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Feb 20, 2005 16:34:30 GMT -5
Post by Bluesting on Feb 20, 2005 16:34:30 GMT -5
What kind of books do you enjoy?
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Feb 20, 2005 16:48:14 GMT -5
Post by Mirky on Feb 20, 2005 16:48:14 GMT -5
Ohhhh! I LOVE Castaways Of The Flying Dutchman! (the avvie is the Kid from the book, Ben) and The Artemis Fowl Series!
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Feb 21, 2005 9:40:09 GMT -5
Post by Lord of Taters on Feb 21, 2005 9:40:09 GMT -5
Okay, what is the Artemis Fowl series about?
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Feb 21, 2005 14:46:38 GMT -5
Post by Mirky on Feb 21, 2005 14:46:38 GMT -5
Book 1 Artemis Fowl is a one of the greatest criminal minds the world has ever seen. He is heir to the Fowl family empireāa centuries old clan of international underworld figures and con artists. He is arguably the most cunning Fowl of all. He is also twelve years old. Artemis' interest in mythology and an obsession with the Internet leads him to discover proof of the existence of "The People"- otherwise known as fairies, sprites, leprechauns and trolls. He learns every fairy has a magical Book. If he can find the Book, it will lead him to "The People's" vast treasure of gold. With his brutish sidekick, Butler, he sets his plans in motion. Artemis tricks a drunken old fairy woman into loaning him her Book, a tiny golden volume, for thirty minutes. He scans it with a digital camera and emails it to his Mac G6 computer. Back in his mansion in Ireland, he is the first human to decode the secrets of the fairies. Artemis needs a leprechaun to help him with this plan. He and Butler hunt down Holly Short, a tough, female LEPrecon, part of a gung-ho Fairy commando unit, who is on a reconnaissance mission. He kidnaps her, and a major battle begins. It's satyr against gnome, man against elf, and for the first time in his life, Artemis must decide what he values most. For fans of J.R.R.Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, and Philip Pullman, Artemis Fowl is a high-tech fantasy, mixing faries, leprechauns, and computers, in a brilliant, thrilling story that is destined to become a cult favorite.
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Feb 21, 2005 14:47:50 GMT -5
Post by Mirky on Feb 21, 2005 14:47:50 GMT -5
Book 2! Artemis is at boarding school in Ireland when he suddenly receives an urgent video e-mail from Russia. In it is a plea from his father, who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya. As Artemis rushes to his rescue, he is stopped by Captain Holly Short of the Leprecon fairy police. But this time, instead of battling the fairies, he is going to have to join forces with them if he wants to save one of the few people in the world he loves.
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Feb 21, 2005 14:48:59 GMT -5
Post by Mirky on Feb 21, 2005 14:48:59 GMT -5
Book 3! ;D Ever the resourceful young criminal mastermind, Artemis has found a way to construct a supercomputer from stolen fairy technology. Called the "C Cube," it will render all existing human technology obsolete. Artemis then arranges a meeting with a Chicago businessman, Jon Spiro, to offer to suppress the Cube for one year in return for gold, his favorite substance. But the meeting is a trap, and Spiro steals the Cube and mortally injures Butler. Artemis knows his only hope to save Butler lies in fairy magic, so once again he is forced to contact his old rival, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police. Miraculously, Butler is healed, but there is a catch: he has aged fifteen years. Thus, Butler's infamously ditzy sister, Juliet, is called in as Artemis's bodyguard. Together, they travel to Chicago to steal back the Cube and ensure that Jon Spiro is put out of business-permanently.
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Feb 21, 2005 14:50:20 GMT -5
Post by Mirky on Feb 21, 2005 14:50:20 GMT -5
Book 4! ;D Artemis has no memory of the fairy people and has returned to his unlawful ways. In Berlin, he is preparing to steal a famous Impressionist painting from a German bank. He doesn't know that his old rival, Opal, has escaped from prison by cloning herself. She's left her double behind in jail and, now free, is exacting her revenge on all those who put her there, including Artemis. Meanwhile in the lower elements, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrechon fairy police is framed for a heinous crime, yet she manages to elude her captors and escape to the surface to rescue Artemis. But before Holly and Artemis can get away, Opal arrives and abducts them both, forcing Artemis to go head to head with an enemy who plans on destroying the fairy world forever.
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Feb 21, 2005 19:54:29 GMT -5
Post by Bluesting on Feb 21, 2005 19:54:29 GMT -5
WOW sounds interestin'
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Feb 21, 2005 20:34:26 GMT -5
Post by Mirky on Feb 21, 2005 20:34:26 GMT -5
It is! I loved em! The fourth on isnt out yet tho! I cant wait for it!!!!!!! ;D
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Feb 21, 2005 22:25:35 GMT -5
Post by Elfstar on Feb 21, 2005 22:25:35 GMT -5
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Feb 22, 2005 11:34:58 GMT -5
Post by Mirky on Feb 22, 2005 11:34:58 GMT -5
Have you read the American Girl History Mysterys? They are WAY better
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Feb 22, 2005 18:08:09 GMT -5
Post by Bluesting on Feb 22, 2005 18:08:09 GMT -5
Oh I read some of those a while back, they are nicely done.
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Feb 22, 2005 20:45:45 GMT -5
Post by Mirky on Feb 22, 2005 20:45:45 GMT -5
The best one is the wild west show one!
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Feb 22, 2005 23:01:54 GMT -5
Post by Elfstar on Feb 22, 2005 23:01:54 GMT -5
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Feb 23, 2005 9:33:44 GMT -5
Post by Lord of Taters on Feb 23, 2005 9:33:44 GMT -5
I like Redwall, LOTR, The Three musketeers, Robinson Cruesoe, Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, The Angels command, Narnia, The Space Trilogy, (Which I haven't finished yet ) and more.
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