Artemis Fowl Movie Tie-In Edition

Artemis Fowl, Book 1

By: Eoin Colfer

Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker

Now an original movie on Disney+, here is the book that started it all, the international bestseller about a teenage criminal mastermind and his siege against dangerous, tech-savvy fairies.

New York Times bestselling author, Eoin Colfer and series, Artemis Fowl!

Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous--and extremely high-tech--fairies.

He kidnaps one of them, Holly Short, and holds her for ransom in an effort to restore his family's fortune.

But he may have underestimated the fairies' powers. Is he about to trigger a cross-species war?©2001 Eoin Colfer; (P)2004 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group

Critic reviews

"A new thriller fairy tale will grab your interest, no matter what your age."--The New York Post

"Kids will absolutely love it."--Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America

A very fun read

This is a totally fun "read" for those times when all you really need is a trip away from the real world--if only for a few hours.

Just as Harry Potter made it seem very natural to have wizards among us this story makes me believe in the world of fairies--to use the book's generic term for all those beings that inhabit our fantasies. From the rock eating dwarfs to the scientific genius of the centaur that works with LEPrecon all the characters are fantastic.

I bought the first book and couldn't put it down, so I had to get the second book as my second selection for the month. I can't wait for next month and the third book of the series. I hope Mr. Colfer writes many more in this wonderful series.

Fun for kids and adults

Artemis Fowl lived up to all my expectations of a book in this genre. Fun and easy listening. Sometimes I didn't want to turn the car off because I couldn't wait to find out what happened next!

Great story & well narrated - mostly!

So imaginative and funny. Very well written, with excellent characters. My only slight quibble is the narrator’s wandering Irish accents. Butler’s accent went from southern to Northern Irish, but otherwise great narrating too.

Fun and Easy

This book was fun. If you are in need of a light read this is a good choice. It is fairly short (under 6hrs) and does not get bogged down, it just keeps moving.

The narrator was supreme. His accents, inflections, and choices for voices were spot on perfect. Editing was also done well, no weird background noises or funky spacing.

A Fowl play on words

Would you consider the audio edition of Artemis Fowl to be better than the print version?

Really an exceptional story full of fantastic imagery. I will most definitely listen to the next book in the series.

What did you like best about this story?

The storyline is wonderful. It you like Harry Potter you will enjoy this character.

What does Nathaniel Parker bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The voice matches the book perfectly.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I could not stop listening. Lucky I was on a long trip.