Publisher Description

Now an original movie on Disney+, here is the book that started it all, the international bestseller about a teenage criminal mastermind and his siege against dangerous, tech-savvy fairies.
Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous--and extremely high-tech--fairies.
He kidnaps one of them, Holly Short, and holds her for ransom in an effort to restore his family's fortune.
But he may have underestimated the fairies' powers. Is he about to trigger a cross-species war?
PRAISE FOR ARTEMIS FOWL"Will grab your interest, no matter what your age." - The New York Post
ENJOY THE ENTIRE ARTEMIS FOWL SERIES!Artemis Fowl (book 1)Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident (book 2)Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code (book 3)Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception (book 4)Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony (book 5)Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox (book 6)Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex (book 7)Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian (book 8)

Author Biography

Eoin Colfer is the New York Times best-selling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Airman, Half Moon Investigations, The Supernaturalist, Eoin Colfer's Legend of... books, The Wish List, Benny and Omar; and Benny and Babe. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.

Review

"A new thriller fairy tale that will grab your interest, no matter what your age."

Description for Library

When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

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