Eoin Colfer was born and raised in the south-east of Ireland. Artemis Fowl, his first book featuring the young anti-hero, was an immediate international bestseller and won several prestigious awards. It was followed by The Arctic Incident, The Eternity Code, The Opal Deception, The Lost Colony, The Time Paradox and The Atlantis Complex. He has written a number of other successful books for both adults and children, and is currently working on a huge new series for kids...
One of the best comic voices in contemporary children's fiction * Guardian * A master storyteller -- Julia Eccleshare * lovereading4kids.co.uk *