Eoin colfer, author of plugged and the enormously successful. The movie, a romantic comedy was filmed in ireland and premiered on july 2014 at the 26th galway film fleadh. With plugged, that number will increase exponentially. Author eoin colfer is best known as the author of the bestselling artemis fowl books. Artemis fowl creator eoin colfer heads off into zanily comic adult noir territory with plugged. I have read artemis fowl and other books by eoin colfer growing up and was pleasantly surprised to find out he had written adult books too and had to check it out. Daniel mcevoy, a bald irish bouncer at a new jersey nightspot, gets into more than a spot of bother when his bar. He lives in ireland with his wife and two children. 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. Colfer is the new york times bestselling author of 25 titles published in 44 languages, with more than 20 million books sold. Eoin colfer author of artemis fowl, airman, plugged, the supernaturalist, and another thing and more.
Our hero is still dealing with his past in the irish peace corps. Artemis fowl tome 6 le paradoxe du temps french edition. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. 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. Mcevoy finds himself sucked into a maelstrom of outlandish criminal shenanigans, a knockabout farce with elmore leonardstyle wisecracking at every turn metro i loved the voice. Author of artemis fowl, plugged, the supernaturalist. Eoin colfer is the author of the new york times bestselling artemis fowl series, which was adapted into a major motion picture from the walt disney studios. He crossed the line when he sold megs mothers wedding ring to buy himself an expensive television after megs mom died. Browse audiobooks written by eoin colfer sorted by best. Eoin colfer, primarily known for his childrens books featuring artemis fowl, shows he can write a terrific crime novel for adults with plugged overlook, 288 pp. The cover was first shown in an interview with artemis fowl confidential. I think plugged would make a great movie because of this.
Eoin colfers top 10 childrens books books the guardian. I would like to sell enough copies of plugged to be asked to write. At least thats how irish author eoin colfer artemis fowl portrays it. Ideal if want an easy read thats not to taxing on the grey matter. Get the best deals on eoin colfer books when you shop the largest online selection at. Afc eoin colfer interview 6 artemis fowl confidential. Whats different about plugged is the realworld setting, the subject matter and colfers voice, which, like the many books hes written for. At eighteen i wanted to be a writerillustrator of my own comic books. Afc eoin colfer interview 6 on the 17th of august 2008, afc met up with eoin colfer after the last leg of his fairies, fiends and flatulence tour for an exclusive oneonone interview. 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. M is the interviewer, and ec is, of course, eoin colfer.
In 2009 he was asked to write another book in the hitchhikers guide to the. Im too used to eoin colfers artemis fowl books, and in a way, this hasnt grown up much from that just in the. Now, for something completely different, colfer steps away from his youthoriented. When he encounters a whole heap of trouble providing security at a casio. The af novels still remain some of the best books i have ever read. He spent four years in saudi arabia, tunisia and italy, and wrote a childrens book, benny and omar 1998, drawing on these experiences. And im really glad that i ended up liking it a lot, though its not really surprising because its eoin colfer. Plugged introduces us to daniel mcevoy, an irish immigrant living in the relatively calm community of cloisters, n. Plugged is that rare book that mixes terrific suspense with laughoutloud humor. His other output includes several other fantasy series and a gig writing and another thing, the sixth book in the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy trilogy. A sequel followed in 1999, followed by some other books see below.
He was born in wexford on the southeast coast of ireland in 1965 and first developed an interest in writing in elementary school, captivated by the viking stories inspired by history that he was reading at the time. Kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading bestsellers kindle daily deal kindle monthly deals free kindle reading apps buy a kindle content and devices kindle support. Eoin colfer books list of books by author eoin colfer. The longawaited crime caper so outlandish, so maniacal, so wickedly funny, it could have only.
Its author is eoin pronounced owen colfer, a name you might recognize because he wrote the bestselling artemis fowl books for young adults, as well as. Great writers can write anything, and plugged is proof. Plugged by eoin colfer 2011, hardcover for sale online. Eoin colfer was born in wexford, on the south east coast of ireland, in 1965. Eoin colfer, having achieved global eightfigure sales with the fantasy artemis fowl books and other juvenile ventures, is now attempting such. Plugged is the story of daniel mcevoy dan to his friends, an irishman in new jersey. Taken purely on its own merits, plugged mixes humour and darkness in a way that will delight some readers and antagonise others. In the tradition of elmore leonard and carl hiaasen, plugged tells the story of daniel mcevoy, an irish bouncer at a seedy new jersey club. He also wrote the critically acclaimed warp trilogy, and many other titles for young read. It has the cleverness that eoin colfer brings so well in most his writings, but it is by no means artemis fowl like. Eoin colfers artemis fowl has been hailed as the best thing since jk rowling. Eoin was born and raised in ireland, where he was appointed childrens laureate.
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. Its author is eoin pronounced owen colfer, a name you might recognize because he wrote the bestselling artemis fowl books for young adults, as well as a sequel to douglas adams s the hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy. Among his other popular works are half moon investigations, the wish list, the supernaturalist, and a. Transplanted from ireland to the picaresque vale of essex county, n.
Eoin colfer is an irish novelist of science fiction, fantasy, adventure and childrens books. Its author is eoin pronounced owen colfer, a name you might recognize because he wrote the bestselling artemis fowl books for young. Eoin colfer, primarily known for his childrens books featuring artemis fowl, shows he can write a terrific crime novel for adults with plugged. Protagonist daniel mcevoy is an irish expat and now a bouncer at seedy slotz, a new jersey casino.
Known mostly for his bestselling artemis fowl series of childrens books, here colfer turns his gaze towards a strictly adult audience. By marty mulrooney plugged marks a major departure in both subject matter and tone for author eoin colfer. He studied in dublin, returning to wexford to teach primary school children. Eoin colfer was born on may 14, 1965 in wexford, located on the south east coast of ireland. Colfer momentarily stepped away from young adult fiction and towards a slightly older audience with scifi comedy and another thing 2009 and crimecomedy plugged 2011. References this article about a crime novel of the 2010s is a stub. Colfers readers will also be pleased to learn that he has been busy with new writing projects postartemis fowl, with two books set to be released in 20. Whats different about plugged is the realworld setting, the subject matter and colfers voice, which, like the many books hes written for children, is incomparably clever and witty. Plugged is a damn fine adult novel from colfer, much better than the hitchhikers guide sequel he wrote a couple years ago. Eight years after the death of its creator, douglas adams, the authors widow, jane belson, has given her approval for the project to be continued by the international number one bestselling childrens writer, eoin colfer, author of the artemis fowl novels.
I cant say whether this will please colfers fans because i havent read his kids books. Eoin colfer pronounced owen is the new york times bestselling author of the blockbuster artemis fowl series, among many other works. Plugged sure was something different from the other books ive read by this author since this one is more for the adult crowd. Eoin colfer is the internationally bestselling author of the artemis fowl series, as well as several standalone novels, including the highly acclaimed airman. Snappy oneliners are the speciality of the raconteur hero of eoin colfers plugged. Poison pen is a 2014 film based on a screenplay written by eoin colfer. Colfers adult crimefiction debutafter his bestselling artemis fowl ya seriesintroduces a big, brash, bawdy, balding antihero. 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 eoin colfer began his literary career as a childrens author, writing benny and omar. 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. Its author is eoin pronounced owen colfer, a name you might recognize because he wrote the bestselling artemis fowl books for young adults, as well as a sequel to douglas adamss the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Welcome 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.
Eoin colfer is the new york times bestselling author of the artemis fowl series and the sixth installment in the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series, and another thing. Danworks as a bouncer in a seedy club, half in love with hostess connie. Eoin colfer author of artemis fowl, plugged, the supernaturalist. Eoin colfer was born in wexford, republic of ireland. Artemis fowl series in order eoin colfer fictiondb. The move was a deliberate one says colfer, who enjoys challenges, i write for every age group and in as many genres as i can. Enlisted in the irish military years ago, daniel attempts to live a more typical. Artemis fowl takes his final bow publishers weekly. Dan, an irishman whos ended up in new jersey, finds himself embroiled in a world of murder, kidnapping and corrupt cops. Eoin colfer has created a new hero here,very enjoyable ride.
Download audiobooks by eoin colfer stream or download. The complete series list for artemis fowl eoin colfer. When connie is murdered on the premises, a vengeful dan finds himself embroiled in an increasingly deadly sequence of events in which his doctor friend zeb goes mysteriously. Then in 2001 the first artemis fowl book was published and he was able to resign from.
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