Artemis Fowl 1

Rumour has it Artemis Fowl is responsible for every major crime of the new century. Just twelve years old and already he's a criminal genius plotting to restore his family's fortune with a spot of corruption and kidnapping. Kidnapping a fairy for ransom to be precise.|Eoin Colfer is the megaselling author of the Artemis Fowl series Half Moon Investigations The Supernaturalist Airman The Legend of . . . books and most recently the WARP series. Eoin lives with his family in Ireland. www.eoincolfer.com|Artemis is a brilliant creation|A huge hit|Fast-paced tongue in cheek . . . laugh-out-loud|Join the world of Artemis Fowl the number one bestseller by Eoin Colfer.AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD ARTEMIS FOWL IS A CRIMINAL GENIUS.No scheme is too dastardly no plot too devious. And he's just discovered that fairies are real.Poor fairies.But these are not the cuddly creatures of bedtime stories. They are armed. They are dangerous. And when Artemis captures Captain Holly Short for her fairy gold he messes with the wrong elf.Holly isn't armed but she's incredibly dangerous and pretty annoyed with all the kidnapping.Artemis Fowl is about to find out that fairies fight back . . .Let the misadventure begin.'Fast-paced tongue in cheek . . . laugh-out-loud' - Sunday Times'A huge hit' - The Guardian'Artemis is a brilliant creation' - Anthony Horowitz***Winner of the WHSmith Children's Book of the Year Award and Children's Book of the Year at the Children's Book Awards. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award.***