Eoin colfer, having achieved global eightfigure sales with the fantasy artemis fowl books and other juvenile ventures, is now attempting such a project with plugged, his first adult crime novel. The longawaited crime caper so outlandish, so maniacal, so wickedly funny, it could have only. Plugged sure was something different from the other books ive read by this author since this one is more for the adult crowd. Artemis fowl series in order eoin colfer fictiondb. Eoin colfer author of artemis fowl, plugged, the supernaturalist.
Transplanted from ireland to the picaresque vale of essex county, n. When he encounters a whole heap of trouble providing security at a casio. Protagonist daniel mcevoy is an irish expat and now a bouncer at seedy slotz, a new jersey casino. Danworks as a bouncer in a seedy club, half in love with hostess connie. Eoin colfer was born in wexford, republic of ireland. Eoin colfer pronounced owen is the new york times bestselling author of the blockbuster artemis fowl series, among many other works. Eoin colfer is the internationally bestselling author of the artemis fowl series, as well as several standalone novels, including the highly acclaimed airman. Im too used to eoin colfers artemis fowl books, and in a way, this hasnt grown up much from that just in the. Our hero is still dealing with his past in the irish peace corps. Eoin colfer, having achieved global eightfigure sales with the fantasy artemis fowl books and other juvenile ventures, is now attempting such. The af novels still remain some of the best books i have ever read.
Among his other popular works are half moon investigations, the wish list, the supernaturalist, and a. In the summer of 2001, eoin colfer was a teacher in ireland who had just finished up a book called artemis fowl about a boy in search of fairy gold. Eoin colfer books list of books by author eoin colfer. Among his other popular works are half moon investigations, the wish list, the supernaturalist, and a series of eoin colfers legends. I think plugged would make a great movie because of this. Its author is eoin pronounced owen colfer, a name you might recognize because he wrote the bestselling artemis fowl books for young. Eoin colfer was born in wexford, on the south east coast of ireland, in 1965. Artemis fowl tome 6 le paradoxe du temps french edition. M is the interviewer, and ec is, of course, eoin colfer.
At least thats how irish author eoin colfer artemis fowl portrays it. Plugged by eoin colfer 2011, hardcover for sale online. Now, for something completely different, colfer steps away from his youthoriented. The complete series list for artemis fowl eoin colfer. Eoin colfer was born on may 14, 1965 in wexford, located on the south east coast of ireland.
Author eoin colfer is best known as the author of the bestselling artemis fowl books. Eoin colfer, primarily known for his childrens books featuring artemis fowl, shows he can write a terrific crime novel for adults with plugged. Ideal if want an easy read thats not to taxing on the grey matter. Snappy oneliners are the speciality of the raconteur hero of eoin colfers plugged. Eoin colfer has created a new hero here,very enjoyable ride.
With plugged, that number will increase exponentially. Enlisted in the irish military years ago, daniel attempts to live a more typical. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Colfer struck gold himself when his hightech fairy tale starring the intrepid 12year old criminal mastermind became a blockbuster bestseller that many considered to be the heir apparent to harry potter. When connie is murdered on the premises, a vengeful dan finds himself embroiled in an increasingly deadly sequence of events in which his doctor friend zeb goes mysteriously. Its author is eoin pronounced owen colfer, a name you might recognize because he wrote the bestselling artemis fowl books for young adults, as well as a sequel to douglas adams s the hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy. Eoin was born and raised in ireland, where he was appointed childrens laureate.
Its author is eoin pronounced owen colfer, a name you might recognize because he wrote the bestselling artemis fowl books for young adults, as well as a sequel to douglas adamss the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Taken purely on its own merits, plugged mixes humour and darkness in a way that will delight some readers and antagonise others. He studied in dublin, returning to wexford to teach primary school children. Colfer momentarily stepped away from young adult fiction and towards a slightly older audience with scifi comedy and another thing 2009 and crimecomedy plugged 2011. Download audiobooks by eoin colfer stream or download. Kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading bestsellers kindle daily deal kindle monthly deals free kindle reading apps buy a kindle content and devices kindle support. Then in 2001 the first artemis fowl book was published and he was able to resign from.
It has the cleverness that eoin colfer brings so well in most his writings, but it is by no means artemis fowl like. Whats different about plugged is the realworld setting, the subject matter and colfers voice, which, like the many books hes written for. Colfers adult crimefiction debutafter his bestselling artemis fowl ya seriesintroduces a big, brash, bawdy, balding antihero. Plugged is a damn fine adult novel from colfer, much better than the hitchhikers guide sequel he wrote a couple years ago. Welcome eoin colfer pronounced owen was born in wexford on the southeast coast of ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father an elementary school teacher, historian and artist of note and mother a drama teacher. The movie, a romantic comedy was filmed in ireland and premiered on july 2014 at the 26th galway film fleadh. And im really glad that i ended up liking it a lot, though its not really surprising because its eoin colfer. He was brought up along with his four brothers by his father, who was an artist, elementary school teacher, and historian, and his mother, a drama teacher and stage writer. In 2009 he was asked to write another book in the hitchhikers guide to the. He also wrote the critically acclaimed warp trilogy, and many other titles for young read.
Eoin colfer is the author of the new york times bestselling artemis fowl series, which was adapted into a major motion picture from the walt disney studios. Daniel mcevoy, a bald irish bouncer at a new jersey nightspot, gets into more than a spot of bother when his bar. Eoin colfer pronounced owen was born in wexford on the southeast coast of ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father an elementary school teacher, historian and artist of note and mother a drama teacher. Known mostly for his bestselling artemis fowl series of childrens books, here colfer turns his gaze towards a strictly adult audience. I cant say whether this will please colfers fans because i havent read his kids books. Dan, an irishman whos ended up in new jersey, finds himself embroiled in a world of murder, kidnapping and corrupt cops. Eoin colfer, primarily known for his childrens books featuring artemis fowl, shows he can write a terrific crime novel for adults with plugged overlook, 288 pp. Browse audiobooks written by eoin colfer sorted by best. Eoin colfer, author of plugged and the enormously successful. By marty mulrooney plugged marks a major departure in both subject matter and tone for author eoin colfer. Great writers can write anything, and plugged is proof. His other output includes several other fantasy series and a gig writing and another thing, the sixth book in the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy trilogy. Colfer was asked by douglas adams widow to write a sixth book to his hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series, and another thing, which was published in 2009 eoin colfer began his literary career as a childrens author, writing benny and omar. I would like to sell enough copies of plugged to be asked to write.
Colfers readers will also be pleased to learn that he has been busy with new writing projects postartemis fowl, with two books set to be released in 20. Poison pen is a 2014 film based on a screenplay written by eoin colfer. Eight years after the death of its creator, douglas adams, the authors widow, jane belson, has given her approval for the project to be continued by the international number one bestselling childrens writer, eoin colfer, author of the artemis fowl novels. Its author is eoin pronounced owen colfer, a name you might recognize because he wrote the bestselling artemis fowl books for young adults, as well as. Colfer is the new york times bestselling author of 25 titles published in 44 languages, with more than 20 million books sold. Afc eoin colfer interview 6 on the 17th of august 2008, afc met up with eoin colfer after the last leg of his fairies, fiends and flatulence tour for an exclusive oneonone interview. Artemis fowl takes his final bow publishers weekly. Plugged is that rare book that mixes terrific suspense with laughoutloud humor. Eoin colfer author of artemis fowl, airman, plugged, the supernaturalist, and another thing and more.
Plugged is the story of daniel mcevoy dan to his friends, an irishman in new jersey. He spent four years in saudi arabia, tunisia and italy, and wrote a childrens book, benny and omar 1998, drawing on these experiences. Whats different about plugged is the realworld setting, the subject matter and colfers voice, which, like the many books hes written for children, is incomparably clever and witty. He was born in wexford on the southeast coast of ireland in 1965 and first developed an interest in writing in elementary school, captivated by the viking stories inspired by history that he was reading at the time. Plugged introduces us to daniel mcevoy, an irish immigrant living in the relatively calm community of cloisters, n. Artemis fowl creator eoin colfer heads off into zanily comic adult noir territory with plugged. Afc eoin colfer interview 6 artemis fowl confidential. Mcevoy finds himself sucked into a maelstrom of outlandish criminal shenanigans, a knockabout farce with elmore leonardstyle wisecracking at every turn metro i loved the voice. The cover was first shown in an interview with artemis fowl confidential. He attained worldwide recognition in 2001, when the first artemis fowl book was published and became a new york times best seller, as did some sequels.
He lives in ireland with his wife and two children. I have read artemis fowl and other books by eoin colfer growing up and was pleasantly surprised to find out he had written adult books too and had to check it out. Author of artemis fowl, plugged, the supernaturalist. Eoin colfers top 10 childrens books books the guardian.
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