The series continues but gets better again. In this fourth installment, tables have turned when Holly asks for Artemis's help to battle Opal Koboi, the villain pixie who's cunning wit makes her a force to be reckoned with. When everyone thought they won in the end, they became lax and let down their guard. I loved the recurring characters and in here, they're still consistent especially Foley, the super-techie minotaur. The thing I like about the characters in this series, is they aren't what they seem. Take Opal, a pixie, who wants to rule the world. Colfer really made her annoying and evil, the steps she took really got to my nerves and the odds against the Artemis and fairy tandem were a bit low. The suspense was still present, the story never lacked action, and most importantly good prevails in the end, which was really palpable. Exciting ride all through out. ( )

This is another brilliantly read entry into the Artemis Fowl audiobook series. In this story Captain Holly Short is framed for a heinous crime she didn't commit. In attempting to clear her name and to catch the real culprit she tracks down Artemis Fowl, the next target of a murderous pixie. The problem is that Artemis is still suffering the effects of the LEP mind wipe and is having a bit of a dilemma deciding whether he is hallucinating or if he is really involved in a fairy conspiracy.

Although it took my son and I much longer to finish this one due to reduced travel time in the mornings, this story was certainly just as good as the others have been. Personally, I've gone from really disliking Artemis at the beginning of the series to really appreciating who he has become over time. It is also interesting to see the stories grow more complex and dramatic as Artemis gets older. My son has decided that since he no longer has the time to listen to the audiobooks that he is going to try reading the next book (and then I'm borrowing it from him for sure!) ( )

The weakest of the Artemis Fowl books, IMO. Not a very fun ride. I thought it was fairly boring and not as "fantastic" as the other books in the series. Also, it gave me a headache. ( )

In The Opal Deception, Artemis has no memory of the fairy people, as in the previous book he was mindwiped. Apart from this, Artemis nemesis, Opal Koboi, is plotting to kill off the leaders of the Lower Elements Police. With Opal framing Holly for the deaths, can she get Artemis to remember everything and save the fairies for exposure to the humans? ( )

This fourth outing for Eoin Colfer as a teenage criminal mastermind, ArtemisFowl, is--as ever--full of dramatic action, explosions, treachery, high speed chases, windy escapes from Trolls and a generous helping of fairy magic. There are plenty of laughs amidst the action and more new technical gizmos than you could fit into James Bond's latest car. Holly, a LEP recon police officer, having been accused of a heinous crime, now needs Fowl’s expertise once more to clear her name and save Fairy kind from oblivion. However keeping to his deal, Artemis was left with his memory erased of all previous dealings with the fairy folk, and any underground realms he may have visited, and even the flatulent, burrowing, kleptomaniac dwarf, Mulch Diggums.