Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl #1)

Entertaining. Brilliant. Magical. Kick Ass fairies. Must read!

Reader reviewed by Barbara

This book (and series) is GENIUS! For any faerie and magic lovers of any age, I recommend this book! It has a great storyline, and it keeps the reader from ever wanting to put the book down. I began reading this book in the 5th grade, and today I still love reading the series! 12-year-old Artemis Fowl, the faeries, elves, goblins, etc...the reader knows it's a non-fictional story, but author keeps the characters so realistic, you believe it's real! When Artemis manages to kidnap the elf-cop of the LEP unit, the action is just non-stop! Plain and simple (unlike this book)...READ IT! :)

Reader reviewed by KitKat

Artemis Fowl is a brillaint twelve-year-old genius. His father dead or missing and his mother delusional, Artemis is determined to restore the Fowl family fortune.

How, you ask?

By stealing fairy gold.

Holly Short is a LEPrecon, a Lower Elements Police Reconnnaisance officer. She's on the surface for a routine run and to refill her magic - and not expecting to be kidnapped by a Mud Man (human.)

But Artemis does kidnap her, throwing himself, Holly, his bodyguard Butler, and the entire fairy world into a crazy adventure that had me laughing out loud and unable to put it down! Although the plot will certainly appeal to younger readers, the intelligent, witty writing style will keep older readers amused too.

Reader reviewed by Maggie

Let's see, where to begin...well, I'll start with Artemis Jr., the mastermind himself. He has already managed to track down a fairy across the globe, invent a hide to help him capture said fairy, and hold it for ransom. The REALLY strange thing? He's only 12 years old.

No, seriously. A 12-year-old criminal mastermind. Who knew?! Actully, his motives behind this crime are far less sinister (although I don't think there are actually any laws protecting fairy people). He wants the fairy gold to fund his search for his father, who went missing a couple of years ago. I like that the author shows Artemis's softer side, shows he's not all bad. That really, inside that huge brain, there's really just a 12-year-old kid who misses his dad.

The fairies in this book are most likely waaaay different from the other fairy stories you've read. In Artemis Fowl, fairies (also known as elves, the fae, leprechauns -- but we'll get to that later) are basically just like super high-tech people -- except for the fact that they're 3 feet tall with pointy ears. They live underground in cities full of such fantasy creatures as centaurs, pixies, trolls, and swear toads (a prank lab experiment gone very, very wrong). What we think of as leprechauns are actually fairies in the old LEPrecon uniforms. LEPrecon is the reconnaisance division of the Lower Elements Police, or LEP. This story involves mainly Holly Short, a young female LEPrecon officer.

Holly is short for an elf. She's around one centimeter short of average, but that's a lot when you're only 3 feet high to begin with. She's the elf who gets captured by Artemis while replenishing her magic after an unfortunate incident involving a rogue troll and a restaurant in Italy. Needless to say, her commanding officer, Commander Root, is not very happy about this turn of events, and he and a team of fairies use every ounce of their wit against Artemis Fowl II to free Holly and keep their gold.

Find out who wins, fairy or human, in this stellar novel by Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl.

Reader reviewed by EshInoBi

This book was simply amazing! 12-year-old genius, Artemis Fowl and his manservant, Butler, completely amaze me with their story! Artemis Fowl attempts to kidnap Holly Short, a fairy from the LEP (Lower Elements Police) for ransom for his favourite thing-gold. In the end, he wins (being as smart as he is), and Holly is furious. The book (which all fairies have to obey) say that when a human wins gold, they win.

I love Artemis Fowl! He is so smart, but in this book he is too greedy, and sort of mean, and will do whatever it takes to win. And he knows what he;s doing. He knows how to plan. His adventures are so exciting, and I loved to read this book!

Reader reviewed by edith

i liked this book beacause it had humans and magic and it described the fairies as if they were real people. i was almost about to cry when the fairy got trapped. i really liked the centuar; he was really funny.

that little kid is the devil man!
he is really evil. i can't believe that he killed that poor fairy!!! i know he just needs some love, but DANG!! Pure EVIL!! and the body guard's sister, she's really stupid.

Reader reviewed by Henry R

A few things to say about this book. Things like Wow! The way Artemis catches a fairy and things like that. Eoin Coffer actually works it so you think your really there. This book teaches that even the most prepared plans can go wrong. Artemis Fowl is a 12-year old child and he has a higher intellect than a fully-grown adult. He is portrayed to the Fairies as cold and ruthless, but in reality, is merely trying to fulfill his family's goal as though he were the head of the house. This book is an entertaining, non-stop adventure, from a time-field, to a tunneling dwarf, to a huge lumbering troll, to a radioactive bio-bomb. This book must be covered in glue because you wont be able to put it down! Every seconds was breath taking and the idea about a secret society is almost as entertaining as the idea we are all in The Matrix. You will love this book. As you continue to read this series you will uncover more and more information about the Fairy society. You will also like this book if you like the Alex Rider series or the Eragon series. I give this book 5 stars out of 5. Absolutely fantastic!

Reader reviewed by Mary

Artemis Fowl is a criminal mastermind and he's about to prove it. Not just to humankind but also to fairykind. Fairies exist and Artemis is going to be the first to discover...or rather exploit...An interesting array of characters come into the story, all equally memorable.

This story is exciting, fast paced and just amazingly inventive. It is a book I have never gotten tired of reading!

Reader reviewed by Sinera

Artemis Fowl II is a criminal mastermind. At the age of 11 he has already forged art master pieces, transferred money illegally from other people's bank accounts to his own, and done numerous other crimes. He is considered the child prodigy of all time. He has beaten the top chess masters in online matches and written books on psychology under different pseudonyms. He is also at the perfect age to believe in fairies. This is what makes him truly dangerous.
Holly Short, the first female LEP (lower elements police) recon (which is where the word leprechaun originated from) officer, is a sprite who is running low on magic. She must go to the world above ground to recharge her magic. Faeries live underground out of fear of humans. Despite the fact that faeries have magic and technology which is much superior than ours they can not win against humans. This is because humans reproduce way too often for faeries to compete. Faeries rarely reproduce and when they do it is almost always only one child. Because of this and the fact that human beings are too greedy the faeries were driven underground by humans where their existence is unknown to us.
Artemis Fowl discovers the faeries and...
This is my favorite book because the main character is very intriguing since he isnt really the good guy or the bad guy. Also the plot is very interesting and the story is very well written. I would recommend this book to all fiction and fantasy readers.

Reader reviewed by K.T.

This was a truly original blend of fantasy and science-fiction I thought.I also found Artemis Fowl to be an extremely entertaining character.His clever schemes and the fact that he always had an ace up his sleeve made the book into a real page turner.Although Artemis was a great character,the other characters Holly Short and Mulch Diggums were wonderfully exceptional personalities.In all ,Artemis Fowl was an unforgettable story that anyone would enjoy reading.