The Fowl Twins

Eoin Colfer

2019 • 432 pages

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Average rating3.7

Criminal genius runs in the family...Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins but the two boys are wildly different. Beckett is blonde, messy and sulks whenever he has to wear clothes. Myles is impeccably neat, has an IQ of 170, and 3D prints a fresh suit every day - just like his older brother, Artemis Fowl. A week after their eleventh birthday the twins are left in the care of house security system, NANNI, for a single night. In that time, they befriend a troll on the run from a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun both of whom need the magical creature for their own gain . . . Prepare for an epic adventure in which The Fowl Twins and their new troll friend escape, get shot at, kidnapped, buried, arrested, threatened, killed (temporarily) . . . and discover that the strongest bond in the world is not the one forged by covalent electrons in adjacent atoms, but the one that exists between a pair of twins. The first book in the blockbusting new series from global bestseller Eoin Colfer.

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The Fowl Twins is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Eoin Colfer.

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Kent archie

I am way, way past the target age group. I love the Artemis Fowl books and I thought this new series is wonderful.It would help to at least red the first [b:Artemis Fowl 249747 Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327945104l/249747.SY75.jpg 1334778] book to be familiar with the universe.I can't wait for the next one.

November 8, 2019

Lisa Henson

I'm a fan of the Artemis Fowl books, so I was excited to have the chance to read The Fowl Twins. I read it with my 10-year-old (who's a perfectly good reader, he just likes to have mom read to him at bedtime).

It didn't disappoint! Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins, but not nearly identical. Myles is a genius with a slight criminal bent, much like his older brother Artemis (only smarter, it would seem). Beckett is...well, let's just say he has his own unique view of the world (which is a good thing). They're off on a new adventure with a toy troll and Lazuli Heitz, LEP specialist. This adventure includes capture by (and escape from) a super-secret organization, pursuit by a duke on a slightly deranged quest for eternal life, and hijinks aplenty. It was a lot of fun to read with my son, and we're anxious for the next installment in the Fowl Twins' shenanigans.

Just a heads up: this is middle-grade fiction, but the reading level is pretty stout. My son is an advanced reader, and there were words in this book that he didn't know. (Teaching moment for the win!) But he knows them now. And how do we all learn things we don't know? By encountering those things/words and asking questions. So don't steer clear of The Fowl Twins just because Myles uses a fair amount of three-dollar words.

Thoroughly enjoyable for both mom and son. We recommend it!

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary advance copy of this book from Bookish First. All opinions here are mine, and I don't say nice things about books I don't like.

November 14, 2019

Herman

Artemis Fowl is op weg naar Mars, tijd voor zijn jongere tweelingbroertjes om de hoofdrol over te nemen. Fijn over the top, misschien wel beter dan de eerdere boeken omdat het een (nogal verschillende) tweeling betreft. Beckett is erg grappig :-)

Pluspuntje dat een deel in Amsterdam speelt, direct daarna teniet gedaan doordat het een beetje lijkt alsof de auteur dat allemaal vanaf Google Maps heeft gedaan...

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