Artemis Fowl: How to Be a LEPrecon: Your Guide to the Gear, Gadgets, and Goings-on of the World's Most Elite Fairy Force

by Matthew K. Manning

There's no team better suited to giving Artemis Fowl fans a fairy-level look at the LEP and the world beyond than Foaly, Commander Root, and Holly. With inside access granted by the LEP's finest, readers will get unprecedented insight into the inner-workings of the LEP, the enchanting subterranean world of fairies, and the fairy perspectives on the world above.

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade

234 pages, Paperback

First published April 14, 2020

About the author

Matthew K. Manning is the author of over eighty books and dozens of comic books. He has written books for Scholastic, Disney Press, Abrams, Amazon, Capstone, DK Publishing, Insight Editions, Andrews/McMeel, and Running Press, dividing his time between writing original chapter book series and coffee table books. His chapter books include the six-book series Xander and the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns (Capstone), the four-book Drone Academy series (Capstone), Backstories: Batman and Backstories: Batgirl (Scholastic), and Artemis Fowl: How to be a LEPrecon (Disney Press), released in both paperback and on Audible. Many of his books have reached best-seller status on Amazon, including DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman, DC Comics Encyclopedia, and Batman: A Visual History. In addition, Manning specializes in comic books, writing for the titles Beware the Batman, Teen Titans Go!, The Batman Strikes!, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century, Justice League Adventures, Scooby-Doo, and Looney Tunes for DC Comics, Marvel Action: Avengers for IDW/Marvel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures and TMNT: New Animated Adventures for IDW, and the top-selling Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures for DC/IDW, nominated by the Diamond Gem Awards for comic of the year. Manning’s work has received acclaim in Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and The Washington Times. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and his daughters Lillian and Gwendolyn.

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Reviews

[Izzy Liberty · Rating 1 out of 5]

Even if I fully disregard the movie (which, as an adaptation, was atrocious) this book doesn't seem to know what it's doing with itself. There is information that contradicts both that of the movie and of the book, not to mention information that contradicts information elsewhere in the book.
I'm always excited for more of the Artemis-Fowl-universe-based stories, but this was a hit and a miss.

[Alissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not necessary

I loved the series and was excited to see this come out but was irritated that things were changed, Juliet is the sister not the niece. Root is a guy, at least in every book but this and the movie. There were no need to change that in this story just because the movie made the change (which is whatever). The books should be consistent regardless of the movie(s).

[Courtnay · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was awful and redundant if you actually read the Artemis Fowl books. Seems like someone wanted to profit off of Eoin Colfers work. It contradicts itself and everything the books have worked towards. Would give 0 stars if could.

[tdadragon · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is alright but the thing is it's about the movie and the movie sucks!!!!!!!!! It's so inaccurate!!!!! like how Commander root is a old lady!!!!!!!! and they even say how all Elves are redheads and then they make Holly a long black-haired girl when she has short red hair!!!!!! and Artemis looks like a seven year-old!!!!!!!!!!!! over all it's very inaccurate

[Joseph D. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book you read if you’ve read all the Artemis Fowl books and you are just really bored. I am not saying that this book is just to cash in on those fans of the series, but at least it is funny and if you have read all the books, it is a walk down memory lane. I did enjoy it, but it really is just for the more hardcore fan who will read anything that says Artemis Fowl. This is not a must read for any of the series, but if you stopped midway and want to pick it up again, it would give you a decent background. All in all. It was ok. ​

Joseph McKnight
http://www.josephmcknight.com

[Niyazi Balakishiyev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Теперь я очень много узнал.Про волшебный Нородец

[Denise Kruse · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did enjoy the descriptions of all the fairy-type folk.

[Ruth Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun read that ties more into the movie than the books. It seems to include some things that were ultimately changed in the movie. Definitely worth checking out.

[Taylor Atkinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light fare, and entertaining. I think the editing remarks from Holly are a great tool in principle. I just don't think she'd beg and beg and beg not to be fired. Doesn't seem like the Holly we know.

[Reza · Rating 5 out of 5]

وقتی چهارده سالم بود هر سال منتظر میموندم که نسخه بعدی این کتاب بیاد. پنجاه صفحه اولش یکم خسته کننده است اما بعدش و همینطور کتابهای بعدیش خیلی جذاب و جذاب تر میشه.