Eoin Colfer
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| Eoin Colfer | |
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 Great St Mary's Cambridge |
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| Born | May 14, 1965 Wexford, Ireland |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genres | Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Children's Literature |
| Notable work(s) | Artemis Fowl |
Eoin Colfer (born May 14, 1965) is an Irish author of children's books. He is most famous for having written the Artemis Fowl series, but has written other works that have also been successful. His novels are sometimes compared to those of J. K. Rowling, and like Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl is used as a reference to describe the work of other writers e.g. Jack Heath[1] and Mark Walden. [2]
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[edit] Biography
Eoin Colfer was born on May 14, 1965 in Wexford, Ireland. Colfer had long dreamed of writing books, since his early childhood days of reading stories of Viking heroes. While Colfer had already published such books as Benny and Omar, 1998, Benny and Babe, 1999, and The Wish List, 2000, he attained worldwide notice in 2001, when his first Artemis Fowl book was published. He then became a New York Times best-selling author of books for children and teens, known for writing the Artemis Fowl Series, Half Moon Investigations, and The Supernaturalist, along with the Eoin Colfer’s The Legend of... books. In January of 2008, Colfer published a book titled Airman, which was a New York Times bestseller.
Colfer currently lives in Ireland with his wife, Jackie, and two children, Sean and Finn.
[edit] Works
[edit] Ed Books
[edit] Artemis Fowl Books
- Artemis Fowl (2001)
- Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident (2002)
- Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code (2003)
- Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception (2005)
- Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony (2006)
- Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox (2008)
[edit] Companion Books
- Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf (short story; 2004)
- The Artemis Fowl Files (companion book; 2004)
- Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel (2007)
[edit] Legend of... Books
- Eoin Colfer's Legend of Spud Murphy (2004)
- Eoin Colfer's Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth (2006)
- Eoin Colfer's Legend of the Worst Boy in the World (2007)
[edit] Other Books
- Benny and Omar (1998)
- Benny and Babe (1999)
- Going Potty (1999)
- The Wish List (2000)
- The Supernaturalist (2004)
- Half Moon Investigations (2006)
- Airman (2008)
[edit] External links
- Eoin Colfer's Official Website
- Artemis Fowl Series Official US Website
- Artemis Fowl Series Official UK Website
- Half Moon Investigations Official UK Website
[edit] References
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