Finished The Supernaturalist late last night, and it did hold up until the end. It managed to maintain the dark tone all the way through, with a not-entirely-happy ending. There is a bit at the end that sort of feels tacked on, like his editor or publisher insisted that he leave the door open for sequels--because kids books are all about the series these days--so one character essentially says, "Oh, yeah, we wrapped up the problem in this book, but there are countless other, hitherto unmentioned threats for us to deal with in the future" on the very last page. Still, I wasn't sure he'd get three good Artemis Fowl books out, so Eoin Colfer has earned my trust.

Next up: David Almond's new book, the title of which escapes me. But he doesn't write series.