ARTEMIS FOWL - THE ETERNITY CODE (First edition - first impression)
Language: English
Published by Puffin Books, London, 2003
Series: Book 3 of 8 - Artemis Fowl
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United KingdomOrlando Booksellers
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2000
Condition: Used - Very good
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First impression of the first edition with the printer's page showing the number"1". Shortlisted for both the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and Blue Peter Book Awards. Winner of the W. H. Smith 'People's Choice'. Winner of the Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. ***'"Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code" is the third book in the Artemis Fowl series, and is preceded by "Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident" and followed by "Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception". The storyline follows Artemis Fowl and his companions as they struggle to recover the "C Cube", a supercomputer Artemis had constructed from fairy technology, when Jon Spiro manages to steal it. Critical response was generally favourable'. (Wiki) ***Very good in black cloth-covered boards with metallic red titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. Page block edges foxed. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean, with black and white computer design to the bottom of each text-page. Paper stock tanned. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine metallic red illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £12.99. The dustwrapper is complete, with no creases, chips or tears. Edges just very slightly rubbed. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***222mm x 144mm. 329 pages plus publisher's advert pages to rear. ***Eoin Colfer (born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl series. In September 2008, Colfer was commissioned to write the sixth installment of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, titled "And Another Thing", which was published in October 2009. In October 2016, in a contract with Marvel Comics, he released "Iron Man: The Gauntlet". He served as Laureate na nÓg (Ireland's Children's Laureate) between 2014 and 2016.' ***'Artemis Fowl has constructed a super-computer from stolen fairy technology. In the wrong hands it could be fatal for humans and fairies alike. But no need to worry, Artemis has a brilliant plan. He's not going to use it; he's just going to show it to a ruthless American businessman with Mafia connections.' ***'Brilliant fantasy' - Independent (Quote and review quote taken from the back panel) ***A very good copy of the true first edition - first impression. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…
Seller Inventory # 1673
- Title
- ARTEMIS FOWL - THE ETERNITY CODE (First edition - first impression)
- Author
- Eoin Colfer
- Publisher
- Puffin Books, London
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0670913529
- ISBN 13
- 9780670913527
- Edition
- First Edition
- Printing
- First Impression
- Series
- Book 3 of 8: Artemis Fowl
- Seller catalogs
- Children's Literature, First Editions
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Review
The once hard-boiled Artemis has softened a bit between his bestselling debut and the seat-of-your-pants Arctic Incident, and that trend continues in The Eternity Code: He's still plotting for a billion-dollar-plus payoff for the Fowl family, but now his enemies are human (chiefly Jon Spiro, a ruthless businessman Artemis tries to blackmail using stolen fairy technology) and he has to turn to his old adversary-turned-friend Captain Holly Short and cutpurse dwarf Mulch Diggums for help. The dialogue and action prove as smart and page-turning as ever this time around, with Artemis struggling to bring his faithful bodyguard Butler back from the dead before racing Mission Impossible-style to triple-cross the double-crossing Spiro.
Colfer's young antihero might be getting more likeable all the time, but that hasn't taken the edge off the Tom-Clancy-meets-Harry-Potter action. Artemis has to agree to a memory-erasing "mind wipe" from the People after helping them recover their technology, but only a foolish fan would count Artemis out after this blockbuster "final heist." Book four can't come soon enough.... (Ages 9 to 12) --Paul Hughes
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