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Conor Broekhart was a remarkable boy, a fact that became evident very early in his idyllic childhood. Nature is usually grudging with her gifts, dispensing them sparingly, but she favoured Conor with everything she had to offer. It seemed as though all the talents of his ancestors had been bestowed upon him. Intelligence, strong features and grace. Conor was fortunate in his situation too. He was born into an affluent community, where the values of equality and justice were actually being applied, on the surface at least. He grew up with a strong belief in right and wrong, which was not muddied by poverty or violence. It was straightforward for the young boy. Right was Great Saltee, wrong was Little Saltee. It is an easy matter now, to pluck some events from Conor''s early years and say, There it is. The boy who became the man. We should have seen it. But hindsight is an unreliable science and, in truth, there was perhaps a single incident during Conor''s early days at the palace that hinted at his potential.

Sabemos quién es.Sabemos dónde vive.Y, lo mejor de todo, contamos con la magia…Las criaturas mágicas han decretado la alerta máxima: alguien está proporcionando energía de alta potencia a los goblins

¿Quien es Artemis Fowl? De momento, sabed que no es un niño cualquiera y que, aunque solo tiene doce años, está a punto de arrebatar el poder al mundo subterráneo. "Quieto, humano. No sabes con quien te las vas a tener." Artemis Fowl tiene doce años, una mente privilegiada y un plan perfecto: robar el oro de las criaturas magicas para financiar su pequeño imperio criminal. Lo que todavia no sabe es que los duendes, elfos y hadas del mundo subterraneo poco se parecen a los de los cuentos infantiles... Equipados con la tecnologia mas puntera y armados hasta los dientes, estan mas que preparados para la lucha. Pero Artemis tambien.

Septima entrega de la serie de Artemis Fowl. "Queridas criaturas:Alguien tiene que salvar el mundo.Y me he dado cuenta, al fin, de que ese alguien soy yo.Por eso soy un genio. Es mi razón de ser." Artemis Fowl ha perdido la cabeza. No hay ninguna duda. Es imposible que una de las mayores mentes criminales tanto de la Tierra como del subsuelo se proponga salvar el planeta. Y aun lo es mas que quiera salvarlo del cambio climatico... Sencillamente, no es propio de el. Al verdadero Artemis le importan un comino el deshielo de los polos, la extincion de los bosques y la capa de ozono. Ademas, ha pedido ayuda a las criaturas magicas... Artemis Fowl hijo, el inteligente, autosuficiente y prepotente Artemis, ¡ha pedido ayuda! ¿Se ha vuelto bueno de verdad? ¿Sera su nueva mision una tapadera de intereses ocultos? ¿O ha perdido la chaveta? Sea como sea, la capitana Holly Canija tiene que hacer lo que sea para recuperar al antiguo Artemis: hordas de robots estan atacando la ciudad subterranea de Atlantida y el es el unico capaz de detenerlos.

Meg Finn is in trouble. Unearthly trouble. Cast out of her own home by her stepfather after her mothers death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. But after a botched attempt to rob a pensioners flat, Meg, along with her partner in crime, Belch, ends up in a very sticky situation. Megs soul is up for grabs as the divine and the demonic try every underhanded ploy imaginable to claim it. Her only chance for salvation is the Wish List. But how can she persuade the pensioner Lowrie to help her when she has wronged him? And even if she can persuade him, will she really have enough good points to face up to St Peter? An unforgettable and gritty tale of life, death and an unexpected hereafter.

Solo perché un'amicizia è immaginaria, non significa che non sia reale. Età di lettura: da 4 anni.

Teenage criminal mastermind, Artemis Fowl, has a new mission _ and this time, it''s personal. Artemis''s mother is dangerously ill, and the only way to find a cure is for Artemis _ with Holly Short by his side _ to go back in time to battle his younger, more evil self... Sexta entrega de las aventuras de Artemis Fowl.

Conor remontó el vuelo a tal velocidad que parecía estar cayendo en picado. Era una pesadilla en pleno día...Conor Broekhart nació para volar o, más exactamente, mientras volaba. No es de extrañar que se convirtiera en lo que mas tarde fue. En una epoca de inventos y descubrimientos, muchos fueron los que soñaron con volar; pero para Conor el vuelo humano era mas que un sueño. Era su destino. Una noche, en la isla de Great Saltee, una oscura conspiracion destrozara su vida y le arrebatara su futuro. Conor es solo un joven. Un joven que debera enfrentarse a todo para enmendar una terrible equivocacion.

One dark night on the island of Great Saltee, fourteen-year-old Conor is framed for a terrible crime he didnt commit. Thrown into prison by the dastardly Hugo Bonvilain, Conor is trapped in a seaswept dungeon and branded a traitor. He must escape and clear his name; he wants his old life back his family, his friends . . . and his princess. Conor knows there is only one way out. Its an impossible task, which has never been done before. But Conor is determined to do it. Hell have to fly. Swashbuckling new fiction from the amazing Eoin Colfer, ideal for readers aged 11+.

Sexta entrega de la serie de Artemis Fowl. "Querido humano:Por mucho que quiera, no puedo olvidar mi pasado. Han transcurrido ya más de tres años desde mi última incursión en el mundo mágico y ahora debo volver..." Nada queda del Artemis que se codeaba con el mundo del subsuelo. Ahora es una persona normal y respetable; solo una sombra enturbia su apacible vida: la salud de su madre se va deteriorando por momentos. El diagnostico del medico no puede ser mas demoledor: padece una enfermedad incurable. Pero Artemis sabe por experiencia que en el mundo magico todo es posible, y una vez mas se demuestra que es cierto: el antidoto para salvar a su madre unicamente podria elaborarse a partir del cerebro de un lemur... que Artemis mato hace ocho años, cuando codiciaba el poder sin limites. Para conseguirlo debera retroceder en el tiempo e impedir que su antiguo yo, un niñato odioso, temible e inteligentisimo, acabe con el animal...

Rumor has it Artemis Fowl is responsible for every major crime of the new century.Just twelve years old and already he''s a criminal genius, plotting to restore his family''s fortune with a spot of corruption and kidnapping.Kidnapping a fairy for ransom, to be precise.Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous and extremely high-tech fairies. But he may have underestimated their powers. They will fight back. Is the boy about to trigger a cross-species war?

This is a powerful, hopeful and timely story about the real effects of climate change: two young people on different continents whose lives are catastrophically changed by global warming. A graphic novel for all children with glorious colour artwork throughout - from Eoin Colfer, previously Irish Children's Laureate, and the team behind Illegal, and his bestselling Artemis Fowl graphic novels.Yuki lives in an increasingly deserted Inuit township in Nova Scotia. One day she sets out into the wilderness of the Arctic tundra planning to photograph a rare grolar bear (a terrifying grizzly-polar crossbreed created by climate change) - if she can prove it's a grolar, she can protect it from being shot. With only her faithful dog for company and adrift on a fragment of melting glacier, she finds herself being stalked across the changing wilderness by a starving grolar bear, with only her wits and her harpoon to keep her alive.Sami lives in a fishing village on the Bay of Bengal. But because of the ever-rising ocean level, each day is a struggle to survive. One night, Sami sets out to return to his old, submerged family home, alone. He takes a deep breath and dives beneath the moonlit waters, hoping to find his past.But a cyclone is coming ...Illustrated by the talented Giovanni Rigano, this moving and important graphic novel will have breathtaking full-colour illustrations throughout.

The third book in the internationally best-selling Artemis Fowl series by New York Times best-selling author, Eoin Colfer, is available as a full-color graphic novel with all-new text and artwork.*"Readers will burn the midnight oil to the finish." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)Artemis Fowl is going on the straight and narrow--as soon as he pulls off the most brilliant criminal feat of his career . . . but his plan goes awry, leaving his loyal bodyguard, Butler, mortally injured. Artemis's only hope of saving his friend is to employ fairy magic, so once again he must contact his old rival, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police. It's going to take a miracle to save Butler, and Artemis's luck may have just run out. . . .This all-new adaptation with exciting and cinematic full-color artwork will engage fans both old and new.

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The second Fowl Twins adventure, a spinoff of the blockbuster Artemis Fowl series, starts with a bang - literally.Artemis' little brothers Myles and Beckett borrow the Fowl jet without permission, and it ends up as a fireball over Florida. The twins plus their fairy minder, the pixie-elf hybrid Lazuli Heitz, are lucky to escape with their lives. The Fowl parents and fairy police force decide that enough is enough and the twins are placed under house arrest. But Myles has questions like: Who was tracking the Fowl jet? Why would someone want to blow them out of the sky? What is the bigger picture? These questions must infuriate someone, because Myles is abducted and spirited away from his twin.

Arthur Dents accidental association with that wholly remarkable book The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy has not been entirely without incident. Arthur has, though, finally made it home to Earth. But that does not mean he has escaped his fate.

A hell of a lot of fun . . . packed with vivid, authentic-feeling characters driven by distinctive, sassy voices marinated in Cajun spice and a brackish atmosphere. . . Part Pratchett, part Gaiman, part American Pie * SFX * Charming characters, lots of action and ridiculous conversations made this a hugely enjoyable read * The Bookish Gurl * Fun, interesting and entertaining . . . truly an amazing read * KBook Reviews * Brilliant . . . I highly recommend you read Highfire, it's the dragon tale I never knew I needed * Not Another Book Blogger * Highly recommend * Don Jimmy Reviews * A delightfully funny page-turner * Booklist Starred Review * Witty, well-developed characters, action, and fantastic violence from the author of the Artemis Fowl series will appeal to a wide range of readers * Library Journal * Hilarious and suspenseful . . . Highfire is funny, menacing and unlike anything else I've read recently * BookPage Magazine * Having grown up reading the Artemis Fowl books and absolutely loving them, I just had to read Eoin's first adult fantasy book and it did not disappoint! . . . This book is dark, brutal and violent at times, but also filled with hope and finding where you belong. * The Tsundoku Chronicles * Colfer has come up with something new here, a real genre-blending treat, and I applaud him for it * Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones on HIGHFIRE * A twisty, tongue-in-cheek fantasy that's part thriller, part action movie, and wholly irreverent. . . . Colfer's catchy narrative voice suits the characters and their setting perfectly, capturing Vern's world-weary nature, Squib's youthful adaptability, and Hooke's malicious cunning. This no-holds-barred yarn is good fun from start to finish * Publishers Weekly * A fun, unusual contemporary fantasy that doesn't skimp on violence *

Chi e Artemis Fowl? Un genio? Certo, visto che gioca con la tecnologia come altri giocherebbero con i soldatini. Un criminale? Indubbiamente, non a caso discende da un'illustre stirpe di malfattori. Ma Artemis e soprattutto colui che ha ideato il colpo piu audace di questo secolo: impadronirsi dell'oro che il Piccolo Popolo custodisce gelosamente da millenni. Questo, dunque, e il racconto della sua guerra privata con fate, folletti, gnomi e troll e, soprattutto, con la superpoliziotta elfica Spinella Tappo.

La sfida finale fra Artemis Fowl e l'arcinemica Opal Koboi e alle porte. Grazie all'aiuto del dottor Argon, gnomo psichiatra, e alla propria incredibile intelligenza, Fowl termina in tempo record la terapia che gli permette di lasciarsi alle spalle il complesso di Atlantide, causato da una sovraesposizione alla magia. Dimesso dalla clinica, viene immediatamente coinvolto nel riscatto di Koboi insieme ai compagni di sempre: Spinella Tappo e Leale, e con il prezioso intervento del suoi fratellini gemelli, Myles e Beckett. La versione giovane di Opal, che ha seguito il capitano della polizia elfica Spinella Tappo nel suo viaggio nel tempo con l'intenzione di liberare la se stessa del presente, rischia di essere uccisa dagli gnomi Pip e Kip, con la possibilita di stravolgere la realta causando la morte non solo del proprio alter ego, ma anche di ogni altro essere vivente (umani e non). Eta di lettura: da 10 anni.