90. Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer (Juvenile fiction, science fiction, fantasy) 385 p.

Long ago, humans and fairies fought a war that drove the fairies underground, but there was one group who chose instead to take their island out of time, isolating it, but protecting it from humans. Now the demons are coming re-appearing, creating a threat to the secrecy and survival of all other fairies. And when it comes to saving fairy civilization, there’s no better team than Artemis Fowl and Holly Short.

In The Lost Colony, Artemis and Holly face a number of threats, including another child genius. Minerva Paradizo is only twelve, not much younger than fourteen-year-old Artemis, and just as intelligent. Worse, Artemis is finally feeling the effects of puberty, and may not be quite as focused as he usually is. This book is as good as any of the previous books in the series, and introduces some interesting new characters. Imp N°1 is my favourite, but I quite like Minerva as well, and I’m eager to see what Colfer will do with her in The Time Paradox, which is due to be released next week. In it, Artemis will face his most clever and diabolical foe: himself.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Pages read: 26,516

Tags: 50 Book Challenge 2008, A ~ Z Reading Challenge, Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer