Adventure

Artemis Fowl

Author Eoin Colfer

  • Story

    Artemis Fowl is a 12-year old child genius and criminal mastermind – and he’s just found out that fairies really do exist! It’s a perfect opportunity to get his hands on some fairy gold… But what Artemis doesn’t realize is that fairies aren’t the cute creatures he knows from bedtime stories – they are dangerous! And none more so than the elf he holds hostage – she is a Captain of the fairy police service and Artemis’s world is about to be turned upside down.

  • Why we choose it

    Adventurous, exciting and funny, Artemis Fowl is a thoroughly likeable evil boy genius while the fairies of the LEPrecon have more gadgetry than James Bond. 

  • What a young reviewer said

    Great book. Funny. (Leonardo)

  • First published

    2001, Puffin

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A thrilling adventure about a boy who discovers magic and fairies. He proceeds to exploit them for gold. The series later shows his change for the better and multiple times saving the world from catastrophe. Great book. Funny.

Leonardo