An interview with eoin colfer, author of the artemis fowl series and the 6th installment to the late douglas adams hitchhikers guide to the. His latest standalone novel is for adults and is called highfire colfer, born and raised in wexford, ireland, alongside his four brothers, earned a degree from dublin university before returning to wexford to work as a teacher. Check out the full interview on youtube below, and dont forget to subscribe, like and comment. Eoin colfer on the fowl twins and his artemis fowl success. To this day, eoin has written 6 artemis fowl books which have sold over 12 million copies worldwide. 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. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 316 pages and is available in paperback format. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Artemis fowl fan site with the latest artemis fowl and eoin colfer book and movie news, quotes, games, videos, wallpapers and forums. 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. What was your favourite book when you were a child.
Eoin colfer author of artemis fowl, airman, plugged, the supernaturalist, and another thing and more. Irish author eoin colfer reads from his first artemis fowl book and answers questions from young readers. Theres a movie in the works for summer 2019, and a set of brand new covers with some brand new stories for the fantasy series that launched in 2001 written by irish author eoin colfer, artemis fowl follows its title character as he deals with fantastical beings and megalomaniacal villains in madcap adventures. The following are interviews that were conducted with eoin colfer. We talk the fowl twins, artemis fowl movie, highfire, and beans leave your thoughts and comments below. Last week, artemis fowl confidentials matt sat down with the man himself eoin colfer to talk all things fowl twins, artemis fowl movie. Reading this book for the first time was like escaping to another world, where anyone could be. Artemis fowl author eoin colfer supports the big changes. Eoin colfer and book to scale eoin colfer best known for the artemis fowl series of books has a new project. Cbbc newsround your reports i interviewed author eoin colfer.
The liveaction music video for eoin colfers artemis rocks. Author eoin colfer interviews artemis fowl orange county register. Author stories podcast episode 801 eoin colfer interview. So, readers may be a bit surprised that his latest book is an adult fantasy about the last dragon, whiling away his days watching tv and imbibing in martinis until a couple of humans. I knew it had to be a mysterious name that would make an instant impact on the reader, like titus groan or hannibal lecter. Its time i moved on from artemis fowl the telegraph interview. The gate is her priority, and she needs to have as many berserkers watching her back as possible. Eoin colfer is the megaselling author of the artemis fowl series, half moon investigations, the supernaturalist, airman, the legend of. Bestselling irish childrens author eoin colfer has signed a major two book deal for a spinoff from his popular artemis fowl series. Pages public figure author eoin colfer videos artemis fowl 2020. Pdf artemis fowl book by eoin colfer free download 316. Aug 02, 2018 artemis fowl is back and disney is allin on the boygenius criminal mastermind. Oct 10, 2009 eoin colfer, the author of the bestselling artemis fowl books, has written and another thing, a sixth instalment of the trilogy in five books that we have come to know as the hitchhikers. Artemis fowl author eoin colfer supports the big changes in.
Interview with eoin colfer, author of artemis fowl judy. Winner of the 2001 british book awards childrens book of the year for artemis fowl and the. Best known for his immensely popular artemis fowl series, eoin colfer departs from his usual territory and delves into the world of crimesolving with his latest book, half moon investigations. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading artemis fowl. If you buy the book using that link, i will receive a small commission from the sale. I really wanted to do something that was quirky and funny, the author says from his home in wexford, ireland. A few weeks ago i sat down with eoin for an interview.
Eoin colfer author of artemis fowl answers kids questions. Its time i moved on from artemis fowl the telegraph. Colfers new novels, the fowl twins and an as yet untitled. Its not very irish to be proud of something as he releases new book the fowl twins, the author talks to susie mesure. The series has received positive critical reception and generated huge sales.
Jan 30, 2020 author stories podcast episode 801 eoin colfer interview published on january 30, 2020 by admin todays author interview guest is eoin colfer, author of the artemis fowl series and his brand new novel highfire. Rebecca won the chance to interview her fave author eoin colfer. Bestselling irish childrens author eoin colfer has signed a major twobook deal for a spinoff from his popular artemis fowl series. The interview 1 youre now an amazingly successful writer, but do you have any other childhood or not ambitions that you. Artemis fowl has a new trailer, and we have an exclusive interview with the author of the hit series, eoin colfer. Theres a movie in the works for summer 2019, and a set of brand new covers with some brand new stories for the fantasy series that launched in 2001. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a fulltime writer. Now, with disneys artemis fowl movie coming to theaters on may 29, fans are.
As a child my favourite book was stig of the dump by clive king. Colfer wrote eight artemis fowl ii books between 2001 and today. Eoin colfer pronounced owen is the international bestselling author of the wildly popular artemis fowl series, which won the british childrens book of the year award and has sold over 18 million copies. In january 2008, colfer published a book titled airman. Pages public figure author eoin colfer videos artemis fowl. A huge thanks to eoin colfer for his time for the interview, for harpercollins and the studio for helping arrange it, and to meira for editing it. It seemed like a very good idea to have someone else do the hard work for the second bookwitch eoin colfer interview, so i asked eoins biggest fan, charlie, to come along to cheltenham at the weekend to talk to him. Now, with disneys artemis fowl movie coming to theaters on may 29, fans are scrutinizing the casting and changes to the story. Free download or read online artemis fowl pdf epub book. Mission viejo eoin colfer, author of the popular artemis fowl teen book series, came to mission viejo last week, in a twoshow tour to.
News eoin colfer author of artemis fowl, plugged, the. Aug 19, 2019 eoin colfer author of artemis fowl answers kids questions. Last week, artemis fowl confidentials matt sat down with the man himself eoin colfer to talk all things fowl twins, artemis fowl movie, highfire and more. Artemis fowl series, volumes 1 thru 8 eoin colfer on. Show tour, celebrating the 7th book in the hit series, artemis fowl. Eoin colfer is the author of the brilliant artemis fowl series.
Artemis fowl is an upcoming american science fantasy adventure film based on eoin colfers book series of the same name. Hear what he has to say about seeing his creation lifted from the pages of his. Eoin colfer books list of books by author eoin colfer. Irish author eoin colfer says he has written the last book in his bestselling fictional series for kids about the teenage criminal mastermind named artemis fowl. Among his other popular works are half moon investigations, the wish list, the supernaturalist, and a series of eoin colfers legends. The artemis fowl files will delight eoin colfers legions of fans with its behindthescenes interviews with the muchloved characters including. Eoin colfer, author of the artemis fowl books, responded to my questions in 2006. Artemis fowl s confidential files have been discovered in his safe at fowl manor. Nov 10, 2016 red carpet news tv talks to artemis fowl author eoin colfer at the mcm london comic con. 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. An interview with eoin colfer, author of the artemis fowl series and the 6th installment to the late douglas adams hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series, and another thing. Jul 04, 2018 eoin colfer reveals his thoughts on the upcoming artemis fowl movie, including judi dench playing root and whether the movie is a combination of both books or just the first artemis fowl novel. Artemis fowl by eoin colfer awesome book assessment. Eoin colfer is a 35yearold irish teacher whose new book, artemis fowl, has already earned.
Eoin colfer was born on may 14, 1965 in wexford, located on the south east coast of ireland. New flights of fancy for artemis fowl author eoin colfer. I am pleased to be interviewing eoin colfer today, whose artemis fowl books ive enjoyed for years although i have not read the final guardian i know, i know, its been out for a while now so i have no excuse. The artemis fowl files will delight eoin colfers legions of fans with its behind the scenes interviews with the muchloved characters including. Is it available now from my facebook live interview on the us tour. Artemis fowl debuts new trailer, hypable speaks with.
Afc eoin colfer interview 2 artemis fowl confidential. Eoin colfer reveals his thoughts on the upcoming artemis fowl movie, including judi dench playing root and whether the movie is a combination of both books or just the first artemis fowl novel. Hes also the author of half moon investigations, which was the basis for a tv series in 2009, plus the supernaturalist and airman. First of all, how did you come up with the name for antihero artemis fowl. May 22nd 06 afc exclusive eoin colfer interview january 10th 07. Disneys artemis fowl first look at judi dench as commander. 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. Eoin colfer interview, plus links to author biography, book.
Then one day he turned eamonn, niall, donal and paul into goblins and the bestselling artemis fowl books were born. Eoin colfer grew up on the irish coast, one of five rowdy brothers. Apr 06, 2020 on the 10th of january, 2007, eoin colfer agreed to answer another set of interview questions for afc. Author stories podcast episode 801 eoin colfer interview published on january 30, 2020 by admin todays author interview guest is eoin colfer, author of the artemis fowl series and his brand new novel highfire. Mar 02, 2020 colfer wrote eight artemis fowl ii books between 2001 and today. Mar 02, 2020 artemis fowl has a new trailer, and we have an exclusive interview with the author of the hit series, eoin colfer. Play it for your students to discover surprising fun facts, such as where artemis s name came from, how eoin developed the twisting, turning plot, and who his favorite character is. Dangerous fairies, might grant your wish, might blast you away with a biobomb. This is a transcription from theauthorhour radio show. Artemis fowl is back and disney is allin on the boygenius criminal mastermind.
Nov 03, 2015 eoin colfer and oliver jeffers talk to amy blumsom about their new book, and why an artemis fowl movie could be the new star wars. The first edition of the novel was published in 2001, and was written by eoin colfer. He told her how he writes his best selling stories including artemis fowl. Hes got books, shows, musicals and movies on the go at the moment, but thankfully took time to join ray darcy live in studio to talk about his artemis fowl spinoff. May 12, 2001 eoin colfer is a 35yearold irish teacher whose new book, artemis fowl, has already earned. Culture books eoin colfer on the fowl twins and his artemis fowl success. Artemis fowl is a series of eight fantasy novels written by irish author eoin colfer, featuring the criminal mastermind artemis fowl ii.
There was a nice line in it about irish people skulking. Eoin colfer online radio interview with the author. I really wanted to do something that was quirky and funny, the author says from his home in. Artemis fowl confidential fan site artemis fowl and eoin. Colfer s basis for the new detective novel seems to be a combination of. Three things i would think are interesting characters, an involving plot. On the 10th of january, 2007, eoin colfer agreed to answer another set of interview questions for afc. For the full interview, head on over to my facebook page.
Lots of information was revealed about the graphic novel, the next artemis fowl book and more. Artemis fowl ii is the son of a european crime lord, artemis senior. 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. The artemis fowl files will delight eoin colfer s legions of fans with its behindthescenes interviews with the muchloved characters including. Eoin colfer and oliver jeffers interview the telegraph. Kenneth branagh artemis fowl set visit interview film. Oct 17, 2008 it seemed like a very good idea to have someone else do the hard work for the second bookwitch eoin colfer interview, so i asked eoins biggest fan, charlie, to come along to cheltenham at the weekend to talk to him. Interview with bestselling author eoin colfer posted on february 2, 2015 by michael a. Interview with bestselling author eoin colfer michael a. The horn book family reading eoin colfer at porter. At the beginning of the book, his father has disappeared, along with the familys fortune, and as a result his mother has gone into a catatonic state. Eoin colfers artemis fowl has all the hallmarks of the fantasy genre. To create a character who is a criminal genius, it takes an author who is a bit of a genius himself.
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. That will be her undoing, artemis gasped, already suffering under the weight of the flak jacket. Check out our other video for more exclusive in depth interview coverage from this years comic con. I believe that ireland is a really magical place, and. Irish author eoin colfer is best known for his wildly popular middle grade series artemis fowl. Last sunday my almosttenyearold and i went to porter square books to see eoin colfer. Play this scholastic book clubsexclusive interview for your students to learn how eoin colfer masterminded the hightech, actionpacked, fantastical adventure artemis fowl.
He is best known for being the author of the artemis fowl series. Oct, 2006 eoin colfer grew up on the irish coast, one of five rowdy brothers. Amazon, borrowed goodreads buy on amazon this is an affiliate link you can use to purchase the book. For additional questions not asked during the live show, visit theauthorhour. Red carpet news tv talks to artemis fowl author eoin colfer at the mcm london comic con. Eoin colfer, the author of the bestselling artemis fowl books, has written and another thing, a sixth instalment of the trilogy in five books that we have come to know as the hitchhikers. Artemis fowl debuts new trailer, hypable speaks with author. Eoin colfer and oliver jeffers talk to amy blumsom about their new book, and why an artemis fowl movie could be the new star wars. Artemis fowls confidential files have been discovered in his safe at fowl manor.
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