The Fowl Twins - (Artemis Fowl) by Eoin Colfer (Paperback)

About the Book

Criminal genius runs in the family... Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins but the two boys are wildly different. Beckett is blonde, messy and sulks whenever he has to wear clothes. Myles is impeccably neat, has an IQ of 170, and 3D prints a fresh suit every day- ust like his older brother, Artemis Fowl. A week after their eleventh birthday the twins are left in the care of house security system, NANNI, for a single night. In that time, they befriend a troll on the run from a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun both of whom need the magical creature for their own gain... Prepare for an epic adventure in which The Fowl Twins and their new troll friend escape, get shot at, kidnapped, buried, arrested, threatened, killed (temporarily)... and discover that the strongest bond in the world is not the one forged by covalent electrons in adjacent atoms, but the one that exists between a pair of twins.

Book Synopsis

The first book in international bestseller Eoin Colfer's hilarious spinoff series starring Artemis Fowl's younger brothers alongside a nefarious nobleman, a shadowy nun, a fairy intern, and a maverick troll.

* "Like its bestselling progenitors, a nonstop spinoff froth with high-tech, spectacular magic, and silly business."
―Kirkus (starred review)

One week after their eleventh birthday, Artemis Fowl's twin brothers--scientist Myles and force-of-nature Beckett--are left in the care of their house security system (NANNI) for a single night. That is all the time it takes them to befriend a miniature troll who has clawed his way through the earth's crust to the surface. Unfortunately for the troll, he is being chased by a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun (who both need the magical creature for their own gain) as well as a fairy trainee who has been assigned to protect him.

The boys and their new troll best friend escape and go on the run. Along the way, they get shot at, kidnapped, buried, arrested, threatened, killed (temporarily), and discover that the strongest bond in the world is not the one forged by covalent electrons in adjacent atoms, but the one that exists between a pair of twins.

Review Quotes

Praise for The Fowl Twins
"Funnier and more appealing than its popular progenitor, this title is destined to become a favorite."
--School Library Journal

Praise for the Artemis Fowl series:
"The world that Colfer creates is as vivid and fantastical as any shire, gotham, or galaxy far, far away in recent memory."
―Entertainment Weekly

"Colfer has done enormously, explosively well."
--The New York Times

"Artemis Fowl is pacy, playful, and very funny, an inventive mix of myth and modernity, magic and crime."
--Time

About the Author

Eoin Colfer is the New York Times bestselling author of the children's fantasy series Artemis Fowl. His other notable works include Cloud Babies, illustrated by Chris Judge, The Dog Who Lost His Bark, Half Moon Investigations, Airman and The Supernaturalist, and he has sold over twenty million books worldwide. He was the Irish Children's Laureate, the winner of the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award, and won the Irish Children's Book of the Year Award for his story Imaginary Fred, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children. You can visit him online at www.eoincolfer.com and on Instagram as @eoincolfer.