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Artemis Fowl is a series of eight science fantasy novels written by the Irish author Eoin Colfer, starring teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II. Colfer summed up the series as: "Die Hard with fairies."[1] There are seven novels in the series; the first was published in 2001 and the seventh was released in 2010. The eighth and final book is set to be released in 10 July 2012. A graphic novel was released in 2007, and a second in 2009. A third graphic novel and a movie are currently in the writing process.[2]
Series Overview Main Series Artemis Fowl Artemis Fowl is the first book in the series. Artemis Fowl, the main character and anti-hero, and his bodyguard, Butler, kidnap LEPrecon Captain Holly Short, a fairy elf, and demand a ransom from the 'People' - the various fairies who have moved their entire civilisation underground to hide from humans - for one ton of twenty-four carat gold. A graphic novel adaptation was released in 2007. A film adaptation was reported to be in the writing stage in mid-2008, with Jim Sheridan directing.[3] Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident is the second book of the series. It follows the rescue of Artemis Fowl I from the Russian Mafia, alongside the battle against the goblin rebellion led by the pixie Opal Koboi and elf Briar Cudgeon. A graphic novel adaptation was released in 2009. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code covers the theft of the fictional C Cube by Jon Spiro and its eventual recovery. Butler is shot in the chest, and Holly Short heals him. In the end, the Lower Elements Police mind-wipe Butler and Artemis. They regain their memories in the next book. The graphic novel adaptation will be released around the end of 2012.[4] Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception The fourth book, Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception, covers pixie Opal Koboi's second attempt at world domination, after her first unfruitful attempt in the second novel. Koboi convinces Giovanni Zito, a fictional environmentalist, to send a probe into the ground. The probe would have revealed the existence of fairies to the humans, but Artemis and Holly stop it. However, Koboi kills LEP Commander Julius Root, framing Captain Holly Short. Short is eventually acquitted but does not return to the LEP. Without Root, Short leaves the LEP and joins Mulch Diggums to form a private investigation firm. Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony involves the bringing of the demon island Hybras back from "Limbo", with assistance from a powerful demon warlock called 1. The demons regrouped in Limbo, hoping to get enough warriors to overthrow the human race so that fairies could live on the surface once more. But the time spell goes wrong, trapping the demons in Limbo without a warlock to bring them back. Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox The sixth book of the series, Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox, was released in the United States on 15 July 2008 and in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2008. Artemis' mother, Angeline Fowl, becomes ill with Spelltropy, and the only cure lies in the brain fluids of the silky sifaka lemur, the last of which was killed by Artemis when he was ten. N 1 takes Artemis and Holly to the past, where Artemis must battle his former self to recover the last silky sifaka lemur before the younger Artemis kills it in a business transaction with Damon Kronski, the leader of the Extinctionists. Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex In Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex, Artemis contracts Atlantis Complex, a psychological disease which is the fairy equivalent of a combination of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Multiple Personality Disorder.[5] His alter ego, Orion, becomes dominant and wrecks havoc, proclaiming Holly to be his true love and calling Foaly his "noble steed." Meanwhile, Turnball Root is doing all he can to break out of prison and restore youth to his elderly human wife, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. Artemis fights his crippling paranoia and does all he can to save the fairies. Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian The final book in the series, Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian will be released on July 10, 2012.[6] Eoin Colfer has revealed some of the plot line of the book: a portal, behind which dwell the spirits of Fairy soldiers and which is located on Artemis Fowl's lands, will be opened by Opal Koboi, and the spirits will rise and possess the bodies of Artemis Fowl Senior, Angeline Fowl, Myles, Beckett, and others. It will be Artemis and Holly's job to get the spirits back into the portal before they rampage across the world.[7] Other works Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel is a graphic novel adaptation of the first book, published in October 2007. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident: The Graphic Novel, an adaptation of the second book was released in 2009. An adaptation of the third book is to be released in 2012.[4] The Artemis Fowl Files is a companion book to the series, published in October 2004. Electronic Arts has brought the first six books in the series to the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi as parts its Flips kids' range and which was released on 4 December 2009.[8] "Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf" is a story written for World Book Day[9] and is set between the first and second books. Nathaniel Parker narrates the audiobooks. Adrian Dunbar and Enn Reitel narrate certain versions from different audiobook companies. Characters Artemis Fowl An Irish child prodigy and a ruthless master criminal, Artemis Fowl II uses his intelligence to build his family fortune through crime. This stems from his family, who have been criminals for generations.[10] At first, Artemis is cold, cynical, and distant even from his closest friend, Butler. Throughout the series, his moral character improves, and he begins to show remorse for his actions and love for his family. Under the influence of Holly and his family, he steals only from those who deserve it and shares his loot with the public. In the first book, he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the fairy LEP to obtain massive amounts of gold. He later works with fairies to defeat villains and save the human and fairy worlds. Domovoi Butler Domovoi Butler is the Fowl's loyal manservant and Artemis' bodyguard. He is also Artemis' closest friend and accomplice.[11] His comprehensive knowledge of weapons and extensive training in martial arts have allowed him to become the only human to defeat a troll. Butler follows Artemis around the world on his adventures and possesses a wide variety of contacts that he can use to aid Artemis. Holly Short Holly is a determined, forthright elf and the first and only female member of LEPrecon, the recon division of the LEP. Compassionate and caring, she goes as far as healing Butler from fatal wounds sustained fighting a troll, even though he has been integral in the plan to hold her hostage this act goes some way to changing both Artemis' and Butler's views on fairies. Since then, she has often helped Artemis and Butler save the human and fairy worlds. Her relationship with Artemis has changed dramatically since the beginning of the series, morphing from hostility to grudging respect to friendship. Julius Root A hot-tempered commander in the LEP, Commander Julius Root is Holly Short's superior officer. A father figure to the other fairies, and specifically Holly, he appears truly distressed at her disappearance in the first novel, as shown with his conversation with Artemis in the whaler, "If you've harmed one tip of my officer's pointy ears...".[12] Opal Koboi, a deranged pixie, murders Root in The Opal Deception. His death hurts all those close to him, especially Holly. Mulch Diggums Mulch Diggums is a criminal dwarf featured in all the Artemis Fowl books. The effects other fairies suffer do not affect him, as he has already entered other dwellings without permission. He has also forfeited his magic, something he does not miss. Though a criminal, he is always ready to help his friends, as long as he benefits. In the first book, the LEP recruit Mulch to gain access to Fowl Manor during a siege. At the conclusion of the fourth book, Mulch starts a private investigation firm with Holly, who resigns from the LEP. Opal Koboi Opal is a deranged pixie whose dream is world-domination and the descruction of the LEP. A prodigy, she built Koboi Laboratories, a technology company, which she used to crush her father's company. Featured in several of the Artemis Fowl books as the main antagonist, she attempts to take over Haven with a goblin army, alert humans to the existence of fairy people, and control time. In the fourth book, Opal kills Commander Root using a bomb and frames Holly for the murder. She detests Foaly, a technology-loving centaur who works for the LEP, because he once bested her in a contest. Themes Colfer has said in interviews that the series is about Artemis growing up.[3] Themes of greed, trust, and the difference between good and evil are also present in the books. Critical reception The series has been called "the new Harry Potter",[13] although Colfer does not agree.[14] Kate Kellaway of The Observer called the first book "a smart, amusing one-off. It flashes with hi-tech invention as if Colfer were as much an inspired boffin as a writer".[14] Time.com said, "Artemis Fowl is pacy, playful, and very funny, an inventive mix of myth and modernity, magic and crime",[15] while The New York Times Book Review said that "Colfer has done enormously, explosively well".[16] See also References External links ca:Artemis Fowl cs:Artemis Fowl da:Artemis Fowl (serie) de:Artemis Fowl el: es:Artemis Fowl (serie) fr:Artemis Fowl id:Artemis Fowl it:Artemis Fowl he: lv:Art mijs Fauls hu:Artemis Fowl nl:Artemis Fowl (serie) ja: no:Artemis Fowl pl:Artemis Fowl pt:Artemis Fowl ro:Artemis Fowl ru: ( ) simple:Artemis Fowl (series) sk:Artemis Fowl (knihy) sr: ( ) fi:Artemis Fowl sv:Artemis Fowl uk: ( ) zh:
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