Eoin Colfer
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- Colfer, Eoin
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- Date of birth
- 1965-05-14
- Place of birth
- Ireland
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Eoin Colfer (; born 14 May 1965) is an Irish writer of children's literature. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl series, a set of eleven fantasy books. As of 2013, the novels had sold more than 21 million copies worldwide and had been translated into 44 languages, making them one of the best-selling series of all time. In a 2010 public poll, readers also voted Artemis Fowl as their favorite Puffin Books title of all time.
Colfer worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. In September 2008, Colfer was commissioned to write the sixth instalment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, titled And Another Thing ..., which was published in October 2009. In October 2016, in a contract with Marvel Comics, he released Iron Man: The Gauntlet. He served as Laureate na nÓg (Ireland's Children's Laureate) between 2014 and 2016.
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Irish author of children's books.
Series:
Benny Shaw
O'Brien Flyers
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer's Legends
W.A.R.P. (Witness Anonymous Relocation Program)
Half Moon Investigations
Daniel McEvoyLast modified: 2020-10-12 (revision #32332)
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis Fowl | Hardcover | 3-471-77251-0 | 2001 |
| Artemis Fowl | Paperback | 978-3-551-35779-3 | 2008-10 |
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- Eoin Colfer wrote Airman
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- 2023-03-06