The Supernaturalist

TitleThe Supernaturalist
Year for Search2004
AuthorsColfer, Eoin(b. 1965)
Pagination267 pp.
Date Published2004
PublisherMiramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children
Place PublishedNew York
ISBN Number0-7868-5148-1
KeywordsIrish author, Male author
Annotation

A quite complicated young adult dystopia set in a future satellite city controlled by an authoritarian corporation. Orphans are sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys are used to test dangerous products and generally have a short life expectancy. The novel follows a group of young people through a number of different sub-plots. A sequel was planned but not published.

Additional Publishers

U.K. ed. London: Penguin Books, 2004. Graphic novel version by Colfer and Andrew Donkin with art by Giovanni Rigano and color by Paolo Lamanna as The Supernaturalist: The Graphic Novel. New York: Disney/Hyperion Books, 2012.

Info Notes

A sequel was planned but not published.

Holding Institutions

Merril

Author Note

The Irish author (b. 1965) is best-known for his Artemis Fowl books

Full Text

2004 Colfer, Eoin (b. 1965). The Supernaturalist. New York: Miramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children. 267 pp. U.K. ed. London: Penguin Books, 2004. Graphic novel version by Colfer and Andrew Donkin with art by Giovanni Rigano and color by Paolo Lamanna as The Supernaturalist: The Graphic Novel. New York: Disney/Hyperion Books, 2012. Merril, PSt

A quite complicated young adult dystopia set in a future satellite city controlled by an authoritarian corporation. Orphans are sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys are used to test dangerous products and generally have a short life expectancy. The novel follows a group of young people through a number of different sub-plots. A sequel was planned but not published. The Irish author is best-known for his Artemis Fowl books.