Artemis Fowl (novel)
First edition cover | |
| Author | Eoin Colfer |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Adrian Dunbar |
| Language | English |
| Series | Artemis Fowl |
| Genre | Young adult, fantasy |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 26 April 2001 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback), Audiobook CD |
| Pages | 280 |
| ISBN | 0-670-89962-3 |
| OCLC | 46493219 |
| 813 | |
| Followed by | The Arctic Incident (2002) |
Artemis Fowl is a young adult fantasy novel written by Irish author Eoin Colfer. It is the first book in the Artemis Fowl series, followed by Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident. Pitched by its author as "Die Hard with fairies", the novel follows fairy LEP reconnaissance officer Holly Short (based on John McClane and Holly Gennero McClane) after she is kidnapped by twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II (based on Hans Gruber) for a large ransom of gold.
Throughout the book, the third-person narration switches from following the human characters to following the fairy characters to present underlying themes of greed and conflict. The book received a mostly favourable critical response and several awards. A film adaptation titled Artemis Fowl was released in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2020 and in the United States on 10 September 2021, by Walt Disney Pictures.