Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer follows twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II, a genius heir to a legendary crime family. Desperate to restore his family's fortune after his father's mysterious disappearance, Artemis devises a daring scheme: kidnapping Captain Holly Short, a fairy officer of the underground LEPrecon police force, and demanding a ransom of fairy gold. However, he underestimates his adversaries, who possess advanced technology and formidable magic. As war erupts between the boy genius and the fairy world, Artemis discovers that even the cleverest plans carry consequences. Blending fantasy, technology, and wit, this thrilling adventure features one of fiction's most captivating antiheroes.
