By Eoin Colfer
5 Stars
Fantasy
Teen
This is
the third book in the Artemis Fowl series and if you enjoyed the
first two you're likely hooked at this point. The copy I read of
course has been pilfered from my son's library like the others. I do
give him credit and the entire family does make an effort to expand
his collection every time we visit a used book store. I have read one
that my son didn't have. It came through the local library. I also
know there are two more books in the series at least that none of has
read yet. I hope to be able to help him complete the collection even
if it means buying some of them new.
The
Eternity Cube starts with our intrepid child genius Artemis Fowl
getting his criminal ego badly bruised and Butler suffering a mortal
wound in the process. He was trying to make a buck from his pilfered
fairy technology through a mini computer called the C Cube. Jon Spiro
the villain of the story and his bodyguard Arno Blunt take possession
of the technology. Artemis in an effort to save the life of his
friend Butler appeals to the fairies for help.
Because
fairy technology is in jeopardy they don't really have a choice but
to help. Holly, Foaly, Mulch and Juliet are back and take on Jon
Spiro in his lair equipped with the latest human security. In
exchange for the help that he receives Artemis agrees to have his
memories wiped at the end of it all so that he won't remember
anything about them when all is said and done.
The end
of the book is left open as to whether Artemis succeeds in beating
the mind wipe. This book ends with the most obvious lead in to the
fact that this is an ongoing series. Between that and the writing off
Butler's abilities to a large degree at the end of the book tempted
me to deduct half a point from the score. Not quite though, it is a
great entertaining read. My feelings about the Butler thing is a
little clouded by the fact that I've already read further in the
series and I know that is overstating it.
From my
point of view the book is highly recommended along with the rest of
the series as I've experienced it.
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