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The fifth book of the popular Artemis Fowl series, Artemis Fowl And The Lost Colony New Ed Edition proves to be a fast paced, entertaining ride through the fantasy world created by Irish writer, Eoin Colfer. Summary Of The Book Artemis Fowl And The Lost Colony New Ed Edition continues to narrate the adventures of Artemis Fowl, who was once a teenage criminal mastermind. The series recounts how humans and fairies were involved in a great battle hundred centuries ago. When the fairies comprehended that their struggle against humans was pointless, they withdrew to the underground. But demons, who also battled against humans, stayed behind and attempted to reorganize an attack against the humans. Their attempt is foiled and the demons ended up in Limbo, getting stewed for the last ten thousand years. However, the spell holding them down is weakening and the world is at the verge of a grand demonic invasion. It again befalls Artemis Fowl and his pal, Captain Holly Short, to save their people. The book begins with Artemis Fowl II and his bodyguard, Butler, waiting for a demon in Barcelona, Spain. Artemis predicts a demon appearance at Massimo Bellini Opera House and Artemis, Butler, and Holly go there. Here, the trio again spots the pretty, blond girl that they bumped into in Barcelona. Artemis later finds out that the girl is his rival, a twelve-year old French prodigy who identifies herself as Minerva Paradizo. As Artemis predicts, a confused demon called No1 appears at the theatre and he is immediately captured by Minerva and her henchmen. No1 then reveals everything about demonic customs to Minerva and a sequence of events follow which involves Minerva being held hostage by the demons and Artemis rescuing her and managing to save the world. In Artemis Fowl And The Lost Colony New Edition, Artemis faces not only a race against time but also an insatiable, demon warlord. Besides this, he also has to combat a rival who happens to be very pretty. The book has been written to evoke laughter in the bleakest situations. Colfer has used the combination of mythology and modern equipment to create a world of fantasy and has added suspense, romance, and sentiment to produce a masterwork. About Eoin Colfer Eoin Colfer is an Irish writer who was born in 1965 in Wexford, Ireland. Colfer has written many teenage fiction series. Some of the books from these series’ are Half Moon Investigations, Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth, and The Supernaturalist. Besides this, Colfer has written the sixth installment of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, called And Another Thing... The series was originally written by Douglas Adams, but after his death, Colfer was requested by Adams’ wife to write the last book of the series. Colfer first got noticed in 2001 when he published the first Artemis Fowl book. Since then, he has written a number of books and is a New York Times bestselling author for teenage and kids’ fiction. Although he has written several books, Colfer is most popularly known for his Artemis Fowl Series, has been compared to J.K Rowling on many accounts. The author presently lives in his hometown, Wexford, Ireland with his wife, Jackie. They have two children named Sean and Finn.