Artemis Fowl

Eoin Colfer

Book 1 of Artemis Fowl

Language: English

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Action & Adventure Action & Adventure - General Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Science Fiction Children's stories Children: Grades 4-6 Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9) Childrens Comics & Graphic Novels Education Europe Fairies Family Fantasy Fantasy & Magic Fiction General Gifted Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Nonfiction Kidnapping Law & Crime Magic Mothers and sons Mysteries & Detective Stories Parents People & Places Science Fiction Special Education Young Adult england

Publisher: Miramax

Published: May 3, 2001

Description:

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius-and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories; these fairies are armed and dangerous.

Artemis thinks he has them right where he wants them?but then they stop playing by the rules.

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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Artemis Fowl, a charming but villainous twelve-year-old, takes on the dangerous world of the Fairy People in this unforgettable story, which became a national best-seller and instant cult classic with its hardcover publication in May 2000. The book received tremendous attention and created fans of all ages, around the world. In this extraordinary adventure, Artemis kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon unit, to help him decode the fairys magic book, which will lead him to a vast treasure of gold. But these are not the fairies of bedtime storiestheyre cunning and dangerous! Full of unexpected twists and turns, Artemis Fowl opens up a riveting world of fantasy and mystery where anything, literally, is possible.