There is someone else who has unlocked the secrets of the fairy world and managed to solve complex mathematical problems as only a genius could.

So when a very confused demon imp appears in a Sicilian theater, Artemis is there to meet him. But he knows someone who can: Artemis Fowl. But in order to do so, they will have to decipher temporal equations so complicated that even a great brain like Foaly can't understand them. To protect themselves, the fairies must predict when the next demon will materialize. If humans were to find out about them, all fairies would be exposed. Now the time spell is unraveling, and demons are beginning to materialize without warning on Earth. There they have lived for decades, preparing to exact their violent revenge on humans. We can argue our points of view all day without either. Artemis, Artemis and the Lost Colony (2006) Thats the problem with beings of our intellect. Rather than surrender, they used a magical time spell to take their colony out of time and into Limbo. It’s been two decades since Eoin Colfer first introduced us to Artemis Fowl, a 12-year-old genius hellbent on restoring his family’s fortune through various criminal enterprises. When it became clear that they could not win, all of the fairies moved below ground, except for the 8th Family, the demons.

This list includes all the Artemis Fowl books ranked by your votes.Thousands of years ago, fairies and humans fought a great battle for the magical island of Ireland.

If you haven’t finished reading every Artemis Fowl book, now would be a good time to do so. The series has proved incredibly popular, and Kenneth Branagh is planning on directing a big-screen adaptation of the property. The series ended with 2012’s Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian. The first book was quickly followed by 2002’s The Arctic Incident and six other books. Since Irish author Eoin Colfer released the first Artemis Fowl novel in April 2001, fans have thrilled to Artemis’s many adventures. Despite all his scheming and careful preparation, this brilliant young criminal mastermind seriously underestimates the fairies’ power. It's time to decide the best Artemis Fowl books, once and for all.Īrtemis Fowl is just 12 years old when he kidnaps a fairy, with hopes of exacting a ransom to keep his family’s generations-long criminal empire afloat. If you’re a major fan of the Artemis Fowl books, you probably have a strong opinion about which of the eight science fiction/fantasy novels is the best.

The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer