Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer is an Irish author of childrens books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a fulltime writer. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl series. In September 2008, Colfer was commissioned to write the sixth installment of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, entitled And Another Thing160..., which was published in October 2009.
Eoin Colfer was born in Wexford, Ireland. He attained worldwide recognition in 2001, when the first Artemis Fowl book was published and became a New York Times Best Seller, as did some sequels. Among his other popular works are Half Moon Investigations, The Wish List, The Supernaturalist, and a series of Eoin Colfers Legends. In January 2008, Colfer published a book titled Airman, another bestseller. To date, more than half of his books have reached the New York Times list at least once.
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