Have you ever read an awesome book that seems like the story should never end? Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer, is one of those. Eoin is the author of many books and series, but his most famous is the Artemis Fowl series, now containing 8 books. The Last Guardian, his latest novel, fits my definition of a book that should never end for many reasons; however, three really tand out.
First, The Last Guardian has amazing characters, good and bad, that all contribute to the plot. Artemis, Butler, and Holly are the main characters and they are all the kind of characters that a reader can become attached to. Artemis is a rich, teen-genius who discovered a subterranean fairy species that use magic and have been hiding from humans ever since the fairy-human wars that drove them underground. Butler, Artemis’s personal bodyguard and closest friend is another amazing person with all of his military know-how and weaponry skill. Holly, the first fairy that Artemis captured, is now Artemis’s close friend and will follow him, and Butler, through time and space. All of these characters, and many more other splendid people, make this novel one of the best I have ever read.
The huge amount of ingenuity from the author is another reason that this plot is breathtaking. Every time you think that the good guys are going to win, another twist is added, making you on the edge of your seat not knowing what will happen next. My favorite example is when Opal Koboi, the “supervillian” in the story, puts her own past self in danger so that she can become more powerful. She does this by tricking Artemis with his own smartness. He thinks that putting her in a natural nuclear reactor will keep her from blowing everything up, which is what happens when your past self gets destroyed, but really it turned her into the most powerful being on the planet. What a twist!
The final reason that I wanted this book to go on forever is the fact that so many different characters with all of their different situations are described. Artemis has his own feelings and plans in most parts, and the reader gets a look into the future through those. Then in the next chapter, another character's mind is peered into, revealing his or her suspicions and ideas about what is going on, sometimes completely ignorant of another person’s thoughts! Another thing that happened often is that another person’s situation, an entirely different one, is explained in his or her mind. In this way the reader can use many different parts of the world to put together the whole plot.
Clearly, reading a novel such as The Last Guardian with great characters, ingenuity, and many different situations makes a plot that you'll never want to end. I definitely, without a doubt, recommend the Artemis Fowl Series. You will really enjoy the characters and will ask for more!
--Top Lee, 8th grade, Pawleys Island
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