Artemis Fowl

277 pages

English language

Published Nov. 20, 2001 by Viking.

ISBN:
978-0-670-89962-3
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OCLC Number:
46493219

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4 stars (3 reviews)

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a brilliant 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 they're dangerous. Artmeis thinks he's got them just where he wants them, but then they stop playing by the rules ...

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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 …

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Subjects

  • Leprechauns
  • Mothers and sons
  • Kidnapping
  • Magic
  • Fairies
  • Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Gifted children