Artemis Fowl book 1 · 2001
Artemis Fowl
Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl, the last of a family of criminal masterminds, finds a fairy handbook and uses it to kidnap Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon, a fairy police unit, demanding a ransom of fairy gold.
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Book facts
- Author
- Eoin Colfer
- Series
- Artemis Fowl, book 1 of 8
- Published
- 2001
- Setting
- Set in Dublin
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Artemis Fowl
6 recurring or key characters from Eoin Colfer’s chart. Introduces Artemis Fowl II, Holly Short, Butler, Foaly and 2 more.
Lead 2
- Artemis Fowl IIFirst appearanceBoy criminal mastermind
- Holly ShortFirst appearanceCaptain of LEPrecon
Major 3
- ButlerFirst appearanceArtemis's bodyguard
- FoalyFirst appearanceCentaur technical genius
- Mulch DiggumsFirst appearanceKleptomaniac dwarf
Minor and cameo 1
- Juliet ButlerFirst appearanceButler's sister
Also featuring these characters
Other Eoin Colfer books that share the most characters with Artemis Fowl.
- The Eternity Code2003 · Artemis Fowl · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Opal Deception2005 · Artemis Fowl · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Lost Colony2006 · Artemis Fowl · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Time Paradox2008 · Artemis Fowl · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon