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{{quote|''"It's pronounced 'Owen', so stop making that noise like a car wooshing past you at the Grand Prix."''|'''[[Neil Gaiman]]'''}} |
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Most famous for his ''[[ |
Most famous for his ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'' books. A very capable author, he has been compared to [[J. K. Rowling|JK Rowling]], and like the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' books, his ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'' series has been used to benchmark and compare other authors. |
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And he's from [[ |
And he's from [[Ireland]], hence the Gaelic spelling of his name. |
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=== Tropes of which [[Eoin Colfer]] is found guilty of: === |
=== Tropes of which [[Eoin Colfer]] is found guilty of: === |
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* ''[[Airman]]'' |
* ''[[Airman]]'' |
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* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to |
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/And Another Thing|And Another Thing]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'' |
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* ''[[Half Moon Investigations]]'' |
* ''[[Half Moon Investigations]]'' |
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* ''[[The Supernaturalist]]'' |
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* ''[[The Wish List]]'' |
* ''[[The Wish List]]'' |
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 7 May 2014
"It's pronounced 'Owen', so stop making that noise like a car wooshing past you at the Grand Prix."
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Most famous for his Artemis Fowl books. A very capable author, he has been compared to JK Rowling, and like the Harry Potter books, his Artemis Fowl series has been used to benchmark and compare other authors.
And he's from Ireland, hence the Gaelic spelling of his name.
Tropes of which Eoin Colfer is found guilty of:
- Mythology Gag: Described in more detail under that page.
- Teasing Creator
- Trolling Creator: His abuse of his status of author has earned him the nickname "Trollfer".