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Artemis Fowl (series)
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Artemis Fowl is a series of fantasy novels written by Irish
author Eoin Colfer
and all the books are best sellers, starring the teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II
. The author summed up the series as: "Die Hard
with fairies." 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 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.
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.
from the Russian Mafiya, 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.
'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.
on July 15, 2008 and in the United Kingdom
on August 7, 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 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.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
author Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer is an Irish author. He is most famous as the author of the Artemis Fowl series, but he has also written other successful books. His novels have been compared to the works of J. K. Rowling...
and all the books are best sellers, starring the teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II
Artemis Fowl II
Artemis Fowl II is the antihero and main character of the fictional series Artemis Fowl by the Irish author Eoin Colfer.- Origins :Colfer has said that he based Artemis on his younger brother Donal, who as a child was "a mischievous mastermind who could get out of any trouble he got into"...
. The author summed up the series as: "Die Hard
Die Hard
Die Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which...
with fairies." 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 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.
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl is the first book in the series. Artemis Fowl, the main character and anti-hero, and his body guard, Butler, kidnap LEPrecon Holly Short, a fairy elf, to ransom her to "the People," the various fairies who have moved their entire civilization 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
Jim Sheridan
Jim Sheridan is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin and In America.-Life and career:...
directing.
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident is the second book of the series. It follows the rescue of Artemis Fowl IArtemis Fowl I
Artemis Fowl I is a fictional character in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. He is the husband of Angeline Fowl, and the father of the main character, Artemis Fowl II...
from the Russian Mafiya, alongside the battle against the goblin rebellion led by the pixie Opal Koboi
Opal Koboi
Opal Koboi is a fictional character from the Artemis Fowl series - a set of seven fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer. After the character's May 2002 introduction in the second book in the series as a supporting antagonist, Colfer again used Koboi as the main antagonist in the fourth...
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.Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
The fourth book, Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception, covers pixie Opal KoboiOpal Koboi
Opal Koboi is a fictional character from the Artemis Fowl series - a set of seven fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer. After the character's May 2002 introduction in the second book in the series as a supporting antagonist, Colfer again used Koboi as the main antagonist in the fourth...
'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
Julius Root
Julius Root is a fictional character from the Artemis Fowl series of children's books written by Irish author Eoin Colfer.- Personality :Julius Root was the commander of the reconnaissance division of the Lower Elements Police. Root was frequently angry, and when angry, he became extremely...
, framing Captain Holly Short
Holly Short
Holly Short is a fictional character and a LEPrecon Captain in the Artemis Fowl book series by Eoin Colfer.-Character outline:Holly Short is a talkative and sarcastic elf with an auburn crew cut and hazel eyes, as well as the pointy ears and nut-brown skin typical of her species...
. Short is eventually acquitted but does not return to the LEP. Without Root, Short leaves the LEP and joins Mulch Diggums
Mulch Diggums
Mulch Diggums is a fictional kleptomaniac dwarf from the Artemis Fowl series by Irish fiction author Eoin Colfer.He has been arrested numerous times by the LEP due to his criminal nature; stealing from Mud Men is his speciality. An expert burglar, he is also infamous for his powerful and deadly...
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 N°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 StatesUnited States
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on July 15, 2008 and in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on August 7, 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 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.