Book 6), The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl

I love this book it has so much adventure that I could stay up all night. My 5th grade teacher gave me the first five then I downloaded the rest on my kindle I love Artemis fowl he's such a dare devil. I love captain holly short and the connection between her and Artemis. It so dramatic that you can't stand not to keep reading.

This book is well worth the price you pay for it. It is very entertaining and fits nicely into the storyline from the previous books. The item quality was also very good. There were a few scratches on the cover but nothing that takes away from the look or functionality of the book. Two Thumbs Up!

As a reading and writing teacher, I like to read what the kiddos are reading. The Artemis Fowl series is one of my favorites, and this book was exciting, funny, and, to quote one of my students, "just plain awesome!".

Having read and loved all the previous Artemis Fowl books, my husband, 10 year old son and I were left feeling short-changed with this book. Artemis usually sees outcomes ten steps ahead, and he could barely keep up with himself in this story. Hard to swallow.

I have absolutely LOVED every book in the series. Reading them is a hoot but listening to them is even better. I tried to listen to this book but was extremely disappointed. The new narrator changed the voice of Butler so that he no longer sounds strong and powerful, it is almost like they have changed the character. The publisher should have used Nathaniel Parker or simply NOT put this drivel on the market. If I could I would ask for my money back!!!!!!!!!!!

The Fowl series is amazing, and any parent who has a child beginning to show interest in bed time stories would do well to purchase this book, and the entire set. Mr. Colfer is very articulate and funny, and he captures a pre-teen evil genius perfectly. Thumbs up and keep um coming.

This book is a must have,attention grabbing book for all Artemis Fowl fans.This book goes to the limits!His mother is terribly ill with spelltropy and needs a.lemurs brain juice.Will Artemis Fowl travel through time to save the last one?

Nathaniel Parker brings to life the colorful characters created by Eoin Colfer in a way that other readers have not. I'm glad I purchased this version of The Time Paradox because it is not available through local libraries nor through Overdrive.

The book is great--really nice to include w/collection of others in this series of books. I'd like to be able to tell you about the book itself but it was bought at the store as a gift (& at a nice price!).

At our school we are into children reading. The Artimus Fowl books really interest the children. It seems children from fourth grade through eighth grade love the characters and plot. Also these are an easier read than the longer Harry Potter series and serve the same audience.

I, too , was incredibly disappointed by the reader choice for this 6th Artemis Fowl adventure. A similar situation occured during the A Series of Unfortunate Events and ruined the middle of the series (even more of a shock moving from Tim Curry with his British accent to Lemony Snicket with his American accent!).

If the initial reader is unavailable, why not simply hold the audio until he or she can read it?

This reader (and Lemony Snicket) would be great for certain titles, but not for an existing series where the listeners are already attuned to a certain voice. I agree that Mr Parker's acting of the text is what made the books such fun to hear.

Imagine Harry Potter without Jim Dale (or for the British listeners, Stephen Fry). One series, one reader, please!

Shipped on time, okay with that.
Book in good condition; regular, new hardcover book. I don't remember what price I bought it at but it was definitely lower than the 12.99 in-store price when the book first came out.
Not the best of the series, I'm sad to say, but entertaining nonetheless.
Eh, don't really want to invest the time to write out a whole review on the plot and logic of the book. It was alright, nothing too special.

This is.. Terrible. It lost the magic it used to have. Ha, i made a funny.

Anyway, bad book, the ones before it were clever and fun to read. This? Doesnt feel like there is much of any of what the other books had. Very very sad, the other books were good.

I love the Artemis Fowl series and this book brook my heart. He completelly forgot about characters he introduced in the end of book 5, then went on to fight the same villan for a 3rd time, just for her to do completelly uncharterist behaver and destroy the plots of 2 other books. He need to tell us things we dont already know. This isnt a new artemis fowl book its a bad prequal.

I picked up a copy of Artemis Fowl: Time Paradox as soon as I got off work on the first day the book was released- I've been a huge fan for years. I loved Book 5.

What a disappointment! The usual juvenile humor and silliness, usually hilariously executed, came off as cheesy or contrived. The wonderful character development woven over several books came unraveled as characters behaved, well, uncharacteristically. It was like the difference between watching Aladdin and the Return of Jafar: all the same faces, but something's just not right.

Anyway, perhaps it is time for Colfer to move on to new story lines. He ran out of steam on this one.

Reader thoughts:
Artemis faces his biggest challenge yet: himself.

There's lots of cleverness here, but it's hard to read because half of it is on Artemis the younger's side. Artemis the older has to play a bit of catch-up.

I didn't like that Artemis and Holly acted like they were attracted to each other, even briefly. Uh, no. First, she's 80-years-old. Second, they have a great working relationship. Don't ruin it! (From what I remember, the next books also have hints of this here and there, but nothing really comes of it. Phew, no romance this time.)

I do like that Artemis is trying to save his mom and is trying to stop his younger self, but I don't really care about lemurs. It seems that there should have been some other way to endanger his mother or save his mother. Lemurs are just . . . boring. At least, they are next to trolls and goblins and centaurs and other fairies.

Oh, and the last book left us thinking Artemis was going to have magic. Then, in chapter one, he uses it all up? That seems kind of pointless.

Writer thoughts:
Time-travel is really difficult to pull off. It has to be consistent and make sense. The folding a paper analogy and time as a river with altering banks analogies only go so far. In this case, EC makes good use of memory-wiping.

This review has been crossposted from my blog at The Cosy Dragon.com. Please head there for more in-depth reviews by me, which appear on a timely schedule.

Artemis has been saving the fairy world for a long while. But now, the fairy world needs to save him. His mother has come down with some sort of magical sickness, and Artemis may be infected too. They will try and jump back in time - but will things have changed too drastically?

Artemis continues to grow as a character, and show real remorse for things he has done in the past. Now that he has a chance to change that, will he still do what is best, or will he turn his friends against him in his quest to save his mother?

This book is yet another fascinating plot by Colfer. The twists, the turns, every book has something entirely new to offer. I think that the plot is just as compelling as the previous books in the series, and it doesn't interfere in any way as some other series later books seem to. It provides more back story, while also pushing Artemis forward.

The concept of time comes up again and again in the books. In the first book, a time stop makes it possible for Artemis to escape a blue bio bomb. In the book before this one, Artemis misses 3 whole years of his life. I feel like this is something Colfer is pushing - make the most of the time you have, particularly with your family before it is too late.

Also evident in these books is a love of the environment, and sadness at having destroyed it. Artemis tries to right the wrongs of the past, but things can never go right for him completely. The kraken adds a hint of humour to the book, but really, it is very sad that species are going extinct. The Extinctionists are a disgusting touch that really crown the concept in this book.

What I felt was missing was more development between Minerva and Artemis. Suddenly there seems to be something between Artemis and Holly! That can't be right surely it's just a working relationship? I guess you'll have to read the book to find out.

I'd recommend this book to teenagers and children alike. It's not all that different in the type of content, so if you liked the first books, this one will just continue the enjoyment for you.

As you can see from this review, and the last one I posted, the covers to these books are different to the first four in my set. This makes me a little sad, especially considering the books now have yet another cover. A friend in the industry tells me that changing the cover is a marketing ploy to get new readers to pick up the books - but it just annoys people like me who are trying to collect a whole set.

I thought this was a unique opportunity to pit mature Artemis against young patronizing smug Artemis but it was barely utilized. More bantering dialogue between the two of them would have been fun. I loved when 10-year old Artemis called the 14-year old Artemis “young man.” The present Artemis immediately wondered if he was really that obnoxious and patronizing at such a young age.

I was hoping for No1 to have more of a part since he was welcomed into the cast the last book not to mention Minerva as a love interest as well. Where did she go? There was no word about her. I missed having Butler next to Artemis nearly all the time as usual too.

It was interesting in the fact that Artemis was dealing with the aftermath of one of his very own criminal acts. It serves him right. It seemed like nothing was going as planned; it was mishap after mishap. Of course being Artemis Fowl, he recovered quickly and conceived another plan. The Extinctionist group was hardcore. I think it was a message about animal rights.

Before time traveling Artemis and Holly had to strip down. “Artemis and Holly stood there in their underwear, gingerly locking fingers. They had crossed space and time together, weathered rebellions, and tangled with demented despots. Coughed blood, lost digits, inhaled dwarf fumes, and swapped eyeballs, yet they found holding hands awkward.” I don’t know why but I thought this was a great moment. Their embarrassment was palpable.

Holly and Artemis had a temporary falling out of sorts. Holly was “short” with Artemis (pun intended) and she even resorted to calling him Mud Boy. Mulch was a witness of this awkward moment and he cracked me up when he started singing “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” while miming holding a microphone crooning at Holly.

Another Mulch moment I snickered at was when he was flying in a shuttle with Holly piloting. He suddenly burped and said “This is too high. I don’t like this. Hot, too darned hot. I need to go to the bathroom. For what, I’m not sure exactly. Just don’t follow me in there. Whatever you hear, don’t come in.” You wouldn’t have to tell me twice.

Yet another hit in this series--Eoin Colfer can't miss! What's always been great about these characters is that they grow and change, and the time paradox mentioned in the title is what causes Artemis to have to come face to face with exactly how much he's changed since meeting the fairies and transforming his morals and his family's life. Getting a glimpse of who he used to be is humbling for him . . . and cool. And I really liked how Holly, my favorite character, acted in this book. There was a scene in which she really didn't know what to do, and that was really neat to see her just at a loss like that.

As always I translated the coded messages along the bottoms of the pages, too. If anyone's curious--this is NOT a spoiler or anything because it's just a story extra, not part of the plot--the coded message is a record of correspondence between an imprisoned villain and a fairy police official. Good old Opal Koboi is asking to be let out of prison on account of her genius. And Vinyáya's like "As if!" (Haa, she actually wrote "Dream on, Koboi.") In the coded correspondence, Vinyáya sarcastically said she was going to drop everything and send the shuttle to collect Opal, and Opal believed her because she's not very good at detecting sarcasm. When she realized she'd been had, she subjected the commander to a long string of weirdness discussing how the seahorse models she'd made by hand out of chewed cardboard had in some cases been broken in her rush to pack. She wrote in detail what parts of which seahorses had broken off (yes, she named them), and finished it up with a threat about what she was gonna do once she got out. While I was reading that, I was thinking, "Am I translating this incorrectly, or is Opal really this weird?" Yeah, she's that weird. :D

Wow. Just, well, yeah, wow. I know, I know, not terribly articulate and it will not be going down in history as one of the great first lines of a review to have ever been written, but it is what it is, and though I have the almighty delete key, I shall let it stand.

This one was a little weird and while I kept reading and couldn't walk away, my head is kind of spinning at the completion of this one.

This particular installment of this ever popular series will leave readers confused and delighted and ... Feeling like they missed something, but maybe in a good way?

Artemis has battled fairies, goblins, demons and now... Time. There is action and adventure abounding, and a hint of mystery and intrigue. This is an installment in the series that you do not want to miss. I am sharing these stories with my 10 year old son and he is as enthralled as his book obsessed mom. Coming from the boy who idolizes Jeff Kinney and Rick Riordan and Suzanne Collins, that is saying something.

Reminiscent of `Doctor Who', Artemis Fowl is a young criminal genius travelling through time to face man-eating Trolls, high-tech Faries and flame-throwing Goblins. You could not find a children's/ teens adventure story with so much inspired creative vision beyond your wildest imagination; it is very exciting!

In `Artemis Fowl and the time paradox' he swaps criminal activity for a little bit of magic, (although complete with mayhem) Artemis travels through time to try and steal a cure from a devious mastermind, which he hopes will help his mother who is extremely ill. With, Fairy ally Captain Holly Short by his side, Artemis must face his deadliest enemy yet...

This brilliantly drawn tale is engagingly vivid, exciting and full of dry wit and humor that will make you laugh-out-loud. Reading one of Artemis' adventures is like reading a comic strip filled with non-stop action and nail-biting drama, which leaves you completely and utterly breathless. This is a real page-turner and one that both adults and kids alike will absolutely love, for it brings out the explorer in all of us. Ingenious schemes combined with a remarkable and quite extraordinary plot, left me in awe of Eoin Colfer's genius as a writer.

This exclusive, limited edition book contains extra material including another Artemis Fowl story inside, which contains even more fairy action and adventure! Additionally inside is an announcement regarding Colfer's new novel based on the incredible Douglas Adam's science-fiction series "The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy", and if that wasn't tempting enough snippets on the other books and `Artemis Fowl: the graphic Novel' are included.

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Amid heart-pounding intensity and electric tension is a deeply engrossing storyline, which is so jam-packed and highly readable that it will have you clutching the pages tightly throughout. I love these books and cannot enthuse enough about Artemis Fowl who is so fantastic! If you love science-fiction and time travel, exploration and danger (complete with a colorful cast of captivating characters and curious creatures), then you will truly enjoy this spellbinding read

Here's one more in the Artemis Fowl backlog of reviews leading up to the final installment. This one I hadn't read previous to obtaining the Netgalley version. Aside from the distracting formatting, which was awful, the book itself was good.

The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, #6)The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this installment of the Fowl series more than usual because of the way it displayed Artemis's character development over the years. I liked the addition of the twins and seeing how Artemis shouldered the blame for his mother's magical disease that was his fault by traveling back in time to undo the damage he did to the only cure, an extinct lemur he sold to extinctionists.

The relationship development between him and Holly was fun, something I wondered about but thought wouldn't happen once Minerva came on the scene. Whatever happened to her though? It would have been nice to find out. Between facing his younger immoral self and the extinctionists and Opal Koboi, and finding a little romance with a younger Holly, Artemis had his hands and heart full. It was nice to see other characters while younger and/or still alive.

I always enjoy the twists and turns of Artemis's genius mind, but the time travel added to that. And the end was full of those, a mountain of clues piled one on top of another, burying the last secret. Let's just say Artemis found something Foaly couldn't and we'll probably meet Opal again. You'll see what I mean after you read.

I have nothing against environmental books. I thoroughly enjoyed Percy Jackson and I'm a Studio Ghibli fan. However, when you write a book of any kind that sends strong messages, you have to be careful how you write it. Colfer, unfortunately, wasn't.
Plot: 2/5 As the title suggests, this book is a paradox. I can't say more without ruining the ending, but this book shouldn't have been able to take place at all. If you humor the author and go along with it, it does mostly make sense though, once you except the initial impossible parts.
Characters: 2/5 WHAT HAPPENS TO MINERVA? She was such a major character in the last book and now she's just gone. Why? That was never explained, and I didn't connect nearly as much with the new characters in this book. Where is she?
Setting: 4/5 The best part of the book, it's set in a pretty creative environment.
Narration style: 1/5 Again, I have nothing against environmentalist books, but Colfer lets his beliefs take over the plot here and does such a careless job writing it that this feels more like a religious text than a novel.
Total: 9/20 A book with a spark of hope, but horrible squandered by the author's carelessness. Maybe someday they'll make a movie out of it and it will be better.

Artemis continues to grow in this installment. We learn a bit more about why he turned to a life of crime initially, and how his divergence back to a more selfless lifestyle may not be quite so far-fetched. And, in addition to his continuing to grow, so does his relationships, especially with Holly.

The plot of this one, I felt, was very strong and kept me guessing, kept me surprised, and gave me plenty of "how did I not see that coming" moments (which I love!). And unlike a few of the previous installments, I never felt like the story strayed too far from its core and heart, or like the action or descriptions got too off course.

Fortunately, like the books before it, this one is a great blend of humor, wit and just enough emotional tenderness. And the world of both fairies and mudmen get more and more detailed and intriguing with each new book.

I listened to the audiobook, and as always, find the narrator, Nathaniel Parker, a true joy to listen to!

Highly, highly recommended!

The plot is that Artemis' mother is sick, and the only thing that can save her is a species that was killed off in the past. Artemis, along with Holly must travel back in time and get the animal and bring it to the present to save his mom. In the past, he has to face his most cunning adversary, his younger self, an extreme group, and his arch enemy from his present. That's all I really want to say on the plot, I don't want to give anything away.

The good: It was nice to see how Artemis has grown an a characters. In the past, we get to see how ruthless Artemis was, and the person he'd grow into. It was a also nice to see Artemis' human side. He did something that he knew was wrong, but did it anyway, and we are able to see the conflict within himself for the actions he made. This also has some pretty good action in it, and it was nice to see Artemis use his intelligence to get out of problems. I've always loved to see how Artemis always had the upper hand on the bad guys.

What didn't work: For me, the series is starting to show it's age. Colfer is hinting that Holly and Artemis will hook up, and for me, that doesn't work. It seemed forced. I also felt there were too many bad guys that Artemis had to face, three of them. At times, it just seemed forced and that made the book drag on. When dealing with time travel, it tends to get confusing. If A happens, can B, C, and D happen? There was a lot of that. It just seems confusing at parts.

Bottom line, it was an okay read, but for me, the series is starting to show it's age.

Usually with any series of books, the later novels tend to lose steam and fail to be as interesting as the original ones. Not so with Eoin Colfer's "Artemis Fowl" series. The more adventures (and misadventures) that Artemis has, the more his character grows and becomes a truly unique fictional hero. Not quite what one would expect from the young criminal mastermind readers met in the first "Artemis Fowl". "Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox" is another brilliant adventure, not quite as witty as some of the previous ones, but still one that will have readers enthralled to the very end.

After spending three years in Limbo, Artemis Fowl has returned to a very different family. His father is no longer a criminal mastermind and he has two-year-old twin brothers he enjoys teaching. However, his mother is also dying rapidly of a mysterious disease and Artemis knows that he is the only one who can save her, especially when he learns the disease is of the fairy world. The only cure exists within the brain of a the silky sifaka lemur, an animal Artemis helped go extinct eight years earlier. To make amends and save his mother, Artemis must travel back in time to prevent his younger self from destroying the creature without destroying his own future. With the help of Demon No. 1, Holly Short, and the ever resourceful Mulch Diggums, Artemis finds himself up against his toughest enemy ever - the obnoxious, patronizing, ten-year-old Artemis Fowl. With mere days to secure the lemur, Artemis finds every step of his journey doesn't quite add up to his memory of events ensuring that something bad could very well happen in that whole time-space continuum thingy.

"Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox" is a thoroughly enjoyable romp through the imaginative mind of Eoin Colfer. The misadventures of Artemis and Holly will keep readers turning the pages eager to know how things will work out and what twists the author will throw into the works, for however much Artemis plans, things never quite go the way he intends them to. Here's hoping that the final installment can live up to the precursors that Colfer has created for it.

So far, this is probably my least favorite of the Artemis Fowl books. I was tempted to give it three stars, but, the other books bring it up a little bit in my opinion.

I don't mind complicated books. I don't mind plot twists. But this book felt like several book ideas put together. I mean, at first the "bad" guy is Artemis as a 10 year old. Then it's the Extinctionalists, then it's ... well, no spoilers. It felt like it was complicated simply because Eoin Colfer decided he HAD to throw in more plot twists in order to throw the reader off. It felt like I was being jerked this way and then that without much thought for flow.

Also, there are some ... romantic developments I am not too sure how I feel about. I'm still deciding.

I think time travel books are always a little difficult, because it leaves room for huge plot holes. I won't give examples, but there is a big one (having to do with a memory wipe) that is driving me crazy. So, I'm kinda hoping that Eoin Colfer leaves the time travel behind him and focuses more on just having Artemis make brilliant schemes, but, I'm guessing that won't happen. Because I have a feeling that time travel is going to play an even bigger part in the rest of the series. I guess time will tell.

As an ardent fan of Artemis Fowl from the first book onward, I was more than just a little excited to find out that THE TIME PARADOX was in the works. The previous book in the series, THE LOST COLONY, was one of my favorites, and it opened so many doors that I wanted desperately to see explored. After reading THE TIME PARADOX over the course of a single day, my reactions are mixed, but one thing's for sure: with Artemis Fowl in the mix, there's never a dull moment.

The storyline opens only a short while after the end of the previous book. Fourteen-year-old genius Artemis Fowl has been out of his home time for nearly three years as the result of the events of THE LOST COLONY, and the world has changed around him. But the presence of younger twin brothers at Fowl Manor is not nearly as surprising as the fact that Artemis has managed to retain some of the fairy magic that he stole while in the time tunnel, making himself part magical in turn. Early on in the story, the readers find out that Artemis has used this small magic to mesmerize his parents into forgetting all about his three-year disappearance, and is learning how to control it for specific purposes.

So when Artemis's mother develops symptoms of several deadly illnesses overnight, Artemis's first instinct is to use his fairy magic to save her. When that fails, draining all of the magic out of Artemis, his first call is to Holly Short, reinstated Captain in the Lower Elements Police. Holly arrives and diagnoses Artemis's mother with a rare disease known as spelltropy, usually passed between magic users by the use of power. The only cure is the brain fluid of a silky sifaka lemur--a species that became extinct nearly eight years ago, thanks to the work of a younger Artemis Fowl desperate for money to fuel the search for his then-missing father.

Artemis is convinced there's a simple solution to this problem: go back in time using the magic of demon warlock No. 1 and steal the lemur from his younger self before returning to his own time. Of course, with Artemis involved, nothing could ever really be that simple. Nonetheless, he and Holly both make the journey almost eight years back in time to outsmart the ten-year-old Artemis and a group of Extinctionists bent upon getting their hands on the lemur--not to mention a mysterious third player who may be manipulating everyone from behind the scenes.

The storytelling is vivid, the jokes are always funny, the puns are horrendous in the best of ways. The repartee between Artemis and Holly gets better in every book. But for whatever reason, I didn't enjoy this Fowl adventure as much as I did previous ones. It seemed somehow like there was less at stake. It was an interesting ploy, since the "villain" Artemis faces off against for the first half of the story is himself, but a lot of the major weight of the story felt psychological.

Of course, there were the requisite explosions and high-speed cross-country chases, but the focus of this book seemed to be more upon the minds of the characters involved, particularly Artemis and Holly, and their relationships to their own pasts. That's not to say the book wasn't good--it just had a different kind of depth from the others, one that I probably couldn't fully appreciate on a first reading. Some of the doors opened in THE LOST COLONY were closed rather suddenly, in my opinion, or led down passageways I hadn't thought they would explore, so that the main developments of this book were not what I thought they would be at all. But then, what would be the fun of a predictable book?

If Colfer is one thing consistently as a writer, it's unpredictable, and this book is no exception.

Reviewed by: Candace Cunard

A lot has changed in the three years that Artemis Fowl was missing, battling demons in Limbo. In the sixth installment of Eoin Colfer's series about the teenage genius, we find that the ruthless Artemis has turned over a new leaf. He now has two little brothers to teach the ways of the world and friends he cares about. But his new and tranquil world is thrown into swirling chaos when his mother contracts a rare disease, a disease that can only be cured by the brain fluid of an extinct lemur --- an animal that was wiped off the face of the earth by a younger and desperate Artemis.

With the help of his fairy friends, Artemis and Captain Holly Short travel back in time where they must match wits with a younger Artemis. Colfer uses the battle of the Fowls to show just how much Artemis has changed over the course of five novels. The young boy genius is utterly ruthless. He will do whatever it takes to save his father, demonstrate his intelligence and, most importantly, win. Older Artemis is also desperate to save a parent, his mother, but he retains a basic humanity.

While the younger Artemis has the loyal super agent Butler on his side, Artemis the elder has a familiar cast of friends like Captain Short and the flatulent dwarf Mulch Diggums. Possession of the last lemur on Earth changes hands between the two Artemises until the younger Artemis is willing to let the lemur go. He's after bigger and even more rare prey, like a real-life fairy, that he can sell at a significant profit.

Dr. Damon Kronski is the leader of a new group of villains in the Fowl mythos. The Extinctionists are a cabal of super wealthy tycoons from around the world. All the traditional thrills and vices hold no more excitement for The Extinctionists. They get their kicks by extinguishing the last flame of life from an entire species. They are after the lemur for their yearly meeting, but Kronski knows that a new species of intelligent life will get even more attention and press coverage for the gathering. The younger Artemis is going to sell not only the lemur but Captain Holly Short herself to the lunatic Kronski. Only the future Artemis can save Captain Short, his mother and the entire planet. When Artemis infiltrates The Extinctionists, he realizes that Kronski is only the front man for an even more dangerous opponent.

Colfer is at his best here, with his trademark blend of sly humor, fairy magic and a dynamic and fast-moving plot. He is a master at keeping readers on the edge of their seats. Almost every chapter ends with a cliffhanger of sorts, as Artemis and friends continue to escape from a myriad of impossible situations. The book, humming along so nicely, falters a bit with the revelation that a hidden enemy is the secret mastermind behind the entire plot and Colfer isn't quite able to neatly tie together a very complicated conclusion. Some fans might also be disappointed in the new and more mature Artemis Fowl. Although we get treated to a vintage 10-year-old Artemis, the older Artemis has lost his trademark witticisms and smug manner.

Still, there is much to enjoy here for fans of the series, and Artemis continues to grow and mature right alongside his readership. Colfer has indicated on his blog that this may be the final installment in the series, and it is definitely the last Artemis Fowl book for at least three years as he concentrates on other projects.

--- Reviewed by Jonathan Snowden

I have thoroughly enjoyed the previous books in this series, but this one fell short of the mark. The main problem is that the author decided to try to create interest by twisting the plot way too much, transforming it in a morass of confusion. Therefore, there are many instances in which the internal logic of the story is damaged. Just adding the way paradox in the title should not give an author carte blanche regarding the consistency of the story.

Those that are familiar with the series will find the usual elements, such as the battle of wits between Artemis and his enemies, the humor involving Foaly and Mulch, and the special relationship between Artemis and Holly. However, the first of these is compounded by the fact that Artemis has to travel back in time for find a cure for his dying mother and there he will face none other than his younger ruthless self. Sadly, the humor, even though present, is delivered in much smaller doses than in previous installments.

There is an added element dealing with love, but this part of the plot is really underdeveloped by the author. It's almost as if Colfer does not want to move the story forward in terms of the relationship among the main characters in an effort of having this series last as long as possible, and I do not think this is a good strategy. Also, the trip to the past allowed the author to bring back characters that were out of the picture. I would have preferred to see new characters come up, since doing this is almost as saying: "Look I dare kill some of the important characters" only to go back and say "Just kidding".

Overall, if you have followed the series, you probably want to read the book for the sake of completeness and hope the future ones go back to the level of quality we have seen up to here. Those that have not experienced the adventures of Artemis Fowl in the past would be much better to look at some of the previous books instead.

Artemis Fowl is by far in the top ten favourites of series for me, and even more then that, books in general. Eoin Colfer has the innate ability to transfer words into entire worlds, characters, atmospheres, and even feelings. Which is something that very few authors manage to accomplish. Sure, they can make you care about a character, they can make you imagine a state you've never been in... but how many of them can make up an entire world and enable you to view it through words as if you've been there? The Time Paradox is exactly what the other Artemis Fowl books are, and doesn't disappoint in the continuation of them either. It's a fast-paced, fun, time-crunched adventure fit for young and old.

As the synopsis states, we pick up here after Artemis, Holly and No.1 manage to save the demon island of Hybras from dissolving in the Space/Time continuum. We meet up with Artemis in the Fowl Manor as he is playing with his new brothers Beckett and Myles (who I am already in love with, by the way), where Artemis has the shocking discovery that his mother has contracted an old very serious, very rare fairy sickness. And the only way to save her? To go back in time and rescue an extinct lemur species, which is only extinct because of Artemis himself. Which brings me to my favourite part of this book (minus the whole fast-paced, fun, adventure bit): Little Artemis vs. Big Artemis. When we meet Artemis in the first book, most readers probably would have agreed that he was an arrogant little boy who should have had a lot more time in a corner. We also know that from that book to the most recent, Artemis has grown up a lot, which is why it's so interesting to see him going face to face with his younger self. We learn so much more about how sympathetic Artemis is now, when he sees the one-track desperate thoughts and actions of his younger self, and how much he disagrees with those actions and thoughts.

Also, somehow without being repetitive or ridiculous Colfer managed to separate the older/younger Artemis' without confusing me. You spend most of the entire book with them both, but I was always aware of who was talking, and who was doing what. The only downside to having double the Artemis was having less Butler, which this book seems to greatly lack. Also I would have liked to see some more of Minerva, as she has been relatively the only love-interest for Artemis throughout the series, even though we do get a glimpse at a possible budding romance!

As always the slew of new characters that are introduced are interesting as the main characters themselves, you automatically know who you're rooting for and who you want to throw into a well. We also meet up with a few past characters - Captain Holly Short, Mulch Diggums, Foaly, as well as one which I can't tell you about. (Enter menacing laugh here.)

Again, this was a good, strong, continuation of the Artemis Fowl books. Actually, scratch that, replace with: Artemis Fowl legacy. I am so looking forward to the seventh book. And the eighth, ninth, tenth, and whatever Colfer can manage to throw out!

Colfer hits another winner with The Time Paradox. Full of double and triple twists, this page turner will keep you on the edge of your seat, if you're not rolling on the ground laughing. Once again Colfer comes up with a unique and totally unpredictable plot. Rather than explain the plot, I would like to point out that Colfer grows and changes his characters in interesting ways in this book. Even the ten-year-old Artemis changes, but I don't want to give away what happens to those changes. However, I was disappointed that Artemis' erstwhile love interest from the previous book, The Lost Colony, does not reappear in The Time Paradox. For example, at the end of The Lost Colony, Butler says of Minerva, "It's Artemis this, and Artemis that. She has really built you up to be something special. You're going to have to work hard not to disappoint her." But Minerva is never mentioned in The Time Paradox. I'd like to reiterate that you will enjoy the Artemis Fowl books more if you read them in order, especially because of character development. I recommend this book to anyone over nine years old. I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

This was the 6th book in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. Sounds like this is going to be the last Artemis Fowl book for a while. There is mention of Colfer writing a seventh book in a couple years, but right now no more books after that seventh one. This was a pretty good book although I didn't like it as much as the previous books.

Artemis Fowl's mother comes down with a mysterious illness that can only be cured with the brain fluid of a specific type of lemur that Artemis himself helped to make extinct four years ago. In order to save his mother Artemis must travel back in time to confront himself and save the lemur. To accomplish this he will need the assistance of many of his old friends; No. 1 and Holly Short are both back to help him.

This book was okay. I didn't think it was as well put together as some of the previous books. It is interesting to read about Artemis as he tries to grow comfortable in his "good-guy" role. From the description of the book I thought we would be treated to moredialogue where Artemis banters with himself, but that really didn't happen. There were a number of times where everything was going well and then oops! something went wrong. In fact this happened so many times in the course of the book that it became kind ofpredictable and I thought made the book much lengthier than it needed to be.

I missed Foaly who was absent through most of the book. I also missed Artemis being clever and all the neat gadgets that the faeries usually bring into play. All the characters were a bit mushy and weak throughout and the witty dialogue that usually packs the pages of these books was conspicuously absent.

Although I liked this book and enjoyed reading it; I think it was one of the weakest books of the series. Most things are tied up at the end of this book, but there are a couple large clif hangers that could fuel a plot for another book. Unfortunately I think Colfer is sick of writing this series and it came across in this book; the characters seemed tired and desperate and the plot did not carry me forward and excite me like it usual does.

It's been two years since the last entry in the Artemis Fowl series, and although Eoin Colfer's Airman was enough to sustain me during that time I would prefer them to come once every year. But I do understand that authors need to try something new one in a while.

This entry has Artemis and Holly jump eight years into the past to find a cure for a rare disease that is about to be lost forever with an nearly-extinct species of lemur. But since Young Artemis was the one responsible for the animal's demise it's not going to be so easy for them to outwit and outmaneuver their rivals. Obviously the plan does not go smoothly and the mayhem escalates until the closing chapters.

Anyone who hasn't read the previous five books (and if not, why not?) won't have a clue what's going on here, and sound knowledge of the series is needed in order to fully keep up with the story. I did begin to notice a few plot holes here and there and a couple of bits that didn't make exact quantum physical sense, but that's why it's called 'The Time Paradox' after all. Colfer must have a wonderfully active imagination to keep a hold of all this in his mind before writing it down.

It sets up the story for another sequel but I would like to see Artemis and Holly move on as friends next time instead of them always falling in and out, I've had enough of that, and the lack of love between them cost this entry a star. Still, a solid 4/5 though.

(I got my copy personally signed by Colfer, and he informed me that Jim Sheridan is currently on board to direct the Artemis Fowl movie)

This is the sixth book of the fascinating Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer, but one that does not work as well as its predecessors.

Artemis' mother has been affected by Spelltrophy, a fairys's disease and Artemis with Holly goes back in time to prevent his younger self from selling the lemur with the cure to the Extinctionists. Complicated? Well, there's more to it than meets the eye..!

As I read this book, it felt like the writer had just crammed thewhol story into the book and has tried to make the story bigger somehow. And it did not work....

The book is just a useless addition to the series, in the sense that the series would continue well even without this book. There is no development in the characters, although it isnt really needed..... but yeah, just a point. Thrilling in some parts, boring through out, but watch out for suspense!!!!

Rating: 5.9 / 10

Reviewer: Shailesh.A
['Ghost', now an organization]

I wish this series would focus more on Artemis as a person. He has these two new siblings, wouldn't it be great if we got more time to see his forming connection with them? Same between him and Holly, him and his mother, him and Butler. It is the characters that have me coming back to these books, despite a complete disinterest in the convoluted, difficult-to-follow, plots. I don't know. All through this series, the only parts I've cared about have been the very beginnings and the very endings. I'm not saying that plot is overrated, but I read for the characters first, plot second. A good plot enhances the characters. This could be such a great series, the characters do have rich backstories and so much potential. It's really a shame to see it all wasted.

I've been reading through Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl books thanks to the Disney-Hyperion promotion through NetGalley this year, leading up to the release of the final book in the series -- The Last Guardian -- coming this summer. After reading the fifth book in the series, I was excited for what came next; Artemis was growing up; the series seemed to be taking a different turn; and then we got to one of my least favorite plot devices: time travel.

In The Time Paradox, Artemis had returned from Limbo at the end of the previous book to find three years had passed. His mother had given birth to twin sons in his absence, and he decided he had to use fairy magic he had acquired to erase her memory, as well as his father's, so they wouldn't question him too closely about the missing three years. Unfortunately, his mother becomes ill, and Artemis believes it's a magic-related illness he has somehow transferred to her with his ill-gotten magic. He tricks his sprite friend, Holly Short, into coming along with him, going back in time to try to save a single lemur he believes will cure his mother.

SPOILER

Colfer employs the predestination paradox theory for his time travel, which always frustrates the hell out of me as a reader. In other words: nothing can be changed. Artemis was always going to go back in time, everything was always going to happen exactly as it did, and nothing will change it. It always makes me feel like I've wasted my time reading a book, and this was no exception.

/SPOILER

Others who don't have a predisposition against time travel books may find this a much more enjoyable read than I did. I found the plot needlessly convoluted, however, and a disappointment after the fun of the last book.

A version of this review appeared previously on Goodreads.

This is a great combination of modern lives and fantastic magical creatures coexisting together. It starts with a young, very intelligent and heartless boy, Artemis Fowl, who decides to follow his parents' trade after they lost not only all their gold to a bad investment, but also his father. He decides to fill his vaults with gold stolen from a magical fairy. He has an elaborate plan to go about it and finds help from his butler who is willing to do anything for him. Now in book 6 he is getting softer and travels through time to undo one of his other crimes... Does his love for the fairy Holly have anything to do with it? There is great technology and lots of magic in this book, coupled with great imagination. Good for ten years old and older.
Anna del C.
Author of "The Elf and the Princess"
The Elf and The Princess: The Silent Warrior Trilogy - Book One (The Silent Warrior Trilogy)

As I wrote in my reviews of the first four Artemis Fowl novels, the basic premise: a series of books supposedly chronicling the crime sprees of an evil genius child prodigy seemed like a truly bad idea to me so I avoided them until Netgalley offered me a chance to try them for free whereupon I discovered I had been wrong about them all along, and I enjoyed them very much. However, with this book it becomes even clearer that author Eoin Colfer has decided to make some changes, not necessarily for the better.

To begin with I acknowledge the arguable need for change because a pattern had already developed. Odd numbered books involved Artemis pulling off some cockamamie scheme that threatened the fairy folk (or the People as they prefer to be called); even numbered books involved Artemis making up for this by assisting the People against some threat they couldn't handle on their own with one of his cockamamie schemes. Oh, the books were still lots of fun, but they were becoming predictable so change was justifiable,...

but much of this seems to be change for the worse.

A Darker Tone: This actually began in book number 4 when for the first time in series history a major character, LEP Commander Julius Root, was permanently killed off. This death and its repercussions continued to hang heavily over this book as well. Additionally, one of the joys of the first 4 books was watching Artemis Fowl develop and learn to cope with a conscience, but in this book that lighthearted fun is turned on its head. In order to ensure fairy cooperation in taking ANOTHER jaunt into the past in search of a cure for his dying Mother, Artemis considers it necessary to lie to Holly Short, in effect blaming HER for his mother's illness. OK, but author Colfer proceeds to make Artemis (and the reader) endure the Tortures of the Damned in guilt over this until he finally confesses in agony to Holly who proceeds to make him (and the reader) wait the rest of the book before forgiving him (after admitting to herself at least she might have done the same if the situation was reversed). Given indications this guilt on Artemis' part is going to develop into a mental illness in the next book, I think it is safe to call this a bit overdone.

Time Travel: If the first time travel story in a series tends to be a warning of bad things to come, the second time travel story in a series usually constitutes proof, and that IMHO is the case here with this convoluted mess, which has Artemis dueling with younger versions of both himself and Opal Koboi, arch villainess of both the second and fourth books, trying to cope with a suddenly adolescent Holly Short, and changing the past willy-nilly. I still don't fully understand the intricacies (and implications) of Opal's time-spanning plotting and frankly lack the interest to sort it all out.

Romantic Interests: After the mess Mr. Colfer made of Artemis' potential romantic interests in the previous book, it looks like he has settled (for now) on Holly Short, but given the apparent mental illness plot of the next book, it is difficult to see that going anywhere until the final book.

Once again the issues I note above reduced my enjoyment of this book and my enthusiasm for reading the next one, which appears to display many of the same problems.

Note: I received this ARC from NetGalley in return for agreeing to review it.

This is the sixth book of the fascinating Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer, but one that does not work as well as its predecessors.

Artemis' mother has been affected by Spelltrophy, a fairys's disease and Artemis with Holly goes back in time to prevent his younger self from selling the lemur with the cure to the Extinctionists. Complicated? Well, there's more to it than meets the eye..!

As I read this book, it felt like the writer had just crammed thewhol story into the book and has tried to make the story bigger somehow. And it did not work....

The book is just a useless addition to the series, in the sense that the series would continue well even without this book. There is no development in the characters, although it isnt really needed..... but yeah, just a point. Thrilling in some parts, boring through out, but watch out for suspense!!!!

Rating: 5.9 / 10

Reviewer: Shailesh.A
['Ghost', now an organization]

I wish this series would focus more on Artemis as a person. He has these two new siblings, wouldn't it be great if we got more time to see his forming connection with them? Same between him and Holly, him and his mother, him and Butler. It is the characters that have me coming back to these books, despite a complete disinterest in the convoluted, difficult-to-follow, plots. I don't know. All through this series, the only parts I've cared about have been the very beginnings and the very endings. I'm not saying that plot is overrated, but I read for the characters first, plot second. A good plot enhances the characters. This could be such a great series, the characters do have rich backstories and so much potential. It's really a shame to see it all wasted.

I've been reading through Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl books thanks to the Disney-Hyperion promotion through NetGalley this year, leading up to the release of the final book in the series -- The Last Guardian -- coming this summer. After reading the fifth book in the series, I was excited for what came next; Artemis was growing up; the series seemed to be taking a different turn; and then we got to one of my least favorite plot devices: time travel.

In The Time Paradox, Artemis had returned from Limbo at the end of the previous book to find three years had passed. His mother had given birth to twin sons in his absence, and he decided he had to use fairy magic he had acquired to erase her memory, as well as his father's, so they wouldn't question him too closely about the missing three years. Unfortunately, his mother becomes ill, and Artemis believes it's a magic-related illness he has somehow transferred to her with his ill-gotten magic. He tricks his sprite friend, Holly Short, into coming along with him, going back in time to try to save a single lemur he believes will cure his mother.

SPOILER

Colfer employs the predestination paradox theory for his time travel, which always frustrates the hell out of me as a reader. In other words: nothing can be changed. Artemis was always going to go back in time, everything was always going to happen exactly as it did, and nothing will change it. It always makes me feel like I've wasted my time reading a book, and this was no exception.

/SPOILER

Others who don't have a predisposition against time travel books may find this a much more enjoyable read than I did. I found the plot needlessly convoluted, however, and a disappointment after the fun of the last book.

A version of this review appeared previously on Goodreads.

This is a great combination of modern lives and fantastic magical creatures coexisting together. It starts with a young, very intelligent and heartless boy, Artemis Fowl, who decides to follow his parents' trade after they lost not only all their gold to a bad investment, but also his father. He decides to fill his vaults with gold stolen from a magical fairy. He has an elaborate plan to go about it and finds help from his butler who is willing to do anything for him. Now in book 6 he is getting softer and travels through time to undo one of his other crimes... Does his love for the fairy Holly have anything to do with it? There is great technology and lots of magic in this book, coupled with great imagination. Good for ten years old and older.
Anna del C.
Author of "The Elf and the Princess"
The Elf and The Princess: The Silent Warrior Trilogy - Book One (The Silent Warrior Trilogy)

I must say that this was definitely a page turner and all of the 350+ pages delivered on the suspense and love that we love for the series. One could start off reading this book with its easy to understand past story via the prologue at the beginning of the book as well as its easy explanation of any cogent characters at any point.

I personally loved this one because we get to see Artemis who gets to reflect on his past self and how he has changed thanks in part to learning to understand others, embrace them, and see his own family change. It appears that the events from The Lost Colony have really changed him as well. We also get to see a return of one of our favorite characters from the Opal Deception :)

Anyway, definitely pick this one up and read it and be ready for the next book in 2010!

As I wrote in my reviews of the first four Artemis Fowl novels, the basic premise: a series of books supposedly chronicling the crime sprees of an evil genius child prodigy seemed like a truly bad idea to me so I avoided them until Netgalley offered me a chance to try them for free whereupon I discovered I had been wrong about them all along, and I enjoyed them very much. However, with this book it becomes even clearer that author Eoin Colfer has decided to make some changes, not necessarily for the better.

To begin with I acknowledge the arguable need for change because a pattern had already developed. Odd numbered books involved Artemis pulling off some cockamamie scheme that threatened the fairy folk (or the People as they prefer to be called); even numbered books involved Artemis making up for this by assisting the People against some threat they couldn't handle on their own with one of his cockamamie schemes. Oh, the books were still lots of fun, but they were becoming predictable so change was justifiable,...

but much of this seems to be change for the worse.

A Darker Tone: This actually began in book number 4 when for the first time in series history a major character, LEP Commander Julius Root, was permanently killed off. This death and its repercussions continued to hang heavily over this book as well. Additionally, one of the joys of the first 4 books was watching Artemis Fowl develop and learn to cope with a conscience, but in this book that lighthearted fun is turned on its head. In order to ensure fairy cooperation in taking ANOTHER jaunt into the past in search of a cure for his dying Mother, Artemis considers it necessary to lie to Holly Short, in effect blaming HER for his mother's illness. OK, but author Colfer proceeds to make Artemis (and the reader) endure the Tortures of the Damned in guilt over this until he finally confesses in agony to Holly who proceeds to make him (and the reader) wait the rest of the book before forgiving him (after admitting to herself at least she might have done the same if the situation was reversed). Given indications this guilt on Artemis' part is going to develop into a mental illness in the next book, I think it is safe to call this a bit overdone.

Time Travel: If the first time travel story in a series tends to be a warning of bad things to come, the second time travel story in a series usually constitutes proof, and that IMHO is the case here with this convoluted mess, which has Artemis dueling with younger versions of both himself and Opal Koboi, arch villainess of both the second and fourth books, trying to cope with a suddenly adolescent Holly Short, and changing the past willy-nilly. I still don't fully understand the intricacies (and implications) of Opal's time-spanning plotting and frankly lack the interest to sort it all out.

Romantic Interests: After the mess Mr. Colfer made of Artemis' potential romantic interests in the previous book, it looks like he has settled (for now) on Holly Short, but given the apparent mental illness plot of the next book, it is difficult to see that going anywhere until the final book.

Once again the issues I note above reduced my enjoyment of this book and my enthusiasm for reading the next one, which appears to display many of the same problems.

Note: I received this ARC from NetGalley in return for agreeing to review it.

Quote from The Time Paradox: (Ch 8)

"He knew at that instant that there was no recovering from such a brutal fact. If he confessed, she would hate him. If he did not, he would hate himself."

Story: This book dives into Artemis' family - we get to peek into his relationship with his parents. The whole story revolves around how he would do anything to help his mum, even go back through time!
Artemis' nemesis is now his younger self, who is bent on helping his dear ol' mum too, back when his father disappeared.
Plus: It isn't just Artemis that goes back, we see a younger, more vulnerable Holly.
Minus: Even though Holly looks younger, she is still a 90 year old mind in a young-looking body. That feeling of age didn't get through to the reader - instead, both Artemis and Holly act like teenagers.

Quick sum up: I was absolutely into reading both book 5 & 6, and read them back-to-back. The high of the finish wore off quickly though, so I'm giving it a few weeks before I pick up the penultimate book in the Fowl series. Still, the stories are absolutely fun to read!

This is the last of the Artemis Fowl books that I have read so far, but this review will be for the entire series as a whole.

Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series was very well written. Similar to Tolkien and "The Lord of the Rings", Colfer created his own little world for these books: a language, a people, and an environment. In my early and even now into my late teens, I still find this series interesting. Indeed, as I have gotten older, my interest in this series has waned, but I would still consider them a great series.

For those of you trying to find out what this book is about, I would class it as Action/Adventure, mainly dealing with Sci-Fi. The series revolves around a young boy (who gets older every installment) named Artemis Fowl and his initial exploits to get even wealthier than he already is. However, something new happens in each book and Artemis eventually makes lifelong friends. Finding gold, battling the Russian mafia, stealing artwork, and discovering a new species are only some of the amazing adventures that occur in these books, and you will only know after you have read them!

I began reading these books when I was Artemis's age and having more-or-less grown up with him, I adored Time Paradox more than the other recent additions to the series. Three years passed in our world while Artemis was in Limbo in book five, so even though he is physically 14, he should be almost eighteen. It was wonderful to see a more mature Artemis, one with hormones, especially when he was interacting with his more ruthless, cold-hearted, ten-year-old self. I enjoyed the romance the most, as in my opinion, it's the only element this series has been lacking, and the pairing was one I have waited for since book one (no Minerva or even mention of her in this book!). Though we didn't get to see as much of Butler or Foaly as I would have liked, Holly and Mulch as the main supporting characters were excellent as usual. The contrast Colfer presented in the two Artemis was well done, and Artemis the Elder's introspection was interesting to read and showed how the character has matured over the series. We even get to see Root again, which was lovely. Truthfully, I am a little sick of Opal Koboi, and my one complaint is that the epilogue doesn't make sense (time paradox issues). The Extinctionists were hilarious (and creepy) and were the epitome of cartoon-esque bad guys. This book had AF trademark wild escapades, witty dialogue, plot twists, and it made me laugh aloud many times, something that none of the previous books have done. I recommend it to anyone, young or old, who has ever been a fan of AF.

We now are following Artemis Fowl II into his sixth adventure in this series. Artemis has returned to his home to find that three years had passed since he had left. He was not eager to find out what effect his disappearance had on his family. But there is good news among the bad. Artemis is now the older brother to to two twin boys Myles and Beckett.

Soon after his return his mother fell very ill. Artemis intends to use the fairy magic he aquired in the time stream returning home from Limbo to cure his mother of this strange and leathel illness. He soon discovers after spending his mgic that her mother can not be healed magically. He gets frightened and calls on his old elf friend Captain Holly Short. When Holly inspects his mother, she reconises the symptoms of a the magical plague Spelltropy. The only cure is to be found back in time.

Don't miss it!!!!!!!!!

This is the 6th book in the Artemis Fowl Series. The Time Paradox was simply incredible. This book starts off at a heart-thumping pace and never slows down. It literally grabbed my attention from the very first page up to the last. So exciting, it is definitely worth losing sleep over. If you have read the previous Artemis books and thought that they were full of fun and mind wrenching excitement, just wait until you read this one! Get ready for a wild roller coaster ride that is filled with humor, action, excitement, and romance.

Read this review on Forever YA ~[...]

For the audio version:

UGH! What a misguided decision to change narrators. If Nathaniel Parker wasn't at liberty to do book #6, the publishers should have waited until he was.

I was willing to give this a chance and it started out all right. Artemis and his dad are Irish, accents were Irish. Then we get to Butler, and this narrator makes him a Cockney. The Butlers have been with the Fowls for centuries. They are not educated in London and returned to the family at some later date. They are Irish.

I couldn't listen to it past that point. I am so glad I didn't buy this installment (I would have without question if Nathaniel Parker had done the narration) but got it from the library.

Save your money and don't waste your time.

#6 is interesting, but is not as easy to enjoy - There very little humor, and the story line and characters in this volume are very, very dark. All of the maturity that Artemis has gained in the past few years dissolves when his mother falls ill to a deadly disease, and he reverts to lies and deception to try to save her life. Artemis does eventually redeem himself, but must cross the barriers of time, and damage the boundaries of friendship and loyalty to do so. It is frequently confusing as the time paradox wreaks havoc on his plans. Much deeper reading , but I missed the sheer fun and laugh out loud one liners from the previous ones.

Ever since I started reading these I found them more for teenagers as they were a little too sophisticated for anyone younger. They are all wonderful book and certain moments send chills down my spine. Even with Artemis maturing there are still little parts that make me shiver like when Artemis discovers Opal Koboi to be part of this I think "No F-ing way"

The book as many elements like the romance between Holly and Artemis which was handled well by the author. I would advise you to read it 2-3 times as there are a lot of things where I connect the dots and figure out other parts that might be hidden like for example wouldn't Opal realize she never get's the lemer if the manor isn't destroyed while she's trying to get it from Artemis? but then I think again that the future is always changing. The whole time travel idea and the paradox occupied my mind for hours trying to solve some puzzles. There's a certain quality in books or video games especially horror games, that will instantly make your mind with one key word sort of like in book 4 when he get's his memory back. Not to sidetrack but the game Bioshock is a horror game moments like that where your charcter realizes you've been manipulated the entire time it again, sends chills down your spine.

Every part of this book is wonderful and I just read over chapters sometimes and pick up little things that suddenly pop in my head. After reading it several times you'll notice that there are parts of it the author put in for you to figure out. The epilogue was wonderful especially the very end "Fairies, something about fairies" which instantly makes my mind connect the dots on how that started it all that though sprouted book 1 and from figuring out that I began to notice elsewhere how it all fits together. If Artemis has to tell his mom everything that also makes book 7 [colfer say's possibly a book 7] tricky.

In conclusion, The book was wonderful everywhere. My only complaint being the confusion on Artemis' and Holly's feelings for the other near the end. Definitly read all the other books before this one and read this one more then once as it's the most complicated.[...]

I couldn't put The Time Paradox down. Like the previous Fowl books, this one is brimming with sly humor, re-imagining fairies that pack heat and have super-cool gadgets. What kept the pages turning for me, however, was the idea of traveling back in time to interact with yourself.

In The Time Paradox, instead of plotting the perfect crime as in earlier installments, this time Artemis Fowl races to undo one of his previous criminal acts. This sets in motion a showdown between the teenage genius and his younger, more heartless self.

My favorite Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, dealt with the same intriguing situation. Harry and Hermione went back in time to right a terrible wrong, and had to save the day while occupying the same time and space as their earlier, clueless selves. They were successful in part because they never directly faced themselves. In The Time Paradox, Artemis Fowl doesn't have that good fortune.

Fans of the Fowl series will recognize many of the memorable characters here. Antihero Artemis Fowl himself, an autocratic teenage genius. Plucky elf Captain Holly Short of the elite LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance). The explosively flatulent dwarf Mulch Diggums. Evil pixie Opal Koboi.

This book has something for everyone. It's a fairy tale with high-tech James Bond gadgetry. The action is nonstop. Author Colfer handles the fledgling love story between elf Holly and human Artemis with delicacy. It's a bit of a tearjerker, with Artemis's beloved mom near death. It's a morality play, about the extinction of a sweet and curious lemur species.

It may be a bit hard to follow if you haven't read the previous books, but it's still plenty diverting. It will make you want to pick up the earlier installments.

Other Eoin Colfer books include Artemis Fowl,Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident,Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code,Artemis Fowl (The Opal Deception),The Lost Colony,Airman,Half Moon Investigations,The Supernaturalist and The Wish List.

Here's the chapter list:

Prologue
1. Espresso and Treacle
2. The World's Biggest
3. Echoes of Magic
4. Monkey's Uncle
5. I Now Pronounce You
6. I to I
7. Talk to the Animals
8. A Blob of Phlegm
9. The Prince Frog
10. A Fowl Mood
11. Pigeon Droppings
12. Gone Forever
13. The Hairy One is Dead
14. The Hole in the Ace
15. Murder Most Fowl
16. A Team of Hairdressers

Colfer's plotting is in fine form as in other books in the series. It's as good as any other installment in terms of page-turning compulsiveness and interesting hijinks.

The 'discontinuous' aspect is that he seems to abandon a very obvious plot thread from the previous book with no explanation. It's as if a major plot thread from The Lost Colony never took place. In its place was a different plot thread that was (to me) not logical.

Spoiler ahead, as I get specific! Stop reading now if you like surprises.

Basically, the Minerva character from The Lost Colony disappears as if forgotten. Instead, we get an apparent romantic interaction between Holly and Artemis. While I admit when I first started reading AF that seemed the obvious way to go, after X books I had gotten the impression that their relationship was decidedly platonic by way of differing species, ages, heights, and personalities. It feels forced. Personally, I thought Minerva was well-drawn as a foil and a romantic peer. Especially the highly convenient age-equalizing trip to limbo. I kept thinking she would show up and do something interesting but, no. Not a single mention.

But, romance isn't what AF is about, so no real biggie. As far as devious plotting goes Artemis doesn't seem as sharp throughout the book until the end, but the endgame is great and kindof makes up for it. I'm not really a big fan of the ultimate villain, though.

Overall it's still a fun read and a worthy AF sequel.

This was my favorite one in the series. Artemis's mother has contracted a rare disease known only to the fairies, and the only cure gone, due to a foolish mistake Artemis made in the past.
<minor spoilery> the relationship between holly and "Arty" is really funny in this book. I would start celebrating if holly were actually artemis's age, and if she were a bit more human. There's a lot of confused emotions in this book about that, but it doesn't take away from the plot.
Reviewer: E3

I absolutely, completely, with every single fiber of my being adored this book. Really, there'e not much else to say. Although it was rather different from the others, I think it's charm still holds. The characters are as witty and lovable as ever, and I find the topic fascinating (SPOILER WARNING:Plus I have been a huge Holly/Artemis shipper since the dawn of Artemis Fowl, and I feel very vindicated after reading this) . A "Time Paradox" is an interesting theory that is explored well in this tale. Full of humor, adventure, and a few very clever twists and turns, this book easily deserves five stars, is a worthy addition to the excellent series, and I would recommend it to anyone no matter what genre of book they are into.

Has your mother ever been really sick? Well, she would not have been as sick as Artemis's mom was when she had a serious case of spelltropy, an ancient fairy disease. Now Artemis has to travel back in time time to save his mom by stopping his younger self from making a certain animal extinct. What animal is it? Will he succeed?............ Find out in the book.

I really loved this book. The plot was fast paced and complex. I'm a little relieved to see Artemis growing up and changing his ways.The only thing that bugged me was what happened to Minerva?? The book doesn't mention her ONCE! Maybe thats just to leave us wondering. This book picks up right after Artemis returns from his 3 year escapade in the "Limbo". When his mother becomes deathly ill with a fairy plague(she's always sick isn't she?), Artemis must journey back in time to save an extinct lemur,whose extinction his 10 year old self had a hand in... And meets someone who he hoped he would never meet again.....

As mentioned by others, the audio version was just plain terrible. I really loved Nathaniel Parker's version, his voices, his pitch and pace, they were all right on. I knew each character by their (Mr. Parker's) voice, and his reading mirrored exactly what I thought the individual characters sounded like.

This guy? Needs lessons in reading for others. Not only does he dispense with Artemis' (and his father's) Irish accent, but every other character sounds exactly alike. If there weren't dialog tags at the end of sentences, I'd never know who spoke.

The purpose of the CD is to LISTEN to the characters, just have someone else read to me. If I wanted that, I'd tape myself.

As for the story itself, I miss certain aspects of the previous books, but yes, Artemis is growing up. I can accept that, even if the reason I first loved the stories was because of his cunning and craftiness.

Having faithfully followed the Artemis Fowl series since its beginning, I have to say I was a bit dissapointed with The Time Paradox. In the previous books Colfer was very good at continuity, but in AF:TTP he decides to ignore the characters (i.e. Minerva Paradizo) he brought in during The Lost Colony. Although I was not a big fan of Minerva's (I found her pretty irritating), I read AF:TTP wondering where she had gotten to, or if she would show up later in the book. She does not. Despite this, I liked how Colfer put older Artemis in situations where he had no gadgets or backup other than Holly--something that Artemis is not used to. The constant battle between young Artemis and older Artemis, and how they resolved their conflict was awesome as well.

It is still humorous and smart, the trademark of the Artemis Fowl series, but I think Colfer seems to be tiring writing for Artemis. Nevertheless, a mediocre Artemis Fowl is a lot better than some other writer's magnum opus.

As every other book about Artemis Fowl, this book is equally gripping and exciting to read. I particularly enjoy the sheer amount of imagination Colfer puts into his work, characters ranging from Artemis Fowl; teen genius, to Opal Koboi, megalomaniac pixie bent on taking over the world. I recommend this book to all ages.

This is one of the best books I have ever read it's an exciting page turner that once you pick up you can't put down I would recommend this book to anybody who Is looking for a new series to read (make sure you read the books that come before this one in the series though the first one being Artemis Fowl) again this was an amazing book it's definitely worth the $5.00 it costs

I was very disappointed in this latest book. While still enjoyable, it is not up to the high standards of the other books in this series (and we have read every one). It seems as if this latest book was written for Eoin Colfer by a ghost writer since there are some subtle changes to the main characters. It is almost as if someone didn't really know their personalities or wanted to "improve" on their characteristics. For instance, Captain Holly Short now has to stretch her neck to get the magic to flow -- a maneuver that she has never done nor needed to do in the past. As someone who has loved these characters and watched them develop through the series, I find that these details detract from the main storyline rather than adding interest.

In this sixth book of the Artemis Fowl series Artemis's mother's life is almost over.Artemis is doing everything that he can,but is it enough?

I like the relationship between Holly and Artemis and in this book Artemis lies to Holly.Will they ever be friends again?

And you can't write a decent Artemis Fowl book without adding Miss Koboi in.Yes,you guessed it,Opal is back and meaner than ever.

Can they ever defeat Opal Koboi and will Artemis make it up to Holly?Find out in this awesome Artemis Fowl sixth book.

This is the 6th book in the series.It is awsome.This time artemis has to go back in time.His mom has a fairy sickness.The only cure is in the brain fluides of a lemer that artemis caused the extintion of when he was 10.Now he needs to go back in time to stop himself from killing it.

Best book ever! I can hardly put it down. I can't wait to read the read of the series. If there was a rating from one to twenty stars, I would rate it a thirty! It has so many twists and turns . If you are reading this review, get the artemis fowl series and give a try. You will love it!

If you have listened to the first five audiobooks, this one will disappoint you. It was a waste of my money. I recommend not buying this one. Just read the book. The story feels completely different, cause this new reader is not even close to sounding like Nathaniel Parker. I would be glad to buy this audiobook again, if they would re-record it with Nathaniel Parker. This ruined the Artemis Fowl series for me. I'm very disappoint.

Don't be fooled by all of the reviews. It is deceiving. Most of the stars are for the book, not the audiobook. The books are great. the store should separate the audiobook reviews from the book reviews.

Personally, I believe that this book was the weakest of the entire Artemis Fowl series. First of all, Minerva is nowhere to be found in this book, despite being introduced in the last novel. Second of all, there doesn't seem to be any fallout from Artemis' previous adventure in Limbo. Aside from this, I felt that this book was a trivial addition to the Artemis Fowl series. It just does not seem to fit in with the rest of the novels. The plot seems to be taken out of Artemis Fowl fan fiction, and although Eoin Colfer brings his usual stellar writing, this book just does not seem to work. However, there are some mildly interesting moments in this book, which make it passable. I would recommend that Artemis Fowl fans purchase this book, but do not expect too much from it.

This series just keeps getting better. This time Artemis and Holly go back and time to confront a ten year old Artemis Fowl. Seeing the young, devious Artemis reminds readers of how much Artemis has evolved since we first met him. As always, Colfer writes with both humor and intelligence.

This book was great! However, it did have a different feel from the others. Artemis has begun to mature from his criminal self, so obviously his character will be different from that of the first book. But this maturity can be seen throughout each book and was expected for this one. The general idea of facing one's self was very well written; Artemis' maturity can be seen very clearly. I greatly enjoyed this book, and look forward to any more that may be written!

Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox is a good book. I started reading the books on several friend recommendations and ordered books 1-5 off the store that weekend. When I started reading them i immediatly loved them. So naturally I was excited a new one was coming out. This book I feel is a disapointment to fans of the series. When the 5th book ended and I heard there was going to be another I was speculating what was going to happen with characters from the 5th book that where introduced like that girl(drawing a blank forgot her name sorry) and the demons, not to mention artemis's brothers. Instead these characters are hardly to not even mentioned in the book. In conclusion if you are a fan of the series then buy the book. If not buy one of the eariler ones like the 2nd 3rd or 4th.

Artemis is back in this peculiar twist of a book. Artemis's mother has contracted a rare fever that can only be cured by the brain fluid of a lemur that Artemis killed eight years previously. He and Holly must go back in time to stop himself from killing it. A very complex story, some humor, and of course, Artemis's intellectual genius mixed with fairy gadgets. In my opinion, it satisfies.

This book was great! However, it did have a different feel from the others. Artemis has begun to mature from his criminal self, so obviously his character will be different from that of the first book. But this maturity can be seen throughout each book and was expected for this one. The general idea of facing one's self was very well written; Artemis' maturity can be seen very clearly. I greatly enjoyed this book, and look forward to any more that may be written!

Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox is a good book. I started reading the books on several friend recommendations and ordered books 1-5 off the store that weekend. When I started reading them i immediatly loved them. So naturally I was excited a new one was coming out. This book I feel is a disapointment to fans of the series. When the 5th book ended and I heard there was going to be another I was speculating what was going to happen with characters from the 5th book that where introduced like that girl(drawing a blank forgot her name sorry) and the demons, not to mention artemis's brothers. Instead these characters are hardly to not even mentioned in the book. In conclusion if you are a fan of the series then buy the book. If not buy one of the eariler ones like the 2nd 3rd or 4th.

Artemis is back in this peculiar twist of a book. Artemis's mother has contracted a rare fever that can only be cured by the brain fluid of a lemur that Artemis killed eight years previously. He and Holly must go back in time to stop himself from killing it. A very complex story, some humor, and of course, Artemis's intellectual genius mixed with fairy gadgets. In my opinion, it satisfies.

This book was good but I anticipated a lot of things that happened the book were a bit difficult to anticipate because of the un predictability of the story but many things weren't surprising. I often found myself knowing what would happen before the chapter started there was a lot of action and that was very good but the predictability made it kind of boring.

Wow, I had been waiting for the next one to come out for a while, and it did not disappoint. Mainly because of the Holly/Artemis thing that I will not go into detail about to avoid spoilers. Very funny, very witty, very awesome.

The story was exciting and sometimes funny but they kept doing completely unexpected things ("hey, when did Artemis Fowl tell his younger self to come forward in time with him?!") I definitely liked this book, though. It was worth reading.

I have truly grown fond of the Artemis Fowl series since I first read it as a child, which is probably the reason why I can go back and read the first four books in the series again and again, despite the younger age demographic and slightly juvenile writing. The first four books were great fun to read because they had charm and they made enough sense for me to suspend reality and just enjoy it. *This* book, however, jumped the shark...enormously.

First off, Colfer practically shoves his environmentalist views on the reader the entire time. Though this isn't exactly new to the series, and it's not always a terrible thing, subtlety is the key. This book is about as subtle as an oil tanker crashing into a field of baby seals. My God, the antagonist in this book is so one sided, so hilariously evil, that there is no facet of his personality or plan that the reader can even understand, never mind sympathize with. Colfer's one attempt at giving this eco-terrorist a motive, ambiguity, or humanity fails horribly. The fact that so much of the plot rests on this man's shoulders makes my heart ache.

Let's move on to the second problem with this book, the one that the title implies: A Time Paradox. Time Paradox, indeed. In this book, Artemis and Holly must go back in time to change the past, because, as we all know, Artemis was kind of a douche when he was younger, and he made a ruthless deal with the...*shudder*...Extinctionists, whose goal is to make most animals in the world extinct. Why? Who knows? (It is actually explained in the book, and it has to do with some convoluted utilitarian philosophy that made me want to throw the book out the window in disbelief). So this deal happened and the one thing that could have saved his mother was extinguished from the world by his own doing. How poetic...and also dismally contrived. I mean, really, what are the chances? There's no magic or fate or anything, it's just by pure frickin' coincidence. Furthermore...throughout the book, there are several interactions between the future Artemis and Holly and past characters. This is dangerous, dangerous territory. Some authors do this well, many do not, and one can guess by my tone that I don't think Colfer executed this trope very well...at all. When you retroactively add scenes into a universe, which is obviously what he did, it has to make sense; some detail from the earlier books should come into place that makes the reader go "huh, I guess that's why that happened", or something like that, but NO. These isolated interactions are just there, they are never fully explained, the reader says to him or herself "Wow, they should really be effing up the space-time continuum" but...nope, guess not.

I don't have much to say about the characters, except that some of them have strange traits that were never mentioned before in any of the five books before it, therefore adding nothing to the story and, actually, retracting from it by ruining the immersion. For example, Holly cricks her neck to the side to do magic. It's just a thing she does. Oh, really? Well, thanks for never mentioning it in any of the previous books. This may seem small but it is important. Always establish basic character traits off the bat. Major changes, even outright betrayal, etc. That's fair game for future books (as long as it makes sense in the context of the story). It's called character development. Little stuff like this, don't bother if you didn't establish it in the first place. It's irking, and it makes me feel like I don't really know the characters anymore. One thing that admittedly did surprise and interest me about this book is the unexpected romance that springs up pretty early on (and never mentioned again, to my knowledge). It's kind of a strange pairing, to me at least, but it piqued my interest, so there you go. That's really the only positive thing that I garnered from the book, and it's really not enough to bump it up a star.

This book...I can't say I had huge expectations after reading the last one (which I was also fairly disappointed in), but I did not anticipate such a heartbreakingly bad book. I don't know what happened, but I'm seriously bummed out, because although I love these characters and grew up with them, I truly can't get past how badly I hate the writing in this book. Reading many of these reviews, most people seemed to like it, which I don't really understand but it's cool that other people are satisfied with it, I guess. I just wish I hadn't invested such a chunk of myself into this book series that turned into something that I despise. I guess I'll always have the first four, though, and that'll have to be enough.

The story of the Time Paradox is that Artemis' mother has a deadly illness and Artemis has to go back in time to stop himself from killing a lemur (the only cure) to do this Artemis has to get the help of Holly Short and the warlock N 1 . Like other people have mentioned Minerva just disappears and it seems a romantic relationship is pursued between Artemis and Holly. Also Artemis just doesn't seem like his normal brilliant self and seems more like a bit smarter than average 16 year old, as his 10 year old self seems much smarter (until the end). Overall this isn't a bad book but it will disappoint fans of the series who have really liked the previous books.

It has been a while since I have read this book. When I got into the Artemis Fowl series I was 12 and I continue to read the books. Eoin Colfer is a one of a kind artist. He creates a story that opens the mind of readers and places them in every part of earth above and below. I cannot suggest this series enough. This is a great read and keeps you so intriguing that turning the page becomes an annoyance. I hope you write another Eoin!

Unlike the other artemis fowl books, in The time paradox, by Eoin Colfer, Artemis is going back in time to undo something he did and save his mother from a rare fairy disease. In doing so he faced his toughest enemy yet, plus some old ones. All the same, I couldn't put it down. It had a great plot with some interesting twists and a good ending. As usual, this book is a mix of sci-fi and fantasy. All in all it was a great book!

they say you are your own worst enemy
artemis has to go back in time to outsmart himself to save his mother, a touching story line. As much as I enjoy Colfer's work, this one came up short compared to his last 5 in the series. A great book, but the others are better.

only this time he will go back in time and become older. and the sad thing is people are mistaking lemurs for monkeys. and duh duh duh. opal returns in the past. and Artemis will have a challange dealing with himself. liturally. and in the mix of all of this you learn of a new creature gasyier then the dwarfs.

While I would still consider this book good it was not nearly as good as the others in the series. One of the things that made this book less interesting was Artemis wasn't really himself, he didnt do any amazing plans he did not act all that smart until the end. I also was annoyed by the time limit, the time limit was explained by saying that when the characters went back in time they wouldnt be able to travel back to the present after 3 days because the magic would run out. Because of this all the events are crammed together making the book less enjoyable.

My final complaint and biggest contains a spoiler. Don't read the rest of the review if you have not read the book yet:

Ok the whole premise for the book makes no sense. Don't say I don't understand until you read this. Why does Artemis travel back in time? To save his mother from spelltropy. Now how did she get spelltropy? She didn't Opal comes into the future and fakes it. Now how does Opal come into the future if Artemis never needs to go into the past. She can't which means his mother would never have seemed to have Spelltropy and the book would have ended on page 5.

Another thing (sorry I know I said that the one above was the last.)

Ok so why does Artemis travel back in time? To get a lemur. Why does he need this lemur? To save his mother from "spelltropy" which she does not really have. Why do they think she has spelltropy? Because Opal came from the past into the future so that Artemis would steal a lemur for her. Who does Artemis steal this lemur from? Opal. Ok so she hired him to steal it from herself, if she had not she would've been able to keep the lemur.

It's a reasonable book, but for those familiar with the series it will feel like it covers the same areas as previous books; ironic bearing in mind the title.
I have to say the biggest let down is that it isn't narrated by Nathaniel Parker and is poorer because of this.
If you've already got the rest of the books then it's worth getting, if not, get one of the others instead.

My family & I have enjoyed the previous Fowl novels and, in particular, the Audio-CD versions. The prior 5 books were read by Nathaniel Parker who did just an astounding job creating distinct and what always seemed to be very appropriate voice characterizations of each of the books' varied human/ fairy characters.

For some unknown reason, this new novel is NOT read by Mr. Parker, but by Mr. Enn Reitel. While we have not finished the novel, we felt it necessary to express our displeasure at this change as Mr. Reitel's version is so far inferior to that of Mr. Parker that it is difficult to listen to. For example, Mr. Reitel voice's Artemus' bodyguard, Butler in what sounds like the cockney accent of a London chimney sweep from the 1800's which is totally inappropriate for the character.

Maybe we had just been spoiled by Nathaniel Parker, but this version is a supreme disappointment.

I loved Artemis Fowl, loved past tense, 5 was weird but i enjoyed it. 6 is just weak. Eoin Colfer seems to have gotten a little childish, i'm 14, but i started reading them at 11, so maybe it's just me getting older, maybe.

Also it's so random! A lemur, please...

and last spell of whinyness, i promise, there is no intro whatsoever Artemis's mum starts dying in the first chapter!

anyway, its ok, read it if you must, but don't go in with high expectations. That's all.

the time paradox is really confusin but an amazing book once you understand. also i sensed a holly and artemis romance or wedding. foaly can be the preist butler can be afs bestman and roots ghost can be hollys best man elf or ghost

The latest book in the Artemis Fowl series continues to shine. The latest installment does an excellent job of bringing its reader into the Artemis Fowl world while stretching our imagination with its time paradox theme.

The book 'The Time Parodox' was another one of Eoin Colfer's masterpieces. However, I felt that it was a bit too short, not page-wise, but story-wise, as well as the fact that parts of it were quite confusing.

the idea was perfect, however, but the twist towards the end was very strange...

Once again, Eoin Colfer, has blew my mind with stupendous writing and clever twists. I found this book one of my favorite all time books. I own every Artemis Fowl book, and will continue to collect them if we are lucky enough for him to write another truly good book.

This book is incredible.
Beats every other book in the series by far.
Adds a lot to the romance between Artemis and Holly
while maintaining and action theme. Amazing twist
in the middle of the novel that makes you think
Anthony Horowitz is a genius.

The book was in perfect condition and my brother read it within 3 days. It is a wonderful book and I thank the seller for putting up this book to please any Artemis Fowl collector. It is a wonderful book to add to the series. I will gladly do business again. :)

Well artemis is back from Limbo after two years,and now he has two twin brothers.pretty early in this book the familiar adventure style of Colfer kicks in,And istantly its better than all the rest.the ending was somewhat of a cliffhanger,but that is about the only flaw.overall,Colfer does it again,And makes it the Best book in The arty series.

i found this to be the best book in the series.now i'm not done with the series but i liked this alot more. he goes bck in time and he realized how annoying he was. but if he wasn't would he of gne in seech of Holly. again my favorite book. i hopw you all enjoy the books.

What this book is really about is green propaganda. I am all for conservation, etc but PLEASE don't beat me over the head with it when I am just wanting a good read. I adore the other AF books and think they are creative genius. However, I got 30 pages into this one and wanted to barf. There was some reference to conservation, ecology, pollution and/or (I kid you not) carbon footprints every couple of pages. I was just so annoyed at being preached to that I had to stop reading. Come on, Colfer! The earth is great. Let's keep it safe. We get it already!!! Now get back to storytelling!

My family loves Artemis~! We were so disappointed with book. We have been loyal listeners - likely having listened to each of the books at least 10 times. My husband and I are teachers and we are always begging students to read these books - we even had a AF3 party! I miss Foaly's wit and Mulch's jokes. The delivery was off. AF5 was the very best and sadly this one was just painful to listen to.

The Artemis Fowl books have been some of my favorites, until now. The series reached its climax with books 3 and 4 but it has been downhill from there.

The first 5 books have all had the occasional comment about how humans have ruined the earth. However, the Time Paradox really lays it on thick. In fact, it becomes the foundation for the entire plot. I felt like the story and characters were molded simply to convey a political standpoint. Reducing pollution and caring for the earth are good things, but I read fiction to escape and develop my imagination, not to be lectured.

Please Mr. Colfer! Stop now!

The Fowl series is amazing, and any parent who has a child beginning to show interest in bed time stories would do well to purchase this book, and the entire set. Mr. Colfer is very articulate and funny, and he captures a pre-teen evil genius perfectly. Thumbs up and keep um coming.

He should have stopped at #4 really.. 5 just went too far and this one is kind of ridiculous. Sure it's got the same nice balance of humor and action, but I just kept finding myself asking why on earth this book was written at all. Sure, big picture it's good, but for Colfer, it's just doesn't measure up to most of the others.

Is this book really for teens? I mean really? I think Eoin is targeting alot more of an audience than teens..make that money honey! It's a step up from the other books..more adult humor more adult vocabulary more adult everything.
Some of the paragraphs are so technical I had to read them two or three times! It's alot like a reading a big dull science text book alot of the time! I would think this would have a teen putting the book down pretty quickly. Ease up on the scientific technical mumbo jumbo Eoin!

What this book is really about is green propaganda. I am all for conservation, etc but PLEASE don't beat me over the head with it when I am just wanting a good read. I adore the other AF books and think they are creative genius. However, I got 30 pages into this one and wanted to barf. There was some reference to conservation, ecology, pollution and/or (I kid you not) carbon footprints every couple of pages. I was just so annoyed at being preached to that I had to stop reading. Come on, Colfer! The earth is great. Let's keep it safe. We get it already!!! Now get back to storytelling!

My family loves Artemis~! We were so disappointed with book. We have been loyal listeners - likely having listened to each of the books at least 10 times. My husband and I are teachers and we are always begging students to read these books - we even had a AF3 party! I miss Foaly's wit and Mulch's jokes. The delivery was off. AF5 was the very best and sadly this one was just painful to listen to.

The Artemis Fowl books have been some of my favorites, until now. The series reached its climax with books 3 and 4 but it has been downhill from there.

The first 5 books have all had the occasional comment about how humans have ruined the earth. However, the Time Paradox really lays it on thick. In fact, it becomes the foundation for the entire plot. I felt like the story and characters were molded simply to convey a political standpoint. Reducing pollution and caring for the earth are good things, but I read fiction to escape and develop my imagination, not to be lectured.

Please Mr. Colfer! Stop now!

He should have stopped at #4 really.. 5 just went too far and this one is kind of ridiculous. Sure it's got the same nice balance of humor and action, but I just kept finding myself asking why on earth this book was written at all. Sure, big picture it's good, but for Colfer, it's just doesn't measure up to most of the others.

Is this book really for teens? I mean really? I think Eoin is targeting alot more of an audience than teens..make that money honey! It's a step up from the other books..more adult humor more adult vocabulary more adult everything.
Some of the paragraphs are so technical I had to read them two or three times! It's alot like a reading a big dull science text book alot of the time! I would think this would have a teen putting the book down pretty quickly. Ease up on the scientific technical mumbo jumbo Eoin!