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| books = [[Artemis Fowl (novel)|Artemis Fowl]]<br /> [[Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident|The Arctic Incident]]<br /> [[Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code|The Eternity Code]]<br /> [[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception|The Opal Deception]]<br /> [[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony|The Lost Colony]]<br /> [[Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox|The Time Paradox]]<br />[[Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex|The Atlantis Complex]]<br /> |
| books = [[Artemis Fowl (novel)|Artemis Fowl]]<br /> [[Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident|The Arctic Incident]]<br /> [[Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code|The Eternity Code]]<br /> [[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception|The Opal Deception]]<br /> [[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony|The Lost Colony]]<br /> [[Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox|The Time Paradox]]<br />[[Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex|The Atlantis Complex]]<br /> The Last Guardian (2012)<ref>http://gamutnews.com/20110524/7255/disney-publishing-worldwide-announces-three-book-deal-with-internationally-best-selling-author-eoin-colfer.html</ref> |
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| author = [[Eoin Colfer]] |
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| genre = [[Fantasy]] |
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| publisher = [[Viking Press]]/[[Disney Hyperion]] |
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| pub_date = 2001–Present |
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'''Artemis Fowl''' is a series of [[fantasy novel]]s written by [[Ireland|Irish]] author [[Eoin Colfer]], starring the teenage criminal mastermind [[Artemis Fowl II]]. The author summed up the series as: "''Die Hard'' with fairies."<ref>{{cite web|title='Die Hard' With Fairies|author=Heather Vogel|date=[[April 23]], [[2001]]|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA73085.html|accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref> There are seven novels in the series; the first was published in 2001 and the sixth was released in 2010.<ref name="7 books">{{Cite web| title = Amazon.com: The Artemis Fowl Series| accessdate = 2008-09-14| url =http://www.amazon.com/gp/series/41400?ie=UTF8&edition=paperback}}</ref> A graphic novel was released in 2007, and a second in 2009.<ref name="release-date-graphic">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Artemis-Fowl-Graphic-Novel/dp/0786848812 |title=Amazon.com: Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel (Artemis Fowl): Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2008-09-24}}</ref> A third graphic novel and a movie are currently in the writing process. <ref name="AFC Aug08">{{Cite web| title = Artemis Fowl Confidential Eoin Colfer Interview (August 2008)| accessdate = 2008-09-24| url =http://www.artemis-fowl.com/author_interviews/afc_5.php}}</ref> |
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'''''Artemis Fowl''''' by [[Eoin Colfer]] is a series of [[novel]]s about [[Artemis Fowl II]], a ruthless and teenage genius who acquires [[money]] through a variety of often illegal schemes. In the series, Artemis Fowl traverses many countries, including [[Iceland]], [[Siberia]], [[Chicago]], [[Germany]], [[London]], [[Taiwan]], [[Morocco]], [[France]] and various places in [[Ireland]]. The main setting of the series is the [[Lower Elements]], an underground city where magical creatures reside. |
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==Series Overview== |
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Colfer has described the series as "''Die Hard'' with fairies".<ref>{{cite web|title='Die Hard' With Fairies|author=Heather Vogel|date=23 April 2001|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA73085.html|accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref> There are seven novels in the series so far;<ref name="6 books">{{cite web| title = Amazon.com: The Artemis Fowl Series| accessdate = 2008-09-14| url = http://www.amazon.com/gp/series/41400?ie=UTF8&edition=paperback}}</ref> the first was published in 2001<ref name="6 books" /> and the seventh on 20 July 2010.<ref name="6 books" /> A film based on the series is also in development, although most details are unclear.<ref name="afc 5">{{cite web| title = Artemis Fowl Confidential :: A Fansite For Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series| accessdate = 2008-09-14| url = http://www.artemis-fowl.com/author_interviews/afc_5.php}}</ref> As of June 2008, the series has sold over 18 million copies. These books have proved to be well loved internationally. |
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In 'Eoin Colfer Virtually Live,' a live webcast promotion for the 20 July 2010 release of the seventh book, Eoin Colfer stated that the eighth book, ''The Last Guardian'', is intended to be the last in the series. <ref>http://gamutnews.com/20110524/7255/disney-publishing-worldwide-announces-three-book-deal-with-internationally-best-selling-author-eoin-colfer.html</ref> |
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==Main characters== |
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===Protagonists=== |
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====[[Artemis Fowl II]]<ref name="employer">{{AF Cite Book | booknumber = 1 | pages = yes | startpage = 16 | month = June | year = 2008 }}</ref>==== |
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Artemis Fowl II is an Irish [[child prodigy]] and a ruthless master criminal who takes charge of rebuilding his family fortune following the disappearance of his father, Artemis Fowl I. In ''[[Artemis Fowl (novel)|Artemis Fowl]]'', the first book in the series, he kidnaps Captain Holly Short, a member of the reconnaissance unit of the fairy police force, the Lower Elements Police (LEP), LEPrecon. His objective is to obtain ten metric tons of gold which the fairy government has set aside to [[ransom]] captured officers. In spite of their less-than-friendly attitudes towards each other in the first book, Holly needs Artemis's help to save her world in the second book. They later save their worlds from impending doom on several occasions, and little by little, Artemis's moral character and emotional disposition improve. Although Artemis is never fully described in the books, we know that he is pale and cold, but charismatic. He has bright blue eyes, (''The Eternity Code,The Arctic Incident, and Artemis Fowl'') but later switched one of his eyes with Holly Short during [[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony]] while traveling through a time tunnel. He also possesses black hair (''The Lost Colony, and The Artic Incident'') and it can be inferred that his hair is a little long, due to how when in The Opal Deception his hair gets wet, he has to push it back from his eyes. On more than one occasion, his smile has been said to be horrible, like a vampire's (''Artemis Fowl and The Arctic Incident, Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code''). He also has a minor dust mite allergy (''Artemis Fowl''). Despite his intelligence, he is shown to be quite lonely on occasions. He also shows romantic inclinations towards Captain Holly Short, and vice versa, later in the series, but they blame the feelings on the time travel they have undergone. His family's motto is "''Aurum Est Potestas''", meaning "Gold is Power" in Latin, though the proper grammar would be ''Aurum Potestas Est''. |
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====[[Domovoi Butler]]==== |
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Domovoi Butler (usually referred to as merely Butler) is Artemis' [[butler]] and [[bodyguard]]. He is most often referred to as "Butler"; his first name (Domovoi) is not revealed until the third book ''[[The Eternity Code]]'', when he thinks he is going to die after being shot. The Butler family has served the Fowl family for generations, with a Butler being assigned to each new Fowl at birth. He has comprehensive knowledge of weapons and extensive training in martial arts, enough so as to become the only human ever to fight a troll and win (with help from Holly Short's magic and an antique suit of armour). The second book, ''[[The Arctic Incident]]'', asserts that there are only two men on the planet better educated in various martial arts than Butler. In ''[[The Eternity Code]]'', Butler is accidentally turned 15 years older by the healing process used to save him from perishing of the aforementioned bullet he thought would kill him. The healing process also reproduces some [[Kevlar]] fibres that were entangled in the wound, making it harder for him to breathe. However, sometime between the same book and ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex|The Atlantis Complex]]'', Butler is healed by the fairies although his outward appearance stays the same. Butler is more than what he seems (for example, in the Artemis Fowl Files it is revealed in an "interview" with Butler he stated that he enjoys romance novels; he also informs the interviewer, "...if you tell anyone, I will hunt you down.") and follows Artemis around the world on his adventures. He is also one of Artemis' few good friends. |
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====[[Police captain|Captain]] [[Holly Short]]==== |
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Captain Holly Short, the first female to reach the rank of captain in the LEP,{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} is more skilled, has more chutzpah, and is far more daring than most of her fellow officers.<ref>(she holds the current "core-diving" record, The Arctic Incident)</ref> Her talents are often under-appreciated because of her gender. Holly looks up to Julius Root, her LEP commander and something of a father figure, who has high expectations of her. Holly, who has an unwavering moral code, typically operates on intuition, rather than on protocol; a trait that often leads her into trouble. Artemis abducts her in the first book, and her tenacity and creative intellect help her to escape not only her cell, but Fowl Manor as well. Throughout the series Holly and Artemis understand each other on a very personal level, and consequently recognize each other as friends. In the sixth book, ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox|The Time Paradox]]'', there are also romantic qualities related to her and Artemis, because when they go back in time, she is transformed into a fairy adolescent and kisses him. However, when Artemis falsely blames her for causing an epidemic of the fairy disease Spelltropy, she is deeply hurt and vows that his "elf-kissing days are over." Since then, the two have repaired their friendship, and it is implied that the romantic feelings remain. In the Atlantis Complex, Holly was said to have went on a date with Trouble Kelp. Also, in the fifth book she was killed by Leon Abbot but Artemis quickly realizes that bursts of Energy cause brief retractions in time, so he shoots Holly's Neutrino 3000 and saves her from being stabbed. |
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Juliet Butler is Butler's younger sister, and until ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code|The Eternity Code]]'' is a bodyguard in training. The following quote from this book describes Juliet's deviation from the normal teenage girl's standard quite well: "For her eighteenth birthday she asked for, and received, a ribbed Judo crash vest, two weighted throwing knives and a World Wrestling Grudge Match video. At the age of eighteen, she could hit a moving target with any weapon you could care to name and she could throw most people a lot further than she trusted them."<ref>(Book III)</ref> Juliet is introduced in the first book. She plays an important role in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code|The Eternity Code]]'', taking Butler's place of bodyguard and skilled fighter while Butler is recovering from a near fatal injury. She isn't in the Time Paradox. She is mentioned briefly in the Opal Deception and the Lost Colony. Juliet also appears again in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex|The Atlantis Complex]]'' when her brother is sent to Mexico by Artemis under the false impression that she is in danger (this is due to Artemis's mistaken notion that Butler always has something to do with it when his schemes go wrong). While there, Juliet is ''[[mesmerized]]'' by ''[[List of characters in Artemis Fowl|Turnball Root]]'' which causes all of her wiped memories from The Eternity Code to come back. Juliet plays a significant part in The Atlantis Complex. |
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====[[Commander#Commander as a non-military rank or title|Commander]] [[Julius Root]]==== |
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''Artemis Fowl'' is the first book in the series. In it, Artemis Fowl (the main character and anti-hero) and Butler (Artemis' bodygaurd) kidnap LEPrecon Holly Short, a fairy elf, to trade her back to the people (the faries, (that also live underground,) some of them being much smarter than most humans) for 1 ton of 24 carat gold. |
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Commander Julius Root of [[LEPrecon]] has the personality of an old soldier. He smokes noxious fungus [[cigars]], and his short temper earns him the nickname "Beetroot", as he is often purple in the face with rage. He holds the current airspeed record in a shuttle (possibly from shuttle port E77 in Wajir, Kenya to port E1 at the Hill of Tara, in Ireland).<ref>[[Eoin Colfer]] (2003). ''Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code''. Artemis Fowl (series). [[Hyperion Books]]. pp. 152. ISBN 0786817070.</ref> Julius follows protocols more closely than Holly, or indeed any other LEPrecon officer, but driven by his concern for his subordinates and the fairy People he serves, he bends rules where necessary. He is murdered by [[Opal Koboi]],a pixie who tries to take over the world but fails twice, in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception|The Opal Deception]]''. Holly Short is held responsible for his death until the end of the book where Artemis, with the help of the People, clears her name. Holly deeply respects Julius, and up until his death he is a mentor as well as a father figure for her. He gets very angry with most people who call him by his first name - in the first book, we are told that there are perhaps five or six fairies who are allowed to call him Julius; but one of them, Briar Cudgeon, is discredited by the end of the book, presumably meaning there are now only four. Jayjay the lemur is later named for a resemblance to the deceased commander; J.J. stands for "Julius Junior" (Time Paradox). He is the brother of Turnball Root, the main antagonist of the Atlantis Complex. |
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A film adaptation was reported to be in the writing stage in mid-2008, with [[Jim Sheridan]] directing.<ref name="Today Show Interview">{{Cite video| title = MSN Video: Eoin Colfer interview on the [[Today Show]]| accessdate = 2011-06-18| url =http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=1610ad10-074e-4d35-b6f1-c32bdb5f9ed1&fg=rss&from=34}}</ref> |
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====[[Foaly]]==== |
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Foaly, a [[centaur]], is the LEP's technological genius. He is paranoid about almost anything, choosing to wear [[tin-foil]] hats to protect his brain from mind-probing rays from human satellites. He is also quite vain about his work and appearance. His inventions keep Holly one step ahead of the game. He has a tendency to make sarcastic remarks and they cause him trouble on more than one occasion. However, he cannot be fired, lest human technology be allowed to catch up with the fairy brand (plus if any one tries to start up his computers, "a hidden virus will bring it crashing down around their pointy ears." -Artemis Fowl(First book) He marries Caballine, a journalist, during Artemis and Holly's absence in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony|The Lost Colony]]'', though this detail is not mentioned until ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox|The Time Paradox]]''. He and [[Mulch Diggums]] are friends, though whenever they meet they usually communicate largely through insults. |
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Mulch Diggums is a [[Kleptomania|kleptomatic]] dwarf with explosive [[flatulence]]. He is called upon by Commander Julius Root to break into the Fowl Manor in the first book, having already lost his magical abilities due to entering human's dwellings without permission. Like all male dwarves, Mulch is adapted for tunneling, and his unhingeable jaw and accelerated digestion have proved vital on many of his criminal ventures. An amoral thief who loves luxury and cares little for the law or the environment the People hold dear, he nevertheless develops sentiments towards Julius, Holly, and Artemis, eventually risking his life on their behalf. At first he is a criminal, but later in the series his name is cleared when Artemis hacks into the LEP arrest records and nullifies several search warrants. Although he often complains about being dragged unwillingly into most of the books adventures, it is implied several times that he actually does want to help. Mulch has also been viewed as a anti environmentalist due to his methane gas, or major powerful farts that can send him and people around him flying. Mulch appears in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex|The Atlantis Complex]]'' to rescue Butler and Juliet from a ''[[mind wipe]]'' orchestrated by ''[[Turnball Root]]''. He is disguised as one of the dwarves executing the job but instead warns the two and they steal a ship used to rescue Artemis, Holly, and Foaly in the Atlantic. He has various natural talents including his explosive flatulence, a chemical in the gas he produces that makes him immune to [[Decompression Sickness]] (commonly known as "The Bends"), the ability to unhinge his jaw, and pores in his skin that allows him to leech water out of surfaces, enabling him to cling to walls. He has lost most of his magic by entering a human dwelling without "an invitation" but still retains his ability to understand and speak most, if not all languages. |
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''Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident'' is the second book of the series. It follows the rescue of [[Artemis Fowl I]] alongside the goblin rebellion led by the [[Pixie (Artemis Fowl)|pixies]] [[Opal Koboi]] and [[Briar Cudgeon]]. A graphic novel adaptation is reported to be in the drawing stages.<ref name="AFC Aug08" /> |
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====Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code==== |
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N°1 is a very powerful imp warlock who serves as Qwan's apprentice in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony|The Lost Colony]]'' (book five). He helps to save [[Hybras]], the lost colony of the title. Before that, however, N<sup>o</sup>1 gets involved with Artemis Fowl and is kidnapped by Minerva Paradizo. In ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox|The Time Paradox]]'' (book six), he transports Holly and Artemis through time so they can save Artemis' dying mother from a life-threatening disease called Spelltropy. he also assist them at the end of Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex and is almost captured by Holly when she was controlled by Turnball Root. He is incredibly powerful but still in training, meaning that while he often has the raw power for the job, he doesn't have the expertise. |
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''Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code'' covers the theft of the fictional [[C Cube]] by [[Jon Spiro]] and it's eventual recovery. Butler is healed by [[Holly Short]] after a near-death due to a [[bullet wound]] to the chest. Butler and Artemis are mind-wiped by the [[Lower Elements Police]] at the end, although they regain their memories in the next book. |
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====Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception==== |
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There is no obvious villain for the first book, as it is Artemis Fowl vs. the LEP; Fowl could himself be considered the villain or anti-hero, an unusual stance for a children's book. A minor villain is Briar Cudgeon, who attempts to kill Artemis, Butler, and possibly Holly with a troll. |
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The fourth book, ''Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception'', covers pixie [[Opal Koboi]]'s second attempt at world domination, after her first attempt (covered in [[#Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident|Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident]]) failed. Koboi convinces a fictional environmentalist to send a probe into the ground. The probe was supposed to reveal the existence of [[Fairy (Artemis Fowl)|fairies]] to the general human public, however, it fails. However, Koboi succeeds in killing LEP Commander [[Julius Root]] and framing Captain [[Holly Short]] for it. Short is later acquitted, and Koboi detained by the LEP. Without Root, Short leaves the LEP and joins [[Mulch Diggums]] to form a [[private investigation]] firm. |
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Opal Koboi is a [[narcissistic]] pixie genius and the main antagonist of the second, fourth, and sixth book starting with [[Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident|The Arctic Incident]]. She masterminded the Goblin uprising with the help of Briar Cudgeon in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident|The Arctic Incident]]'' but was defeated by Artemis, Holly and the LEP. She returned in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception|The Opal Deception]]'', the collapse of her previous plan and her year long coma having reduced her to a paranoid mad-pixie bent on revenge. She also planned to mobilize humans and fairies in a cross-species war and conquer the world. In this book, she also murders '''Julius Root''' (see ''Protagonists'' above). Opal made her vast fortune by forming "Koboi Laboratories" after bankrupting her father's company and merging it with her own. Opal is a rival of Foaly, with whom she held a bitter grudge over her loss of an invention contest when they were both in the fairy equivalent of college. At the end of ''The Opal Deception'' she is robbed of her powers and arrested. Her younger self returns in the [[Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox|sixth book]], when, in an extremely confusing time paradox, she uses a time tunnel created by the protagonists to travel forward in time and cause the need for the time tunnel in the first place. Her ultimate goal in this case is the brain fluid of Jayjay, a silky sifaka lemur, which can both heal Spelltropy (a deadly, magic-based disease), and gain the ability to control time. She fails to retrieve the lemur when Artemis tricks her and burrows her in explosive Kraken shell. When the LEP tries to dig her up, she escapes and is currently on the run from the LEP. |
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''Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony'' involves the bringing of the [[Demon (Artemis Fowl)|demon]] island [[Hybras]] back from "Limbo". |
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Briar Cudgeon was a power hungry officer in the LEP driven by ambition and planning to ascend the Council. He was a centuries old friend of Julius Root but by the end of the original [[Artemis Fowl (novel)|Artemis Fowl]] incident however he was found to be corrupt. After Foaly exposed him, Cudgeon attacked the centaur in a rage. Root "accidentally" incapacitated Cudgeon with a tranquilizer dart. The chemicals in the dart reacted badly with illegal brain enhancers Cudgeon had been taking, leaving him physically deformed, partially robbed of his magical power and somewhat [[insane]]. He was also demoted to the rank of private. In ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident]]'', consumed with rage and bitterness, he plans to get back at the LEP by allying himself with Opal Koboi in her plan to take over the [[Lower Elements]]. He co-headed the B'wa Kell rebellion but had plans of eliminating Opal rather than retaining her as his "empress", knowing that she would not be satisfied to share power. At the end of the rebellion, he was killed when he fell into a plasma conduit and was incinerated. |
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''Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox'', the sixth book, was released in the [[United States]] on July 15, 2008 and in the [[United Kingdom]] on August 7, 2008. It covers the conflict between Artemis and his past self as he tries to bring a fictional "silky sifaka" lemur back from the past, as he had killed it in an earlier business transaction. It requires using N°1 to bring them back to the past, where Artemis must battle the wits of his former self. |
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Jon Spiro is the villain of [[Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code|Book III]]. A shady and powerful businessman from Chicago, he formed and headed the company Fission Chips which was backed by the Mob. Instead of paying Artemis off to withhold the C Cube (an extremely powerful micro-computer that Artemis made using parts from the helmets he stole in the first book) from the immediate market, he robbed Artemis of the C-Cube at their meeting. He also ordered [[Arno Blunt]] to kill Artemis, but he failed, critically injuring Butler in the process. Spiro captured Artemis when he could not crack its encryption, but ended up playing into Artemis and LEPrecon's plans to recover the C Cube. He is arrested at the end, and seems to have gone insane when he finds out he has been tricked. At the end of the book, Spiro says that it isn't over, and that he will find him and never give up. |
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In ''Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex'', Artemis contracts the Atlantis Complex, a fairy disease similar to [[OCD]]. |
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Goblins are a reptilian species of fairies who have lizard-like bodies and can conjure fire. Also they have fireproof skin and their favourite form of hurting other species is snorting the fire up their noses and releasing it forcefully. In spite of their incredible lack of intelligence, they have a highly competitive gang, the B'wa Kell. They become a threat in [[Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident|''The Arctic Incident'']], with the aid of Opal Koboi and Briar Cudgeon, who supplied the plan and weapons of the revolution along with weapons that would keep working when all neutrino weapons (such as the LEP's) were sabotaged. They are incredibly unintelligent and rely mainly on instinct and brute strength, but they are also very dangerous (sometimes through sheer stupidity). |
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====[[Abbot (Artemis Fowl)|Leon Abbot]]==== |
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[[Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel]] is a [[graphic novel]] adaptation of the [[#Artemis Fowl (novel)|first book]], published in October 2007. ''Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident: The Graphic Novel'', an adaptation of [[#Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident|the second book]] was released in 2009. An adaptation of [[#Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code Incident|the third book]] is to be released in 2012. |
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Leon Abbot is the villain of [[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony|Book V]]. He is the self-proclaimed savior of the demons, who venerate him for bringing a romance novel and an old crossbow from the human world. He is believed to be the only demon to leave Limbo and survive, though both N°1 and [[Qwan (Artemis Fowl)|Qwan]] also survived the trip. He was the one who threw off the original time spell and his stunt caused him to absorb the warlock apprentice Qweffor, therefore granting him limited magic powers, including the ''mesmer'', an ability similar to [[hypnosis]]. At the end of the Lost Colony, his consciousness is implanted in the brain of a guinea pig. His real name is N'zall which means "Little Horn". |
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*In the book ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony]]'', [[demons]] are arguably antagonists, but characters like N°1 and [[Qwan (Artemis Fowl)|Qwan]] are ambivalent due to the aid they render to Artemis and all inhabitants of the Earth, magical or not and for the fact they are Warlocks. Bloodlust causes an imp to warp into a demon. Warlocks however do not warp, because they are inherently pacifists, and because when a demon warps they lose any magic that they might have had. |
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====[[William Kong|Billy Kong]]==== |
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Billy Kong is the alias of '''Jonah Lee''', a villain in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony]]''. He is a former bodyguard of Minerva Paradizo and betrays her when she chooses to postpone her research on demons. When Jonah was a child, his older brother Eric claimed to be a demon slayer to cover his illicit activities. When Eric was killed by a gang, Jonah thought that demons were responsible. Though his belief in demons waned over the years, it was revitalized when Minerva showed Billy that demons truly existed. This made him dangerously fanatical in his pursuit of demons and all fairies, which he believes are also demons. He was put to stop when [[Butler]] knocks him out and gets arrested by the Taiwanese police force. |
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====[[Ark Sool]]==== |
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Ark Sool replaces Julius Root as the new Commander of the LEP. Foaly holds him in high contempt, and his distrust for Holly drove her to quit the LEP. He was fired as LEP Commander during the time when Holly and Artemis were at Hybras (the demon island, lifted out of time by the demon warlocks) in Book V due to the fact that he said he wanted to let the entire demon race die off. He distrusts the LEP. In book seven (The Atlantis Complex), he aids Turnball Root's attempt to escape Atlantis, but is crushed by Butler when Butler falls over after being tranquilized. |
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====[[Arno Blunt]]==== |
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Arno Blunt is Jon Spiro's bodyguard from Book III . Blunt attempted to shoot Artemis, instead shooting Butler, almost killing him. Artemis called upon Holly to save Butler, then Butler (with Foaly's and Holly's help) tricks Blunt into giving a confession. He wears a cut off t-shirt and silver pirate earrings, and towards the middle of the book, ostentatious pairs of false teeth. |
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====[[List of characters in Artemis Fowl#Dr. Damon Kronski|Damon Kronski]]==== |
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Damon Kronski is the leader of the radical group, "the Extinctionists" in book six. He was born with a disability of not being able to smell. Artemis Fowl had sold him the silky sifika lemur, and he killed it as the "opening trial" at the Extinctionist banquet 8 years prior to the main time line. Artemis and Holly go back in time to rescue the lemur, but Holly is captured and sold to Kronski, who tries to prosecute her. Opal Koboi was later discovered to have been mesmerising him in order to get her hands on rare animals (certain rare animals have bodily fluids that increase magical powers). As well, in '''[[The Opal Deception]]''' Artemis and Butler go to the Kronski Hotel shortly after stealing "The Fairy Thief". But any connection to them is never explained. |
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====[[List of characters in Artemis Fowl#Turnball Root|Turnball Root]]==== |
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Turnball Root is Julius Root's 100-year-older brother who went from LEP captain straight to jail after Julius had stopped him in the last second from flooding a section of Haven in an attempt to kill a competitor in illegal mining, which could have cost half of the city their lives. Later, he seeks revenge during an LEP initiation that happens to be exclusively Holly Short's, who due to her rank is not allowed to interfere, but has no intention whatsoever to let him get away and saves the commander along with Captain Kelp in an act of insubordination.<ref>{{AF Cite Book | booknumber = files}}</ref> In the Atlantis Complex, he was confined to jail most of the time. However, he was able to still gain and use magic due to a trick taught to him by a drunken sprite in Ho Chi Mihn City. He then uses a black magic rune to brainwash Vishby, and gets a hold of a defective amorphobot(which are robots sent to Mars in search of life) controlling orb (but fixes it with a few dabs of silicon) and reprograms the armorphobots to return their mission from Mars. He orders the amorphobots to cause an emergency evacuation in Atlantis and escapes during the process of evacuating underwater. He goes back to his human wife Leonor but was devastated to find her older than usual as humans grow old much faster than fairies. He devises a plan to bring back her youth by using No1's powers but was interrupted when Butler and the others stop them. He used runes to hypnotize Artemis and Holly but Artemis used his Atlantis-Complex-induced alternate personality, Orion, to trick Turnball and defeat him. In the end, Leonor decides she does not want to live any longer and Turnball dies with her when the ambulance they rode in explodes. |
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Turnball is shown to be an extremely vicious fairy, but also cares very much for his wife. He has a very charismatic personality, and because of this he has many followers. Turnball does not seem to ever show signs of remorse towards his actions, and heartlessly manipulates people to achieve his ends. He has a very twisted sense of humor, as when he sings cheerfully after incapacitating Butler and calls his sending the orders to kill Butler and Juliet "mischief". |
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==Minor characters== |
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===Humans=== |
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====[[Angeline Fowl]]==== |
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Angeline Fowl is the mother of Artemis Fowl II. She was driven to insanity after her husband, Artemis Fowl I, went missing. LEPrecon Captain Holly Short restored Angeline's sanity as part of a deal with Artemis in Book I in return for half of the ransom gold Artemis received for Holly's kidnapping. In book VI, she contracted a magical illness that was supposedly eradicated some time prior, driving Artemis to go back in time to retrieve the cure, creating the time paradox of the story. |
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====[[Artemis Fowl I]]==== |
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Artemis Fowl I is the father of the main protagonist, Artemis Fowl the Second. He is mentioned in the first two stories as being somewhat cold and ruthless. However, after being rescued from the [[Russian Mafia]] in book two, he turns his life away from crime and is trying to convince his son to do so as well. |
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====[[Minerva Paradizo]]==== |
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Minerva Paradizo appears only in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony|The Lost Colony]]''. She is a twelve year old genius, like Artemis, who captures the imp N<sup>o</sup>1 and tries to present him as her project for the [[Nobel Prize]] in Stockholm. She is 2 years younger than Artemis and believes she can outsmart him when he tries to save the magical world from discovery. Near the end of the book, she realizes that there was much more to the fairy world then she had discovered, and changes her mind. According to Butler at the end of ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony|The Lost Colony]]'', she has developed a feeling of awe towards Artemis. However, she does not appear in The Time Paradox and is also not in the Atlantis Complex (the seventh installment of the series). She is named for the Roman goddess of wisdom. |
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====Beckett Fowl==== |
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Beckett Fowl is one of Artemis' two-year-old (as of Book VI) twin brothers. He was first mentioned, though not by name (only referred to as one of "the twins") at the end of Book V. Beckett is the more down to earth and fun loving one of Artemis's baby brothers. He also is known to have very strange tastes, such as espresso sachets and treacle, "often in the same cup if he can manage it". It was stated that, once, Beckett had downed several spoonfuls of the aforementioned concoction, after which "the toddler hadn't slept for 28 hours". |
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====Myles Fowl==== |
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Myles Fowl is Artemis's little brother and also Beckett's twin brother. He was first mentioned, though not by name, at the end of Book V. Myles is shown to be the more intelligent twin, having built a step ladder out of encyclopedias and potty trained himself at fourteen months. Myles is also known to call people (mainly his younger brother Beckett) "simple-toons", a mispronunciation of simpleton. He also has a favorite monkey plush called Professor Primate and he likes to do 'Speriments'. |
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====Giovanni Zito==== |
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Giovanni Zito is a dedicated and billionaire environmentalist. He is chosen by Opal Koboi as her adopted parent in book IV as part of her scheme to reveal the Lower Elements to the humans, and is mentioned very briefly in the 5th book, now a friend of Artemis. |
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====Pex & Chips==== |
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Pex and Chips are two of Spiro's henchmen. Their nicknames result from Pex's large pectorals, and Chips's liking of potato chips. Both lack intelligence, but are extremely strong. They are arrested along with Spiro and Blunt at the end of Book III. |
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====Aloysius "Loafers" McGuire==== |
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Loafers is a metal-man sent by Spiro to capture Artemis Fowl in [[Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code|Book III]]. He is later relocated by the fairies (after having his memory wiped) to a native tribe in [[Wajir]], [[Kenya]] to prevent further trouble. |
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===Fairies=== |
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In the ''Artemis Fowl'' series, "[[Fairy (Artemis Fowl)|fairy]]" is a generic term for all of the magical races. |
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====[[Trouble Kelp]]==== |
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Trouble Kelp is first introduced as a LEP captain, and promoted to major somewhere between the third and fourth books. In The Time Paradox, it is revealed he is now a commander. At his manhood ceremony he officially changed his first name to Trouble. In the Atlantis Complex, it is revealed that he went on a date with Holly Short. His little brother and Holly both call him "Trubs", but he seems to mind Holly doing it a lot less than he minds Grub calling him the forbidden nickname. |
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====[[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] Raine Vinyáya==== |
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Raine Vinyáya is the head of Section Eight, a top secret division of the LEP. A supporter of [[Julius Root]], she offered Holly a job in the secretive Section Eight department in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony]]''. She was one of the first to believe that [[Holly Short|Holly]] did not kill [[Julius Root|Root]] in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception]]''. She was also Holly's flight instructor in the LEP academy. During the B'wa Kell uprising and attack on Police Plaza, she was the only council member not to retreat to the operations department, instead opting to fight on the front lines, as she has very good aim. She was killed by Turnball Root's commandeered space probe in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex]]''. |
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====[[Police corporal|Corporal]] [[Grub Kelp]]==== |
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Grub Kelp is Trouble's younger brother who is a coward and often refers to his "Mummy." Later in the series, he is infamous for issuing complaints about every flaw he happens to discover, whether real or imaginary. He is known to refer to his older brother as " Trubs". |
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====[[Chix Verbil]]==== |
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Chix Verbil is a rather vain sprite in the LEP whose life was saved by Captain Holly Short in Book II. He also lent his starter chip for his shuttle to Mulch Diggums in Book IV, in order to save Holly, somewhat reluctantly. |
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====[[Doctor J. Argon|Doctor Jerbil Argon]]==== |
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Doctor Argon is a psychiatrist in [[Artemis Fowl (novel)|Book I]] and the owner of the medical clinic in which Opal Koboi spent her time in a self-induced coma in [[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception|Book IV]]. His clinic is also where Artemis Fowl II will go after the end of The Atlantis Complex to be cured of Atlantis Complex It is noted in the prologue and epilogue of the first book that he supposedly wrote the first book. |
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====[[Doodah Day]]==== |
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Doodah Day is an ex-illegal fish marketing pixie. He was later granted amnesty when he helped infiltrate the Paradizo's mansion. He worked as Mulch's PI partner during the time period when Holly and Artemis disappeared in Book V. |
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====Mervall "Merv" and Descant "Scant" Brill (referred to as the Brill Brothers)==== |
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The Brill Brothers are the [[pixie]] twins that are accomplices to [[Opal Koboi]] in [[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception|Book IV]] and [[Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox|Book VI]]. . Working as janitors of the medical institution at which Koboi was kept, they helped wake her from her self-induced coma, just as she had instructed prior to her "condition". They return in ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox]]'' as Opal's henchfairies eight years prior. |
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====[[Qwan (Artemis Fowl)|Qwan]]==== |
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Qwan was the most powerful of the original seven full-fledged warlocks who lifted Hybras out of time. The only warlock who survived in his petrified form, he brought Hybras back from Limbo with help from Artemis, Holly, N<sup>o</sup>1, and Qweffor (his apprentice who was believed to be deceased, but was actually trapped in N'zall, also known as Leon Abbot). |
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====Vishby==== |
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Vishby (last name unknown) first appeared as Mulch Diggum's guard [[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception|Book IV]]. He had his pilots license revoked after Diggum's escape. He then becomes Turnball Root's guard [[Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex]]. He helped Turnball escape while under hypnotism from a black magic rune. He did this when he got his license back and piloted the prisoner shuttle that Turnball, Unix B'lob, Ching Mayle, and Bobb Ragby escaped from. He was killed in their escape. |
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====[[Qweffor]]==== |
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Queffor is a warlock who was trapped inside the body of [[Leon Abbot]] and is rescued by [[No1]] in [[The Lost Colony]]. |
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====Orion==== |
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Orion is the alter ego of Artemis created when he began to suffer Atlantis Complex. He believes he is in a fantasy world where he and his "goodly steed", Foaly, must find a birthmark on his body that proves he is the descendant of a king so that he may slay a dragon and win the "fair maiden", Holly. |
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====Jayjay==== |
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JayJay is the last silky sifaka lemur. His name is short for Julius Junior because he slightly resembles Commander Julius Root and in memory of Commander Julius Root. He was wanted by many for his brain fluid to enhance magical powers and cure a certain deadly disease called [[Spelltropy]]. |
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In a rather more creative reworking of the stereotype of Dwarfs being miners, the ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'' series' [[dwarves]] act as a sort of earthworm, tunneling through soil and loose rocks, excreting it just as fast as they eat it except when they need to build up pressure to break through a layer of solid rock. |
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====Description==== |
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Most dwarves are short, round, hairy, and incredibly foul smelling. They are sensitive, intelligent creatures. |
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As far as we know, only the male dwarves are miners, and have most of the dwarf abilities listed below. |
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*Large tombstone shaped teeth attached to a hinged jaw, for use while mining. |
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*Versatile Beard Hair: Capable of movement, sonar |
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*When deprived of water for long periods, a dwarf's pores will open up to the size of pinholes and start sucking moisture into the body. This ability was developed due to cave-ins over the millennia. |
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*Spit that upon contact with air will Harden, into a lacquer-like substance, and glow, giving off a greenish light. Also mentioned to have healing properties. |
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*Dwarves also have an excellent sense of direction, due to an "internal compass" |
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*Due to their races past as miners, dwarves also have an extreme affinity for valuable metals, and can sense/smell it at a distance. |
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*Produce a methane gas that keeps the bends from affecting them. |
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*Dwarves have a burn time of less than seven minutes when exposed to sunlight. |
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*Dwarves have a fear of heights, although Mulch seems to have overcome this due to his habit of climbing up skyscrapers to rob the occupants. He is shown to still have a fear of flying. |
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*Dwarves have very little magic and mainly rely on evolutionary abilities instead, such as glowing spit and a fantastic digestive system. |
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Some Dwarves have tendencies for being criminals. The most famous one is [[Mulch Diggums]]. Dwarfs are also known for loving expensive things; gold, gems, and in Mulch's case expensive possessions. Also, most dwarves are "scroungers by nature", according to Mulch; they will try to get out of paying for things. They also excel at tunneling, due to the ability of using their beard as a sonar wave generator. They are very sensitive to the sun and have a burn time of less than three minutes. It has been shown in [[Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code]] that dwarfs are afraid of heights, though will scale them for a good enough cause. |
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==Locations of LEP transportation chutes== |
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* Vent E1 leads to [[Hill of Tara]] in [[Leinster]], [[Ireland]]. |
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* Vent E7 leads to [[Martina Franca]] in [[Brindisi]], [[Italy]]. |
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* Vent E18 leads to [[Stonehenge]] in [[Wiltshire]], [[England]]. |
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* Vent E37 leads to [[Paris]], [[France]]. |
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* Vent E77 leads to [[Wajir]] in [[North Eastern Province (Kenya)|North Eastern Province]], [[Kenya]]. |
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* Vent E93 leads to [[Murmansk]] in northern [[Russia]]. |
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* Vent E116 leads to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] in the [[United States of America]]. |
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==Books in the series== |
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#''[[Artemis Fowl (novel)|Artemis Fowl]]'' (2001) |
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#''[[Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident]]'' (2002) |
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#''[[Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code]]'' (2003) |
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#''[[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception]]'' (2005) |
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#''[[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony]]'' (2006) |
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#''[[Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox]]'' (2008) |
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#''[[Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex]]'' (2010) |
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[[The Artemis Fowl Files]] is a companion book to the series, published in October 2004. |
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''[[Electronic Arts]]'' has brought the first six books in the series to the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Nintendo DSi]] as parts its ''Flips'' kids' range and which was released on December 4, 2009.<ref>[http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/DS/FLIPS/news.asp?c=16088 EA brings Artemis Fowl, Too Ghoul For School, Cathy Cassidy and The Magic Faraway Tree to DS]</ref> |
''[[Electronic Arts]]'' has brought the first six books in the series to the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Nintendo DSi]] as parts its ''Flips'' kids' range and which was released on December 4, 2009.<ref>[http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/DS/FLIPS/news.asp?c=16088 EA brings Artemis Fowl, Too Ghoul For School, Cathy Cassidy and The Magic Faraway Tree to DS]</ref> |
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==Additional books== |
==Additional books== |
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* "[[Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf]]" is a story written for [[World Book Day]]<ref name="dwarf video">{{Cite video| title = YouTube - Eoin Colfer reads from The 7th Dwarf (World Book Day 2004)| accessdate = 2008-09-14| url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDCGXnSql48}}</ref> and is set between the first and second books. |
* "[[Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf]]" is a story written for [[World Book Day]]<ref name="dwarf video">{{Cite video| title = YouTube - Eoin Colfer reads from The 7th Dwarf (World Book Day 2004)| accessdate = 2008-09-14| url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDCGXnSql48}}</ref> and is set between the first and second books. |
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* ''[[The Artemis Fowl Files]]'' (2004) |
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* ''[[Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel]]'' (2007) |
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* ''Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident: The Graphic Novel'' (2009) |
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* ''Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code: The Graphic Novel'' (2012) |
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==Events== |
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After the success of his London West End show, Eoin Colfer held a UK National Live Tour from 10–17 August 2008, entitled Fairies, Fiends and Flatulence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artemisfowl.co.uk/colfer/tour.php?id=colfer&link=tour|title=artemisfowl.co.uk — Artemis Fowl: Fairies, Fiends and Flatulence|work=Artemis Fowl: Fairies, Fiends and Flatulence|accessdate=2008-08-05}}</ref> |
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===Artemis Fowl II=== |
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An Artemis Fowl movie has been confirmed by [[Eoin Colfer]].<ref name="artemis-fowl.com interview with colfer ">{{cite web|url=http://www.artemis-fowl.com/author_interviews/afc_2.php|title=artemis-fowl.com — Interview with Eoin Colfer|accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> In an AFC interview, Colfer stated that the screenplay was still being written, but pre-production was at a standstill because of the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|WGA strike]].<ref>{{cite web|date=January 24, 2008 |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvzvfdYg13Q |title=Eoin Colfer answers AFC Questions! |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-01-24 |accessdate=2009-03-21}}</ref> He stated as a joke that it would be finished "two years after he died." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artemis-fowl.com/author_interviews/afc_5.php |title=Artemis Fowl Confidential :: A Fansite For Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series |publisher=Artemis-fowl.com |date= |accessdate=2008-09-14}}</ref> |
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{{main|Artemis Fowl II}} |
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Artemis Fowl II is an Irish child prodigy and a ruthless master criminal. He uses his intelligence to building his family fortune through crime. In the first book, he kidnaps Captain [[Holly Short]] of the fairy [[Lower Elements Police|LEP]], to obtain massive amounts of gold. He later works with [[Fairy (Artemis Fowl)|fairies]] to defeat villains and save both his and the fairy world. At first, Artemis is a cold and cynical person, who does not care about others. His moral character slowly improves until he only steals from people those deserve it, and gives the things he acquires to the public. |
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===Domovoi Butler=== |
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In an August 2008 interview, Colfer stated that "we are finished writing it, now we are just waiting for the green light."{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
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{{main|Domovoi Butler}} |
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Domovoi Butler is Artemis' butler and bodyguard. He has comprehensive knowledge of weapons and extensive training in martial arts, enough so as to become the only human ever to fight a troll and win. Butler follows Artemis around the world on his adventures. He is also one of Artemis' few good friends. |
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==Themes== |
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In addition, at the 2008 [[Hay Festival]] Colfer stated that a dispute was being settled over whether the film should be a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] production or shot in [[live-action]], with Colfer apparently favouring the latter.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} |
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Colfer has said in interviews that the series is about Artemis growing up.<ref name="Today Show Interview"/> |
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==Critical Reception== |
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According to Colfer, the movie will combine the plot of the first two books and there will be a new ending to it, but the rest of it will be true to the books. [[Walt Disney Pictures]] and [[The Weinstein Company]] will both oversee distribution and [[Jim Sheridan]] will direct. |
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The series has been called "the new [[Harry Potter]]",<ref name="http://www.fi-sci.com">{{cite web| url = http://www.fi-sci.com/movies/film-runs-afoul-on-artemis | title = Film Runs Afoul on Artemis - Fi Sci - Your Source for Sci Fi Goodness - Sci-fi / Fantasy News, Reviews and Features.. | accessdate = 2009-03-21 }}</ref> although Colfer does not agree <ref name="ColferInterviewObserverMay13">{{cite web|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2001/may/13/booksforchildrenandteenagers.features|title= Interview: Eoin Colfer {{!}} Books {{!}} The Observer|accessdate= December 3, 2008|last= Kellaway|first = Kate| date= May 13, 2001| format= HTML| publisher= The Observer}}</ref>. Kate Kellaway of [[The Observer]] called [[Artemis Fowl (novel)|the first book]] "''...a smart, amusing one-off. It flashes with hi-tech invention - as if Colfer were as much an inspired [[wikt:en:boffin#English|boffin]] as a writer...''" <ref name="ColferInterviewObserverMay13" />. [[Time.com]] said, "''Artemis Fowl is pacy, playful, and very funny, an inventive mix of myth and modernity, magic and crime,''" while The New York Times Book Review said that "''Colfer has done enormously, explosively well,''" <ref name="amazonReviews">{{cite web|url= http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0786808012/ref=dp_proddesc_0/184-2192790-3707319?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books#productDescription|title=Amazon.com: Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book 1): Eoin Colfer: Books|accessdate= December 3, 2008|format=HTML}}</ref>. |
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== See also == |
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In his latest interview (2011) Colfer stated that the movie plans are still going but at a very slow pace. We should hear news about it in the following months. |
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{{Wikisource|Eoin Colfer}} |
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* [[Artemis Fowl (novel)]] |
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* [[Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident]] |
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* [[Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code]] |
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* [[Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception]] |
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* [[Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony]] |
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* [[Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox]] |
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* [[The Artemis Fowl Files]] |
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* [[Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel]] |
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* [[List of concepts in Artemis Fowl]] |
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==Secret Codes== |
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* [[List of characters in Artemis Fowl]] |
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In each of the books, Colfer has left a secret message written in either Gnommish, Centaurian, or as an encrypted data file. It was possible right from the first book to decode the message with simple [[frequency analysis]] It was not until the fifth book that a full Gnommish alphabet was printed. These messages generally support an environmentalist theme, but sometimes give a bit of background to the story. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 23:05, 18 June 2011
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Artemis Fowl The Arctic Incident The Eternity Code The Opal Deception The Lost Colony The Time Paradox The Atlantis Complex The Last Guardian (2012)[1] | |
| Author | Eoin Colfer |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, Young adult |
| Publisher | Viking Press/Disney Hyperion |
| Published | 2001–Present |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) Audiobook |
Artemis Fowl is a series of fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer, starring the teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II. The author summed up the series as: "Die Hard with fairies."[2] There are seven novels in the series; the first was published in 2001 and the sixth was released in 2010.[3] A graphic novel was released in 2007, and a second in 2009.[4] A third graphic novel and a movie are currently in the writing process. [5]
Series Overview
Main Series
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl is the first book in the series. In it, Artemis Fowl (the main character and anti-hero) and Butler (Artemis' bodygaurd) kidnap LEPrecon Holly Short, a fairy elf, to trade her back to the people (the faries, (that also live underground,) some of them being much smarter than most humans) for 1 ton of 24 carat gold.
A film adaptation was reported to be in the writing stage in mid-2008, with Jim Sheridan directing.[6]
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident is the second book of the series. It follows the rescue of Artemis Fowl I alongside the goblin rebellion led by the pixies Opal Koboi and Briar Cudgeon. A graphic novel adaptation is reported to be in the drawing stages.[5]
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code covers the theft of the fictional C Cube by Jon Spiro and it's eventual recovery. Butler is healed by Holly Short after a near-death due to a bullet wound to the chest. Butler and Artemis are mind-wiped by the Lower Elements Police at the end, although they regain their memories in the next book.
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
The fourth book, Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception, covers pixie Opal Koboi's second attempt at world domination, after her first attempt (covered in Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident) failed. Koboi convinces a fictional environmentalist to send a probe into the ground. The probe was supposed to reveal the existence of fairies to the general human public, however, it fails. However, Koboi succeeds in killing LEP Commander Julius Root and framing Captain Holly Short for it. Short is later acquitted, and Koboi detained by the LEP. Without Root, Short leaves the LEP and joins Mulch Diggums to form a private investigation firm.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony involves the bringing of the demon island Hybras back from "Limbo".
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox, the sixth book, was released in the United States on July 15, 2008 and in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2008. It covers the conflict between Artemis and his past self as he tries to bring a fictional "silky sifaka" lemur back from the past, as he had killed it in an earlier business transaction. It requires using N°1 to bring them back to the past, where Artemis must battle the wits of his former self.
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex
In Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex, Artemis contracts the Atlantis Complex, a fairy disease similar to OCD.
Other works
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel is a graphic novel adaptation of the first book, published in October 2007. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident: The Graphic Novel, an adaptation of the second book was released in 2009. An adaptation of the third book is to be released in 2012.
The Artemis Fowl Files is a companion book to the series, published in October 2004.
Characters
Artemis Fowl II
Artemis Fowl II is an Irish child prodigy and a ruthless master criminal. He uses his intelligence to building his family fortune through crime. In the first book, he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the fairy LEP, to obtain massive amounts of gold. He later works with fairies to defeat villains and save both his and the fairy world. At first, Artemis is a cold and cynical person, who does not care about others. His moral character slowly improves until he only steals from people those deserve it, and gives the things he acquires to the public.
Domovoi Butler
Domovoi Butler is Artemis' butler and bodyguard. He has comprehensive knowledge of weapons and extensive training in martial arts, enough so as to become the only human ever to fight a troll and win. Butler follows Artemis around the world on his adventures. He is also one of Artemis' few good friends.
Themes
Colfer has said in interviews that the series is about Artemis growing up.[6]
Critical Reception
The series has been called "the new Harry Potter",[7] although Colfer does not agree [8]. Kate Kellaway of The Observer called the first book "...a smart, amusing one-off. It flashes with hi-tech invention - as if Colfer were as much an inspired boffin as a writer..." [8]. Time.com said, "Artemis Fowl is pacy, playful, and very funny, an inventive mix of myth and modernity, magic and crime," while The New York Times Book Review said that "Colfer has done enormously, explosively well," [9].
See also
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- Artemis Fowl (novel)
- Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
- Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
- Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
- Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
- Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox
- The Artemis Fowl Files
- Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
References
- ^ http://gamutnews.com/20110524/7255/disney-publishing-worldwide-announces-three-book-deal-with-internationally-best-selling-author-eoin-colfer.html
- ^ Heather Vogel (April 23, 2001). "'Die Hard' With Fairies". Retrieved 2007-09-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Amazon.com: The Artemis Fowl Series". Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel (Artemis Fowl): Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ a b "Artemis Fowl Confidential Eoin Colfer Interview (August 2008)". Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ a b MSN Video: Eoin Colfer interview on the [[Today Show]]. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
{{cite AV media}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ "Film Runs Afoul on Artemis - Fi Sci - Your Source for Sci Fi Goodness - Sci-fi / Fantasy News, Reviews and Features." Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ a b Kellaway, Kate (May 13, 2001). "Interview: Eoin Colfer | Books | The Observer" (HTML). The Observer. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book 1): Eoin Colfer: Books" (HTML). Retrieved December 3, 2008.
External links
- Official website
- Official UK website
- Eoin Colfer's website
- The Artemis Fowl Wiki
- Artemis Fowl Confidential - Fan Site
- Artemis Fowl FanGathering - Fan Site
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