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Originally Posted by gmw
The book is rather more serious and sophisticated in tone and writing than the blurb above may indicate. I found it an excellent story that just happens to be targeted at children ("ideal for readers 11+"). It is certainly less tongue-in-cheek than the (also excellent) Artemis Fowl stories. I was really tempted to nominate Artemis Fowl, as it feels more childish in nature and so perhaps more in keeping with the theme, but I do think Airman is the better book. Colfer has also written a few books for adults (Plugged and Screwed) that are also very good reads.
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I read the first three Artemis Fowl books with great enjoyment; then my reading companion aged out of them.
I considered going back to them, but the first three wrapped things up and my experience has been that a series starts to tale off after the initial flurry, which of course might not be fair in this case. All this a long-winded way of saying that I'm taking seriously your comment that
Airman is a better book than
Artemis Fowl, as I know I've enjoyed the author!