Below is a list of eoin colfers artemis fowl books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. It follows the adventures of artemis fowl, a 12yearold criminal mastermind, as he kidnaps a fairy for a large ransom of gold with the help of his bodyguard, domovoi butler, and his sister, juliet butler, to restore the fowl family fortune. The series has received positive critical reception and generated huge sales. One of my favorite things about this series is that artemis, being a genius. The artemis fowl series has seen the sale of over 21 million books, and therefore has taken its place among the most popular of all fantasy novel series. He is disguised as a waiter to discreetly check for weapons, but his ruse is discovered as he is wearing handmade loafers, a silk shirt and three gold signet rings. He seems cold and calculated about kidnapping a fairy and holding her for ransom but adores and needs his addled mother and his hulking bodyguard, butler. Artemis fowl ii, in the debut book of this series, is the very definition of someone willing to do anything it takes even a little kidnapping and ransomdemanding for what is ultimately a good cause trying to save his mother.
Hes a genius at age 12, raised in a millionaire family of criminals. But even artemis doesnt know what hes taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, captain holly short of the leprecon unit. Artemis fowl is the first book in the artemis fowl series. Artemis fowl is a young adult fantasy novel written by irish author eoin colfer. The series concluded with the last guardian in 2012. Colfers benny and omar crime caper fantasy, the first in a series, starts off with a slambang premise.
I lost interest in the series when the second and third books made artemis into more of a typical protagonist that and growing out of the target age range. It is the first book in the artemis fowl series, followed by artemis fowl. Eoin colfer is an irish novelist of science fiction, fantasy, adventure and childrens books. The artemis fowl series is comprised of novels in the science fiction fantasy genre written by eoin colfer, an irish author. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Artemis fowl is a series of science fictionfantasy young adult novels by irish author eoin colfer. Facts about artemis fowl present the interesting ideas about a series of 8 scietific fiction fantasy novels.
The only artemis book that i would hesitate to recommend to elementary school aged children is artemis fowl. The book series has been hugely wellreceived worldwide. The artemis fowl series has been published by various publishers including puffin books, viking. Artemis fowl by eoin colfer overdrive rakuten overdrive. The eightbook series completed its arc in 2012, when the young villain artemis found a kind of redemption. The seventh dwarf is a special mini book set between the first and second books. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Artemis fowl is a series of eight science fiction fantasy novels written by irish author eoin colfer, featuring the titular character, artemis fowl ii. He is one of the few that know about the existence of fairies, the other few being his bodyguard, buter, and juliet. The child genius artemis fowl, whose criminal schemes have powered seven childrens novels to bestsellerdom since 2001, selling 20m books around the. The artemis fowl series is aimed at teenage readers, and has its own pictographic language.
Colfer was asked by douglas adams widow to write a sixth book to his hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series, and another thing, which was published in 2009 eoin colfer began his literary career as a childrens author, writing benny and omar. Eoin colfer is the new york times bestselling author of the artemis fowl series, airman, half moon investigations, the supernaturalist, eoin colfers legend of. Artemis fowl ii is the son of a european crime lord, artemis senior. The fowl family is a family in the godfather irish mafia kind of sense, and theyre an extremely dangerous family at that. He lives in dublin, ireland with his wife and two sons. Critics call the series the new harry potter, even though colfer disagrees. The series follows artemis fowl ii, a teenage criminal mastermind, on his various criminal activities. It is about opal kobois who is rising alongside the rescue of the abducted artemis fowl i. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. Eoin colfer began the artemis fowl series in 2001 with the title novel. A 12yearold irish crime lord takes on the realm of faerie to recoup his family fortune in this madcap leap aboard the pottermania bandwagon. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. A collection of first edition artemis fowl books, following the fantastical adventures of a twelve year old criminal genius.
Artemiss intelligence is highly developed compared to doctors, professors, and even psychiatrists. He has little compunction about kidnapping, violence and drugging members of his own family, as well as his servants and friends. But artemis doesnt know what hes taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, captain holly short of the leprecon unit. After multiple attempts by the lower elements police lep fairy police, including sending a. The gauntlet, the warp trilogy, airman, half moon investigations, the supernaturalist, eoin colfers legend of. The books feature the main character artemis fowl ii who is a teenager and a criminal mastermind.
Twelveyearold artemis fowl is a brilliant criminal mastermind. After reading through the harry potter and percy jackson books we needed a new series for our nightly family story reading time. A teenage criminal mastermind, artemis captures a fairy, holly short, in the first book and holds her for ransom to exploit the magical fairy people and restore his familys fortune. But hes taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps captain holly short of the leprecon lower elements police reconnaissance unit. His latest novel is the fowl twins, a new series set in the world of artemis fowl. This book comes from the award winning irish writer eion colfer.
This might be a little too creepy for elementary school. At the beginning of the book, his father has disappeared, along with the familys fortune, and as a result his mother has gone into a catatonic state. Join the world of artemis fowl, the number one bestseller by eoin colfer. Instead race is crucial in the fairy world, and the personalitiesand occupationsof different characters are presented as. Artemis fowl is the twelveyearold child genius and most powerful criminal mastermind in history. Youd think with a whole gaggle of fairy creatures and even some human ones, artemis fowl would mostly deal with racism on a specieswide level between humans and magical creaturesa division between those with powers and those without. The books have been adapted into graphic novels and there is also a film adaptation in the works. The arctic incident it is the second book in the artemis fowl series written by irish author eoin colfer. Eoin colfer on returning to artemis fowl books podcast books. Twelveyearold artemis is a millionaire, a geniusand above all, a criminal mastermind. Twelveyearold villain, artemis fowl, is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. At last, one of the most talkedabout novels of last year is now available in an accessible massmarket edition. Read the entire series artemis fowl book 1 artemis fowl book 2. Artemis fowl the eternity code artemis fowl, book 3, eoin colfer.
Read artemis fowl 1 absolutely for free at readanybook. Eoin colfer to bid farewell to artemis fowl books the. Twelveyearold artemis fowl is a millionaire, a shelve artemis fowl. The first book in the series, artemis fowl, was published in 2001 and the last book in the series, artemis fowl. He shows them a photo, and then leads artemis and butler to the. In the first book artemis captures holly short, a fairy and holds her for ransom in order to restore the fortune of his family. Artemis fowl is a series of eight fantasy novels written by irish author eoin colfer, featuring the criminal mastermind artemis fowl ii. Witty and exciting series start with irresistible antihero. Forbidden love, out of control robots, out of control wrestling brawl, underwater exploration, giant squid, and a mysterious mind shattering mental illness are just some of the things you can expect in the seventh installment of the artemis fowl series, the atlantis complex. Shortlisted for the whitbread childrens book of the year, winner of the whsmith peoples choice childrens book of the yer and winner of the. The artemis fowl series of kids books by eoin colfer are great fun to read and will be enjoyed by most kids and some adults 9 years old. It follows the adventures of artemis fowl, a 12yearold criminal mastermind, as he kidnaps a fairy for a. Artemis fowl is about to find out that fairies fight back. His english has a slight tinge of oxford and he has recently had a manicure.
Having done his homework, thanks to a fairy manual extorted from an alcoholic sprite in ho chi minh city, young fowl and his omnicompetent butler, butler, not only seize the equally aptly named holly short, feisty member of leprecon an elite unit of. Eoin colfer is the new york times bestselling author of eight books in the artemis fowl series and well as iron man. In this sequel to artemis fowl 2001, the intellectual brilliance and total lack of scruples of the eponymous hero have enabled him to use his fathers criminal empire to accumulate a vast fortune. These arent the fairies of the bedtime storiestheyre dangerous. Artemis utilizes this money to finance the search for his father, still missing two years after a disastrous and almost legitimate foray into russia. After artemis fowl i the main characters father disappears under mysterious circumstances though, the family becomes slightly less scary and slightly less richbut worry not, artemis fowl ii, a twelveyearold genius with a. The first book, artemis fowl, won the 2004 young readers choice award. This is an interesting magical world that treats magical creatures as matteroffact. A bestselling childrens writer, irish author eoin colfer is best known as the author of the artemis fowl series as well as the sequel to douglas adams the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, and another thing. Artemis fowl is a teenage master criminal trying to restore his family fortune by extorting gold from the fairies. He had already read a couple of the books, but it was cheaper to get this whole set rather than buy additional books individually. The books feature various characters, species and locations, and spans various timescales. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.