Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony

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OMG...I can't wait for book 5. *boings in many places*
UK Release: 2 Aug
US Release: 15 Sep
A sypnosis can be found here
It sounds oddly like a plot from one of the Inuyasha movies...nevermind if you don't know what I'm talking about. And there seems to be blatant references to the Godfather. Even though the 4th was disappointing, I still think this will be great. I'll still love Bartimaeus though, can't just choose between apples and oranges.
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All lies... Fowl is gone over to the light (And Boring) Side....
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He was only really in the 'Dark Side' in the first book. But yeah I miss evil!Artemis.
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Butler will be old in this one, Arty won't have as much help.
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I swear this sounds like some anime series's plot.
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Inuyasha?

They both refer to something that happened 10,000 years ago, both have demons and teenage saviours

Or maybe Sailor Moon
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Sailor moon, I don't think so... Inuyasha most probably. Meh. The fall of Artemis fowl...
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He won't end up as Potter's clone, Colfer markets him as a criminal mastermind.
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It's quality has been on the decline.
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Quality means nothing. He already has a large fan following and an up coming movie. And unlike JKR and Lemony Snicket, he never said how many books he was writing.
Are good fictional heroes naturally Potter clones? Nope.
Doubt the demons in this book will be as glamorous/cute/etc. as those in Inu or Bartimaeus. *boings*
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It's still stupid. Book I was best.
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I liked them all, but they're kinda going downhill.
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Exactly. The guy should cut his losses.
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That wouldn't be very Fowl-like. Never!
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Lost colony is going to suck, very, very bad.
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It can't possibly suck in all areas. Very few books manage to accomplish that e.g. GP Taylor's. More fanart/fic fodder, yay.
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I won't bother.
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Hey, it might be good.

I liked the one with Jon Spiro the best. It's kind of embarassing that a human villain with no real knowledge of magic would turn out to be the guy who actually outsmarted Artemis Fowl. Meanwhile, you've got ultra-pixie Opal Koboi getting not one but TWO books to herself and still being bland and ineffectual in comparison.
Spiro didn't outsmart Fowl. When I first read TOD I hated Opal, but on second thought I had to give her credit for being an utterly dark and sadistic villain. The scene where she murders Root was pretty chilling. Spiro's interesting because well, corporate villains are easy to hate. My least favourite characters are Mulch and the dumb guard from the German bank. o.o
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