So when a confused and frightened demon pops up in a Sicilian theatre, Artemis is there to meet him. Artemis Fowl, teenage criminal mastermind, has solved temporal equations that no human can. Even the fairy scientists cannot predict the next one.But someone can. Now the spell's deterioration is accelerating and the demon materializations are erupting. But the spell went wrong, and they were catapulted into Limbo. All the families agreed, except the demons.The demons planned to lift themselves out of time until they were ready to wage war on the humans once more. When the fairies realized they'd never win, they moved their civilization underground and hid. Overall, The Lost Colony seems to be a turning point in the Artemis Fowl series, and I look forward to where it goes from here.įresh worldbuilding and character development for the Artemis Fowl series, I give The Lost Colony 4.0 stars out of 5.Ten thousand years ago, humans and fairies fought a great battle. However, introducing a new character in the form of a demon imp certainly helped keep the focus on more interesting things while also minimizing some of the more childish moments (which are still there, as this is a series for children). Most of the character development had been simmering beneath the surface for quite a few books before this one.

I'm actually a little surprised that it took five books to get to this point. The Lost Colony recognizes it's time for Artemis to grow up and pushes a surprising ending with the potential for character growth in subsequent books. The last few books in the Artemis Fowl series felt like an episodic 'deus ex machina' that didn't change much in the grand scheme of the main character's life.

Rather, it's the introduction of a rival for Artemis-who also has the potential to be a rival in love against Holly Short. Of course, introducing demons into the series this late in the game isn't necessarily what makes The Lost Colony good.

The fact that these creatures are both tied to the fairies that have comprised the series up to now and have their own set of rules that tracks with traditional demon lore is a testament to the research that went into this series. Some might start to sag around the fifth volume, but The Lost Colony doubles down and introduces a whole new species into its universe: demons.

A good fantasy series knows that it needs to keep building its lore as it progresses past its first few volumes.

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