Artemis

Author: Eoin Colfer
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
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An Irishman wanders around the rainbow, hoping to obtain supernatural wealth.
The story of a rebellious Irish genius, the mischievous Artemis Fowl, and the elf with 007-style high-tech equipment, Holly Short, as they engage in a battle of wits.
At the age of twelve, Artemis is a brilliant genius, but when he abducts a member of the fairy race, Detective Chief Holly Short, he doesn't even know what he has gotten himself into.
This isn't a fairy tale to lull children to sleep; here, the fairies wield deadly weapons made with futuristic high-tech!
Artemis initially thought manipulating the fairies would be easy, but suddenly he discovers that the rules of the game no longer apply.