Artemis Fowl; The Arctic Incident; The Eternity Code; The Opal Deception; The Lost Colony; The Time Paradox; The Atlantis Complex; The Last Guardian -
Eoin Colfer
2001-12 - Viking / Puffin, London - First Editions
A complete first edition set of the eight volume Artemis Fowl series.
Following elf Holly Short, officer of the Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance (LEPRecon), as she faces the forces of criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II; later on in the cycle the adversaries are forced to work together, gradually becoming firm friends/brief love interests while saving the world.
In the first book ‘Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous— and extremely high-tech — fairies. He kidnaps one of them, Holly Short, and holds her for ransom in an effort to restore his family’s fortune. But he may have underestimated the fairies’ powers. Is he about to trigger a cross-species war?’ Reference: Eion Colfer Online.
Eight octavo volumes (book size 22.4x14.4cm), pp. [8] 280; xi [1] 288 [4]; [14] 329 [9]; [8] 343 [1]; [6] 376; [10] 369 [5]; [10] 322 [4]; [10] 306 [2] [12 (preview of next series)] [6 (ads)]. In publisher's black cloth with variously-coloured titles to spines, black or coloured endpapers after second volume. One volume in colourful glossy paper-covered boards, and another in silver cloth. Dust jackets priced ‘UK £12.99’ to lower corner of front flap (upper corner on Time Paradox). Condition: Fine Ref: 111982 Price: HK$ 5,000
Following elf Holly Short, officer of the Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance (LEPRecon), as she faces the forces of criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II; later on in the cycle the adversaries are forced to work together, gradually becoming firm friends/brief love interests while saving the world.
In the first book ‘Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous— and extremely high-tech — fairies. He kidnaps one of them, Holly Short, and holds her for ransom in an effort to restore his family’s fortune. But he may have underestimated the fairies’ powers. Is he about to trigger a cross-species war?’ Reference: Eion Colfer Online.
Eight octavo volumes (book size 22.4x14.4cm), pp. [8] 280; xi [1] 288 [4]; [14] 329 [9]; [8] 343 [1]; [6] 376; [10] 369 [5]; [10] 322 [4]; [10] 306 [2] [12 (preview of next series)] [6 (ads)]. In publisher's black cloth with variously-coloured titles to spines, black or coloured endpapers after second volume. One volume in colourful glossy paper-covered boards, and another in silver cloth. Dust jackets priced ‘UK £12.99’ to lower corner of front flap (upper corner on Time Paradox). Condition: Fine Ref: 111982 Price: HK$ 5,000