Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book 1)

mass market paperback, 316 pages

English language

Published April 1, 2003 by Miramax.

ISBN:
978-0-7868-1787-0
Copied ISBN!

View on OpenLibrary

4 stars (3 reviews)

Artemis Fowl is the first of a series of semi-realist novels produced by Eoin Colfer. They document the adventures of a precocious prodigal child of the criminal empire, Artemis Fowl. In this book, accompanied by his huge and loyal bodyguard/sidekick/advisor Butler, Artemis engages in a series of surreal activities; the absence of his missing father and the mental disorder of his mother allow him to pursue the unlikely position of a criminal mastermind. However, Artemis soon encounters more than he bargains for when his attempted capture of a member of the underground 'fairy' civilization goes terribly wrong. Be prepared for a thrilling adventure, with trolls, magic and much more!

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 …

53 editions

Review of 'Artemis Fowl Movie Tie-In Edition (Artemis Fowl, Book 1)' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

"Stay back, human, You don't know what you're dealing with."

This is of course the first Colfer work I ever read - in fact, I first stumbled upon it completely accidentally at the public library on audio cassette. colfer's absolutely stunning blend of the fairy tale and futuristic technology has gripped me time and time again, and this is easily the tenth reading of this short but massively incredible work.

"Let us proceed under the assumption that the fairy folk do exist and that I am not a gibbering moron."
#We have Artemis the evil Genius, Butler his servant, and a host of fairy folk whom Artemis is attempting to extort money from. The pros, and, yes, the sublime reading by nathaniel Parker of the audio, gripped me from the very first pages.

Looking back at those days I can still feel the glee of Artemis' triumph at his initial …

avatar for ghosttie

rated it

3 stars

Subjects

  • Kidnapping
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Juvenile Science Fiction / Fantasy
  • Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
  • Children: Grades 4-6
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)
  • Magic
  • Action & Adventure - General
  • Juvenile Fiction / General
  • Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
  • Fairies
  • Fiction