And Another Thing, by Eoin Colfer

Summary: Ford, Arthur, Trillian, and Zaphod are once again wandering the galaxy having wild adventures. And I shall refrain from saying any more for fear of ruining any surprises.

Comments: First, let me say that this being a continuation of Douglas Adams's trilogy by a different author, one really ought to be skeptical of whether the new author can do a good job of making the new book mesh with the old ones. But I think Colfer does a marvelous job of that, both in staying true to the characters and in continuing the pattern of random amusing comments that comprise a large portion of Adams's books.

And the book does an excellent job of just being an amusing book independent of any context it might have. It's a gripping story line (come on, don't these characters have to somehow manage to escape sudden death at some point in the story?) with random amusing comments. What's not to like? Okay, I'm done with my random squeeing

The Time Paradox, by Eoin Colfer

Summary: Another of Artemis Fowl's many adventures. In this case, his mother is horribly sick and he's trying to saveher by going back in time to find an extinct lemur.

Comments: Incredibly conveluted. I'm not entirely sure I understand exactly how some of the time stuff worked out. Gripping tale of suspense and survival at the last minute (or maybe after the last minute).