September 5, 2009
Tags:
Fantasy, Adventure, Ages 8-14
Artemis' mother is terribly sick, and when Artemis uses magic to try to heal her, it only gets worse. So Artemis calls one of his fairy friends, Holly Short. But he needs more. Artemis needs No. 1--the very powerful demon warlock.
With the help of Foaly the centaur, they find out that Artemis' mother has an illness that is not curable--almost. There was an outbreak of it in the fairy world, and Opal Koboi was able to find a cure. With the Silky Sifaka Lemur. And now, Angeline Fowl's only chance of surviving is that lemur. Oh, one problem- the lemur is extinct, the last one sold to a group called The Extinctionists eight years earlier. By none other than the ten year old Artemis for money so he could try to find his then-lost father.
Artemis needs No. 1 to cast a time spell, so he can save the lemur from his younger self, but Foaly will not allow Holly to go with Artemis. Artemis lies, to try to get Holly to go with him. It works but he regrets having to tell the lie which made Holly come along.
In their adventure to eight years earlier, the plan goes awry, and Artemis can't seem to remember anything. The younger Artemis captures the team of two, and when they thought that it would go easy they need the help of a younger Mulch Diggums. They get the lemur back, but Butler gets something else.
Eoin Colfer's series is outstanding, incredible, enjoyable and very fun to read. Artemis' adventures and plans make for great reads. THE TIME PARADOX, along with all the other books in the series, are books that when you finish you just want to go back to the beginning, and enjoy it again. THE TIME PARADOX is another success from Eoin Colfer.
RATING: 5 OUT OF 5-PERFECT!
