Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception By Eoin Colfer

In this fourth installment in the "Artemis Fowl" series, Artemis once again, and I cannot tell you how, enters the world of the People, and teams up with Holly Short of the Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance unit once again. In this book, the infamous Opal Koboi, an extremely intelligent Pixie, escapes from jail using two Bwa' Kell gobling, Mervil and Descant, otherwise known as Merv and Scant. Opal is believed by her captors to be in a coma after her capture, and in the prologue, Foaly, the LEP's technology expert, says that someone would have to be totally obsessed to have the readings of a person in a coma without really being in one. From the first chapter named "Totally Obsessed", you can clearly tell that Opal Koboi is clearly not in a coma, but in a special type of self-induced meditative coma she learned from Gola Schweem. Holly Short, in a way and for a purpose, both of which I cannot tell you, reveals herself to Artemis once more, and takes him underground to Haven City. Again, the powers of Holly, Artemis, Butler, and the LEP are stretched to the absolute limits, as the evil Opal Koboi puts a state of fear upon the People. We are reintroduced to many characters and groups, and many unexpected events happen. I won't go into too much detail, but I will tell you that Holly and Artemis are both pushed into many fatal situations, the outcomes of which I cannot say.

For the fourth time, Eoin Colfer strengthens Artemisfowlism in this great book. We are taken even deeper into the characters' minds, and we learn more about exactly who they are. The action is incredible, the characters are very well planned out, and with every word comes a new secret, often revealed. As you can tell, I have becomed obsessed with this incredible series, having made a religion based upon the series, and having blogged on four of the five books, and by reading "The Opal Deception", you will also become an Artemis Fowl obsessed freak like me for no cost at all (just pay shipping and handling). My overall scoop: a very obvious 10 out of 10 on the must-read scale.