#104 in Middle grade
The Opal Deception
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Opal Deception” is a brisk Artemis Fowl adventure whose real pull is the grudging friendship growing between Artemis and Holly Short. With the pixie Opal Koboi back and Artemis unable to remember that fairies exist, their alliance has to be rebuilt; some readers feel this sets his development back, though the book itself comments on the loss. Adult readers may find the jokes about bodily functions wearing.
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About the book
The adaptation of his genre-busting, award-winning Artemis Fowl series has been a labour of love for lifelong graphic novel fan Eoin Colfer, and Andrew Donkin. Art by Giovanni Rigano and colour by Paolo Lamanna. Evil pixie, Opal Koboi, is back and she's more dangerous than ever. This time she doesn't just want power over the fairy People - this time she wants the humans too. Captain Holly Short is the only fairy with a hope of stopping her, but as Holly knows, it takes one genius criminal mastermind to fight another. But the 14-year-old genius that Holly is thinking of doesn't even remember that fairies exist. How is she going to convince Artemis Fowl to help her stop Opal? Gold usually does the trick, and this time is should be no different. Or is Artemis changing?
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 428 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 74% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 20 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 408 | 95% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Opal Deception for?
The Opal Deception sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 352 pages — shorter than 76% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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