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Artemis Fowl
Science fantasy book series by Eoin Colfer
For other uses, see Artemis Fowl (disambiguation).
The Fowl Adventures is a series of eleven fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer revolving around various members of the Fowl family. The first cycle, the eight-book Artemis Fowl, follows elf Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance (LEPRecon) officerHolly Short as she faces the forces of criminal mastermindArtemis Fowl II; later on in the cycle the adversaries are forced to work together, gradually becoming firm friends/brief love interests while saving the world. The second cycle, the three-bookThe Fowl Twins, received commercial success and positive critical reception. It has also originated graphic novel adaptations. In 2010, Artemis Fowl was selected by readers and voters as their favorite Puffin Books title of all time.[1]
A film adaptation based on the first novel was in the process of development by Disney from 2016, and eventually released on the Disney+streaming service on June 12, 2020 to a poor reception,[2][3] before being removed from the service on May 26, 2023.[4]
Series overview
[edit]In the first book, Artemis Fowl, pitched as "Die Hard with fairies",[5] twelve-year-old
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The Arctic Incident sees the slightly older, perhaps slightly more mellow, arch-criminal Artemis recovered from his last adventure, richer now that he has his half-a-hoard of fairy gold, and happier since the Clarice Starling-esque super-fairy Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon returned his mother's ailing mind to full health.
But there is still much unfinished business: Artemis Fowl Senior disappeared when a daring escapade, designed to free his family from their criminal--not to mention deeply lucrative--past and move the family's assets into legitimate enterprises, went horribly wrong. Held captive by the Mafiya (the Russian organised crime sindicate) for over two years, he has been declared officially dead, but Artemis junior knows in his heart (yes, he does have one) that his beloved father is still alive and determines to find him. Meanwhile Captain Short is temporarily on assignment to Customs and Excise as punishment for letting Fowl separate her and her People from their gold and is finding her stake-out duties a little dull. But it soon becomes obvious that the pair ha
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