb/Owen Richardson]
The Fowl Twins
- The Fowl Twins (London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2019) [The Fowl Twins: hb/]
- Deny All Charges (London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2020) [The Fowl Twins: hb/]
- The Fowl Twins Get What They Deserve (London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2021) [The Fowl Twins: hb/]
individual titles
- The Wish List (Dublin, Ireland: The O'Brien Press, 2000) [pb/]
- The Supernaturalist (New York: Hyperion/Miramax, 2004) [hb/]
- The Supernaturalist: The Graphic Novel (New York: Hyperion/Miramax, 2012) with Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano [graph: hb/Giovanni Rigano]
- Half Moon Investigates (London: Puffin Books, 2006) [hb/Kev Walker]
- Airman (London: Puffin Books, 2007) [hb/Steve Stone]
- ... And Another Thing ...: Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Part Six of Three (London: Michael Joseph, 2009) [tie to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe: Douglas Adams: hb/Larry Rostant]
- Highfire (London: Jo Fletcher Books, 2020) [hb/]
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