The Time Paradox (2008)

by Eoin Colfer

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Series: Artemis Fowl (6)

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Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet...his younger self.… (more)

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Being that I'm not a fan of time travel stories, I didn't enjoy this book as much as I've enjoyed the other books in the series. Artemis has to go back in time to save a silky safaya lemur in order to save his mother from a fairy disease, spellology. Trouble is, 8 years prior, Artemis sold the last lemur to the Extinctionists and now no safaya lemurs exist. So Artemis and friends must face off against the younger version of himself.

I get that the author is going for teenage angst (Artemis is 14 even though 8 years have gone by due to other time travel situations in the series) and so the author wants to show all the crazy of teenagerhood, but still not as joyous and fun as the other books in the series were. (

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phoenixcomet | May 30, 2023 |

This is the point where the series starts to go downhill. (

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dreamstorm | Nov 23, 2022 |

It was a great addition to the Artemis Fowl series that kept me reading all day long. It took me all of three days to finish reading it. (

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ashpi512 | Nov 6, 2022 |

An interesting adventure going back in time and meeting yourself. This time, Artemis doesn't have Butler to help him. (

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JevKim | Apr 22, 2022 |

Time travel is just not my jam. But I liked seeing how different Artemis was.

But were there not some plot holes in this one? Or some continue issues. Like the technology used in the first book versus they were used in this book. I could be wrong about that. Also it really doesn't matter to me. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Colfer, Eoin	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Parker, Nathaniel	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Reitel, Enn	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Artemis Fowl: Series Collection (1-7 & The Files) by Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl: Books 5-8 by Eoin Colfer

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The Time Paradox

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2008-07-15

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Artemis Fowl II

Holly Short (Captain | Elf)

No. 1 (demon | Mage)

Mulch Diggums (dwarf)

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Awards and honors

Galaxy British Book Award (2009, shortlist)

Wyoming Soaring Eagle Nominee (2010)

Colorado Blue Spruce Award Nominee (2012)

Independent Booksellers' Book Prize (Children's, 2009)

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For Grace: a new daughter,
granddaughter, niece, and cousin

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Barely an hour north of Dublin’s fair city lies the Fowl estate, where the boundaries have changed little in the past five hundred years.

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Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet...his younger self.

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Fifteen-year-old genius Artemis Fowl may have renounced his life of crime, but his villainous past is fast catching up with him. His mother has been taken ill by a deadly virus, and the only known cure disappeared eight years ago with the extinction of the silky sifaka lemur. With LEP Captain Holly Short at his side, Artemis must travel back in time to snatch the last remaining lemur from the person who killed it – his ten-year-old self. Along the way, he will encounter some familiar faces – both friendly and unfriendly – but outwitting his devious younger self will be harder than Artemis thinks.

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