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The Last Guardian

  • 2012 first published
  • 336 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (10 ratings)
  • 20 editions

Eoin Colfer's The Last Guardian (2012) is a fae fiction and adventure fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in England and Fowl Manor. It features Artemis Fowl, Artemis Fowl II and Artemis Fowl Junior. It deals with space and time, fairies, magic and genius.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 38 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 336 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Last Guardian

Hoping to destroy humanity once and for all, Opal Koboi devises her most deadly scheme yet, one that involves the release of fairy spirits that will serve her without question. Now, Artemis Fowl must once again join forces with the fairy people to thwart her plan.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Space and time
  • Fairies
  • Magic
  • Genius
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • JUVENILE FICTION / General
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic
  • Brothers
  • Action & Adventure
  • Twins
  • Fantasy & Magic
  • Adventure fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure stories
  • Children

Quick answers

Who wrote The Last Guardian?

The Last Guardian was written by Eoin Colfer and first published in 2012.

What genre is The Last Guardian?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction and Adventure.

How long is The Last Guardian?

The median edition has 336 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Last Guardian?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Court of Mist and Fury, Stardust and Five Children and It.

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