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Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel is the illustrated adaptation of the first novel in the popular fantasy series by Eoin Colfer. Summary Of The Book The Artemis Fowl series is about a young criminal mastermind who sets out to retrieve his family’s fortune and ends up getting involved in the world of magic and other mysterious powers. The first book, Artemis Fowl, introduces Artemis Fowl II, a twelve year old genius who is following in the footsteps of his father Artemis Fowl I. Theirs is a criminal empire established generations ago. Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel is a graphic novel of this first book in the series. In this book, Artemis Fowl I has disappeared and his wife seems to have gone mad. Young Artemis Fowl is disturbed by all this and the impending loss of the entire family fortune. He seeks desperately for a means to solve all these problems. He stumbles upon a secret, the existence of the world of fairies. He decides to use them for his own purpose and tracks down an alcoholic sprite to Vietnam. Artemis wants to get the holy book of the Fairies, The Book of the People. In the meantime, Captain Holly Short of the Lower Elements Police reaches the surface of the Earth on the track of a rogue troll. She captures the troll, but in the process loses all her magic powers. Her boss, Commander Root, asks her to conduct the magic restoring ritual to replenish her powers. Artemis Fowl learns of this and decides to capture Holly before she completes the ritual. He holds her ransom, hoping to restore his family’s fortune. However, he has gotten himself and his bodyguard Butler entangled in things they do not really understand. Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel brings the tale alive with colorful and captivating illustrations, rendering the popular series in a new format for enthusiastic fans. About Eoin Colfer Eoin Colfer is an Irish writer. Other books by this author are Benny and Babe, Ed's Funny Feet, Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident, Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox, and The Artemis Fowl Files. Eoin Colfer, born in 1965, used to be a teacher. Before the Artemis Fowl books, he used to write books for children like the Benny Shaw books. The first Artemis Fowl book, published in 2001, became a New York Times bestseller. Colfer is married to Jackie, and they have two children. They presently reside in Wexford in Ireland.