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A reverse-chronological list of books by Eoin Colfer that are neither in nor related to the Artemis Fowl series. (Purchasing links in association with Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com)  

Half-Moon Investigations : 2006
Meet Fletcher Moon. Half-pint schoolboy and fully qualified private investigator. Since graduating online, he has solved all sorts of minor mysteries at school and at home. It was only a matter of time before things got serious. When Fletcher starts asking questions about a spate of odd crimes in the town of Lock, it quickly becomes clear that nothing is quite as it seems. And the hunter is about to become the hunted. (From Amazon.co.uk)

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Dublin Noir : 2006
An anthology of adult crime short stories by various authors.

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Higher Ground : 2005
An anthology of short stories by various authors.

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Kids' Night In 2 : 2005
An anthology of short stories by various authors.

 

The Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth : 2005
Sequel to "The Legend of Spud Murphy". Will and his brothers are on holiday in a cramped caravan on the wild Irish coast. All the boys love ghost stories, but one dark night Will's older brother, Marty, tells the bloodcurdling tale of the cutthroat pirate, Captain Crow. Will is scared. From that night on, everything starts to go wrong for Will. He is embarrassed, by a girl, at the local youth disco - The Sprat's Jig - and Marty convinces him that the ghost of the evil Captain Crow is out to get him. But Marty's tricks backfire, and for once Will has the last laugh. (From Amazon.co.uk)

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Thirteen : 2004
An anthology of short stories by various authors. Eoin Colfer contributed "The Seal's Fate".

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The Supernaturalist : 2004
Cosmo Hill is a "no-sponsor", an orphan. To pay for his keep at the orphanage, Cosmo has to undergo scientific experiments. When his chance comes to escape, he takes it - but a guard pursues and Cosmo suffers a long fall. A small blue parasite seemingly starts to suck out his lifeforce, before he is rescued by a group of children. He then joins them in their quest to eliminate the creatures for good.

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The Legend of Spud Murphy : 2004
Will has four brothers and it's chaos in his house! If he's not being teased by his big brother Marty, he has to deal with the terrible, three-headed bundle of cuteness that is his three younger brothers. Even worse, his mother has the brilliant idea of packing Will and Marty off to the library during the holidays. She just doesn't understand! Not only is the library no fun, it's also the habitat of the legendary librarian Spud Murphy. If you put a foot wrong, it's rumoured she will use her dreaded gas-powered spud gun and you don't want that just ask Ugly Frank how he got his nickname! Eventually Will and Marty discover a love of books and that Mrs Murphy isn't so bad after all! (From Amazon.co.uk)

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Kids' Night In : 2003
An anthology of short stories by various authors. Eoin Colfer contributed "Mary's Hair".

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Ed’s Bed : 2001
Sequel to "Going Potty" and "Ed's Funny Feet". Poor Ed Cooper seems to have one problem after another. This time around Ed is having problems in school, he just can't get his head around his times tables. He thinks things can't get any worse, but he's wetting his bed too. Mum and Dad come to the rescue with a solution. (From Amazon.co.uk)

 

Ed’s Funny Feet : 2000
Sequel to "Going Potty". Ed Cooper has a problem with his big toes: they are facing each other instead of straight ahead. Ed needs correction shoes to straighten his feet out. Everybody will laugh at him. He uses every trick he can think of to avoid wearing the shoes, but it's no use, and at last the shoes arrive. (From Amazon.co.uk)

 

The Wish List : 2000
Meg Finn is in trouble, unearthly trouble. Cast out of her own home by her stepfather after her mother's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. After a botched attempt to rob a pensioner's flat, Meg and her partner in crime, Belch, end up in a very sticky situation. Meg's soul is up for grabs as the divine and the demonic try every underhand ploy imaginable to claim it. Her only chance of salvation is the Wish List. But how can she persuade the pensioner Lowrie to help her when she has wronged him? Even if she can persuade him, will she really have enough points to face up to St Peter? (From Amazon.co.uk)

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Going Potty : 1999
Ed Cooper's a senior infant now and that means using the big boys' toilet. Ed needs "to go" but he just can't. The big white toilet is very different to the junior infants' loo - and goodness knows what is hiding down there. Maybe, just maybe, there's a way out - Gran's potty. Can it save the day? (From Amazon.co.uk)

 

Benny and Babe : 1999
Sequel to "Benny and Omar". While visiting his grandparents in a village on the coast of Wexford, Ireland, Benny Shaw becomes involved in a bait-collecting scheme started by a girl called Babe, and in Babe's volatile relationship with Furty Howlin. (From Amazon.co.uk)

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Benny and Omar : 1998
A young sporting fanatic is forced to leave his beloved Wexford, home of all his heroes, and move with his family to Tunisia! How will he survive in a place like this? Then he teams up with Omar, and a madcap friendship between the two boys leads to trouble, crazy escapades, a unique way of communicating, and heartbreaking challenges. (From Amazon.co.uk)