89. Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer (Juvenile fiction, science fiction, fantasy) 497 p.
This is the fourth Artemis Fowl novel, following Artemis Fowl, The Arctic Incident, and The Eternity Code.
Opal Koboi, one of the villains from the The Arctic Incident, is once again on the loose, and this time it’s personal: she’s after Julius Root, Holly Short, and all the others, both human and fairy, who helped to foil her plot–including Artemis Fowl. The big problem? No one knows she’s escaped, she soon has Holly on the run from the law, and at the end of The Eternity Code, Artemis was mind-wiped to prevent him from ever divulging fairy secrets. Somehow, Holly has to find him, convince him that fairies really exist, and enlist his aid against one of LEPrecon’s greatest foes–all without being apprehended herself.
The Opal Deception is another fun, fast-paced adventure. Despite the handicap of remembering nothing he once knew about fairies and fairy technology, Artemis is at his brilliant best, and Holly is as tough and competent as ever.
Rating: 9 out of 10
Pages read: 26,131
Tags: 50 Book Challenge 2008, A ~ Z Reading Challenge, Artemis Fowl, Chunkster Challenge 2008, Eoin Colfer
