Artemis Fowl 1

Rumour has it that Artemis Fowl is responsible for every major crime of the new century. Just twelve years old and already he is 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 bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series Half Moon Investigations The Supernaturalist Airman The Legend of books and most recently the WARP series. Eoin Colfer lives with his family in Ireland. You can visit his website at eoincolfer.com.Artemis is a brilliant creation. The series has been described as a huge hit and 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 has 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 is incredibly dangerous and pretty annoyed with all the kidnapping.Artemis Fowl is about to find out that fairies fight back. As the Sunday Times says the series is fast-paced tongue in cheek laugh-out-loud. The Guardian describes it as a huge hit and Anthony Horowitz says Artemis is a brilliant creation. The series has won several awards including the WHSmith Children''s Book of the Year Award and Children''s Book of the Year at the Children''s Book Awards and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children''s Book of the Year Award.