by Eoin Colfer

 

This is the first book in the series.

 

Artemis Fowl is one of the greatest criminal minds the world has ever seen. He is heir to the Fowl family empire - a centuries old clan of international underworld figures and con artists. He is arguably the most cunning Fowl of all. He is also twelve years old.

 

Artemis' interest in mythology and an obsession with the Internet leads him to discover proof of the existence of 'The People'- otherwise known as fairies, sprites, leprechauns and trolls. He learns every fairy has a magical Book. If he can find the Book, it will lead him to 'The People's' vast treasure of gold.

 

For fans of J.R.R.Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, and Philip Pullman, Artemis Fowl is a high-tech fantasy, mixing faries, leprechauns, and computers, in a brilliant, thrilling story that is destined to become a cult favorite.

 

This book has won the  W. H. Smith Book Award and the British Book Award. It was shortlisted for the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and has been on the New York Times bestseller list.

 

Eoin Colfer's first novel, Benny and Omar, was an instant bestseller in Ireland where he lives, and Artemis Fowl, his first book featuring the brilliant young anti-hero, was an immediate international bestseller.

 

Paperback. 288 pages.

 

Age 12+