Great voice cast

loved reading this series as a child and had this audiobook on CD with this narrator so re-listening as an adult was very nostalgic

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Excellent

A fabulous reading from Adrian Dunbar really brings this to life. A greatest listen for any age

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Unique experience

Would you listen to Artemis Fowl again? Why?

Yes, the whole series is a joy, especially for teenage boys!

What did you like best about this story?

The refreshingly new take on magic

Have you listened to any of Adrian Dunbar’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Only the other AF books, pretty standard

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The capture of Holly Short

Any additional comments?

Perfect for anyone who enjoyed the HIVE series

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Faries in Keflar !!

The Artemis Fowl series is the ultimate audiobook to keep kids happy in the car. Forget the tsk, tsk, tsk of their iPods in the back, this is a rip roaring adventure, to be played loud on the stereo, so that Mum and Dad can enjoy too.

We have a 12 year old boy genius Artemis Fowl - a criminal mastermind, and his butler 'Butler' - a seven foot eurasian bodyguard.

He discovers that fairies realy do exist and live underground, but he wasn't expecting Holly Short - an elf in the Lep Recon ( geddit ?? ) Think an SAS version of Lara Croft.

Pull in her bad tempered boss ( say a 3 foot tall bad tempered 'Lethal Weapon' Police Captain), a egotistical technical boffin who happens to be a centaur ( just don't call him 'horsey' ), and a kleptomaniacal dwarf with a Liverpudlian accent, and you have a story of such fun and errant nonsense that your trip to the coast/airport will not be long enough.

Colfer has that same delicious naughtiness in his writing as Dahl - where else will you have the hero as the villain. You learn how to swear in Gnommish, for fronds sake ! There is flatulence, thumbs being stuck up noses, magic acorns, trolls, realy big guns, false bottoms, bio bombs and gold at the end of the rainbow.

The reader Adrian Dunbar is superb, and gives all the characters their own identity, with great pace and fun. Oh - and there's some realy cheesy music here too !! Absolute Must - my kids are now 21 thru to 15, and now Artemis Fowl comes on the trips to university !

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The better version.

I like the reader of this version of Artemis fowl much better than the other guy. The voices are incredible and the story is of course a great one having read these books in my childhood.

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One of my favourite all time series.

Great writing, lots of humour and action and not dumbed down at all even if it is a YA fiction. The characters are relatable and very likeable, especially Foaly and Mulch.

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