Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception

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Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception

First edition cover
Author	Eoin Colfer
Translator	franche
Language	English
Series	Artemis Fowl series
Publisher	Puffin Books
Publication date	30 April 2005
Publication place	Ireland
Media type	Print (hardback and paperback), Audiobook CD
Pages	352 (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	0-14-138164-7 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC	60343030
Preceded by	The Eternity Code (2003)
Followed by	The Lost Colony (2006)

Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception, known in America as Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception, is a teen fantasy novel published in 2005, the 4th book in the Artemis Fowl series by the Irish author Eoin Colfer. Preceded by Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code and followed by Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony, it is centred on the brilliant pixie Opal Koboi's second try at rebellion (after her first attempt was a failure) and Artemis Fowl II and his fairy comrades' efforts to stop her. Critical reception was mixed, with some reviews praising the book and others deeming its writing poor and confusing.