Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception

Światowy bestseller! Film na podstawie książki! To nie pierwsze przestępstwo Artemisa, młodego geniusza i złoczyńcy, ale zdecydowanie najbardziej podłe. Za uwolnienie porwanej elfki żąda gigantycznego okupu - legendarnego skarbu. Artemis nie cofnie się przed niczym. Wszystko po to, by uratować ojca i odzyskać rodzinną fortunę. Rozpoczyna się konflikt między ludźmi i elfami. Kto wygra ostateczne starcie? W serii powieści o Artemisie kryją się: najnowsza technologia, potężne zaklęcia, szybka i wciągająca akcja oraz niepokorni bohaterowie.

Ten thousand years ago, humans and fairies fought a great battle for the magical island of Ireland. When it became clear to the fairy families that they could never win, they decided to move their civilisation underground and keep themselves hidden from the humans. All the fairy families agreed on this, except the eighth family, the demons. The demons planned to lift their small island out of time until they had regrouped and were ready to wage war on the humans once more. However, the time spell went wrong, and the island of Hybras was catapulted into Limbo, where it has remained for ten thousand years. Now, the tainted time spell is deteriorating and demons are being sucked back into the present space and time. The fairy Council are naturally concerned about this and are monitoring any m...

Czy wiedzieliście o tym, że wystarczy odrobina magii i szczęścia, by w waszym życiu pojawił się wymyślony przyjaciel? Fred jest najlepszym wymyślonym przyjacielem z wszystkich, których można by sobie wymarzyć. Jest tylko jedna rzecz nawet kiedy Fred bardzo, bardzo się stara, zawsze zdarza się to samo: przyjaciel Freda znajduje sobie prawdziwego przyjaciela i Fred staje się przezroczysty, zaczyna znikać. Pewnego dnia Sam marzy o przyjacielu, więc pojawia się u niego Fred. Na początku wszystko układa się cudownie. Ale co stanie się w dniu, kiedy Sam znajdzie sobie prawdziwego przyjaciela? Czy jest szansa, że zdarzy się coś magicznego?

Join the world of Artemis Fowl, the number one bestseller by Eoin Colfer. AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD, ARTEMIS FOWL IS A CRIMINAL GENIUS. No scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious. And he's just discovered that fairies are real. Poor fairies. But these are not the cuddly creatures of bedtime stories. They are armed. They are dangerous. And when Artemis captures Captain Holly Short for her fairy gold, he messes with the wrong elf. Holly isn't armed but she's incredibly dangerous, and pretty annoyed with all the kidnapping. Artemis Fowl is about to find out that fairies fight back . . .

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*New special film edition - includes photos of the film, an introduction from director Kenneth Branagh and a note from Eoin Colfer himself* Join the world of Artemis Fowl, the number one bestseller by Eoin Colfer. Now a major Disney film! Rumour has it Artemis Fowl is responsible for every major crime of the new century. Just twelve years old and already he's a criminal genius, plotting to restore his family's fortune with a spot of corruption and kidnapping. Kidnapping a fairy for ransom, to be precise. Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous - and extremely high-tech - fairies. But he may have underestimated their powers. They will fight back. Is the boy about to trigger a cross-species war? Let the misadventure begin. 'Fast-paced, tongue in cheek . . . la...

Thirteen-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has constructed a supercomputer from stolen fairy technology. In the wrong hands it could be fatal for humans and fairies alike. But no need to worry, Artemis has a brilliant plan. Hes not going to use the computer hes just going to show it to a ruthless American businessman with Mafia connections. His bodyguard, Butler, will be with him. What could possibly go wrong?

After disappearing for three years, Artemis Fowl has returned to a life different from the one he left. Now he's a big brother, and spends his days teaching his twin siblings the important things in life, such as how to properly summon a waiter at a French restaurant.But when Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a life-threatening illness, his world is turned upside down. The only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur. Unfortunately, the animal is extinct due to a heartless bargain Artemis himself made as a younger boy.Though the odds are stacked against him, Artemis is not willing to give up. With the help of his fairy friends, the young genius travels back in time to save the lemur and bring it back to the present. But to do so, Artemis will have to defeat a maniac...

Niesfornego Irlandczyka, który przeżył mnóstwo przygód w Tunezji, znamy już z książki Benny i Omar. Obecnie Benny spędza wakacje u dziadka, nad morzem. Nie zna tutaj nikogo, jego mama żyje pogrążona w świecie poezji, a młodszy brat mówi jedynie rymami, co Benny’ego doprowadza do szału. Na szczęście chłopiec ma jeszcze swoją wielką pasję – hokej na trawie. Pewnego dnia staje do rywalizacji z miejscową dziewczyną o imieniu Babe, która, jak się okazuje, ma więcej sprytu i odwagi niż on! Poza tym świetnie gra w hokeja. Po krótkiej wojnie nowi znajomi zaprzyjaźniają się i zakładają wspólny biznes – połów i sprzedaż przynęt na ryby. Pojawiają się jednak kłopoty – ktoś chce im zaszkodzić. To jednak nie jedyny problem Benny’ego. Jeszcze gors...