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  • The Last Guardian: Artemis Fowl, Book 8

  • By: Eoin Colfer
  • Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
  • Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (494 ratings)
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Summary

The unabridged, digital audiobook edition of Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian, the unbelievable finale to the multi award-winning Artemis Fowl series. Read by the actor Nathaniel Parker.

Is this Armageddon for the Artemis Fowl?

Opal Koboi, power-crazed pixie, is plotting to exterminate mankind and become fairy queen. If she succeeds, the spirits of long-dead fairy warriors will rise from the earth, inhabit the nearest available bodies and wreak mass destruction. But what happens if those nearest bodies include crows, or deer, or badgers - or two curious little boys by the names of Myles and Beckett Fowl?

Yes, it’s true. Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl’s four-year-old brothers could be involved in destroying the human race. Can Artemis and Captain Holly Short of the Lower Elements Police stop Opal and prevent the end of the world?

©2012 Eoin Colfer (P)2012 Penguin Audio

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Why change the narrator?

Would you try another book written by Eoin Colfer or narrated by Nathaniel Parker?

I've listened to all the books but did not like this narrator who took over for the last book. My big problem is the voice of Opal. Why did he decide to make her sound Asian/Chinese?
This was not a characteristic in any other book and was very distracting making it a terrible experience and it was just wrong and out of keeping with the rest of the books

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The narration spoilt it

After listening to the previous books in this series, I found the narration of this book quite disappointing. I had gotten used to the voices of the characters in the previous books but I found the voices and accents in this one quite distracting and I found myself losing interest in the story more often than not. I could not understand why Opal has an Asian accent here.

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A great end to a lovely series

All the Artemis Fowl books are enjoyable stories and this one is certainly no exception in that sense. It's a bittersweet read though, since it is the final installment in the series. Nathaniel Parker deilvers another great performance - his reading style is flowing and easy to listen to and his interpretations of the characters are sensible, organic and very well done.

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Not as good as Gerry O'Brien

The story was as good as ever, but this recording was distracting as I missed Gerry O'Brien's narration so much. Nathaniel Parker isn't a poor narrator (although the accents weren't brilliant) I would be put off another book read by him. But you get used to hearing the stories in the same voice and Gerry was perfect for the Artemis Fowl books.

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Narrator change spoils it

Very disappointing to find the narrator has been changed for the last book in the series. Half the story feels lost as you have to try and get to know all the characters again - it is very distracting. Why so many of them sound Essex is beyond me. I stopped listening before the end of the third chapter.

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Completion

This is the last book in the series and Eoin Colfer has tied up all the loose ends from the previous books. It has a feeling of finality about it and one fears at times what that may mean for the main characters but it is also a book of hope. There is the characteristic humour running throughout the book intertwined with deeper moments. This is a book about friendship in all its different forms and is wonderfully narrated by Nathaniel Parker. A book to be enjoyed as much by adults as children.

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Preferred Gerry O'brien to Nathaniel Parker

I enjoyed this story has much has the previous Fowl books, but I didn't like this narrator, much preferred Gerry O, 'Brien who narrated the previous books all the characters sounded wrong, OK I know it's probably just because I was use to the other narrator and it's just how he think they should sound, but has a listener of all the fowl books I have gotten use to how they sound with the O'Brien and sundenly they sound different and gives you a different picture of them, it's like when your favourite TV character is for some reason played by some one else, very wrong. I think the same person should narrate the whole series.

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Excellent story but the narrator has changed

All the Artemis Fowl books are excellent but unfortunately for this last in the series the narrator has changed, extremely disappointing. It has badly affected the story as the previous narrator had set all the voices.
Frankly very difficult to follow as the characters don’t sound correct.

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Spoiled by new narrator in my opinion.

Didn’t enjoy the book anywhere near as much as the previous books, Nathaniel changed the voices of the characters and seemed to read much faster, which didn’t have the same flow as the other stories! Shame because Gerry’s voices for the characters seemed to work really well. Spoiled a good series in my opinion! Not sure if I will carry on with the twins book.

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I highly dislike the person who is reading it.

i do not like the person who is reading the book as his voice is too high and i want Gerry o brief to record it

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