Artemis Fowl
A twelve-year-old criminal mastermind captures a fairy to extort gold from the underground fairy civilization.
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Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl tracks down the modern fairy world, kidnaps an officer of its underground tech-savvy police force, and demands a ransom in gold. He has not quite read the fine print.
The original Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer has eight books, ending with The Last Guardian in 2012. A spinoff series, The Fowl Twins, follows Artemis's younger brothers and continues the world.
The 2020 Disney+ film adaptation departed significantly from the book and was poorly received by both fans and critics. Most readers consider the books and the film effectively unrelated.
Artemis Fowl was written by Eoin Colfer, published in 2010 by Penguin UK.
Artemis Fowl is 265 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Artemis Fowl takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
Artemis Fowl is a standalone novel by Eoin Colfer, not part of a series.
Artemis Fowl is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
