Artemis Fowl, Book 1

Eoin Colfer

Penguin Books Limited, Jun 3, 2010 - Juvenile Fiction - 277 pages

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.***

About the author

Eoin Colfer was born in Wexford, Ireland on May 14, 1965. After taking a three-year degree course in Dublin, he qualified as a primary teacher in 1986. Returning to Wexford he began teaching in a local primary school by day and wrote at night. In 1991, he left Ireland and spent the next four years working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. Resettling in Wexford after his arrival back in Ireland, he recommenced his teaching career, continuing his habit of writing after school. His first book, Benny and Omar, was published in October 1998. His other works include Benny and Babe, the O'Brien Flyers series, and the Artemis Fowl series. He became a full-time author following the success of Artemis Fowl. The Wish List won a Bisto Merit Award in 2001. In 2015 he won an Irish Book Award in the children's category with his title Imaginary Fred.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Artemis Fowl, Book 1; Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer; Volume 1 of Artemis Fowl: Puffin Books, Eoin. - Colfer; Volume 1 of Criminally good; Puffin Classics; The ultimate collection; Young Blackbirds
• Author: Eoin Colfer
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, reissue
• Publisher: Penguin Books Limited, 2010
• ISBN: 0141339098, 9780141339092
• Length: 277 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Family / General; Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents; Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction / Law & Crime; Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Europe; Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction / General