Eoin Colfer

Irish author of children's books

Eoin Colfer (born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author. He is most well known as the author of the Artemis Fowl books. Colfer was born in Wexford in Ireland and still lives there with his wife and children.

Eoin Colfer
Colfer at Great St Mary's Cambridge
Colfer at Great St Mary's Cambridge
Born (1965-05-14) 14 May 1965 (age 58)
Wexford, Ireland
OccupationWriter
NationalityIrish
GenreFantasy, Adventure, Science fiction, Children's literature
Notable worksArtemis Fowl

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Website
www.eoincolfer.com

Works change

Benny Shaw change

  • Benny and Omar
  • Benny and Babe (1999)

O'Brien Flyers change

A series of books by several authors for young readers.

  • 1. Going Potty (1999)
  • 4. Ed's Funny Feet (2000)
  • 7. Ed's Bed (2001)

Artemis Fowl change

Companion books change

  • Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf (short story; 2004)
  • The Artemis Fowl Files (companion book; 2004)
  • Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel (2007)
  • Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident The Graphic Novel (2009)
  • Future graphic novels are planned for all books in the series.

The Supernaturalist change

  • The Supernaturalist (2004)
  • The Supernaturalist 2 (2010)

Legend of... change

  • Eoin Colfer's Legend of Spud Murphy (2004)
  • Eoin Colfer's Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth (2006)
  • Eoin Colfer's Legend of the Worst Boy in the World (2007)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy change

The first five novels in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series were written by Douglas Adams. Colfer has written a sixth.

Standalone novels change

  • The Wish List (2000)
  • Half Moon Investigations (2006)
  • Click: One novel ten authors, chapter 3 (2007)
  • Airman (2008)
  • Plugged (2011, for adults)