Published December 28, 2006
Okay, so has anyone ever read Artemis Fowl?
Well, the book is about a 12 (I think, havent read it a while now) year old boy, who happens to be a genius and a millionare (what a start in life!) Additionaly, he has an obsession about money and, last but not least, is a criminal mastermind.
Now, what does Arty do? He kidnappes a fairy, a captain in the LEPrechon forces (again, my memmory 
) A bad move, one might say, cause fairies in this story are not sweet little beings granting your wishes - their (underground) world is much like ours, though a BIT ( no, a lot, even Artemis had to admit that) more technologically advanced, thanks to the centaur Foaly.
That is the adventure in book 1, and there are 4 books published now. In my opinion the fourth one (The OPal Deception) is the worst.
Personally, after reading both english and polish versions, I think that the polish one is better somehow. Dunno why, maybe the names are more interesting... 
Maybe u guys should try reading it in polish? lol
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precisely. the demons were ok...but i kinda expected better.
Ditto! I think he is awesome, although I don't really recommend them for 12 yo's
I think I'd have to agree with that. They were fun books, though, and I'll probably reread them someday... and recommend them to my children, etc.
I think I've read the first three, or four, I can't remember.
I really enjoyed the first two, but found the characters and storylines a bit dragged out after the beginning of the series.
Otherwise, they are fairly good books, but nothing extra-special.
I liked the first three books. The next two just didn't do it for me, I don't think I finished either of them. They were interesting and ,sadly, I spent ages translating the codes (at the bottom of each oage) into English.
I tried to read the Artmis Fowl books but I stopped because I got confused and in my oppion it was boring.
I'm an Arty fan too, LOL. I collect Colfer signed firsts so maybe that has something to do with it, but really I just love the stories ^_^
Awesome books, hilarious, witty and intelligent with a new take on old fantasy staple (fairies) and a melding of magic and modern technology the like of which hasnt been seen since Harry Potter. Although this book is a lot more humorous and different from HP. Still, awesome. I've read 'em all and I love them.
This book i couldn't stand neither could my cousin. Her and me both couldn't finish it, it just seemed i don't know? I just couldn't read it. I think it because i couldn't like the main character i've read many book with people like that but i can like them, but Artermist i can't.
Gary Stew? I've never heard that one before.
I loved the Artemis Fowl books, from beginning to end (of the fourth one)... I think I had problems getting into it as well -- I got the first one for my birthday when I was seven or so and only read all the way through four years later. Then I went to read all the rest of them.
Now a friend of mine wants to do the fifth one for a book report... My teacher said, "We'll see..." in a way that didn't make the approval likely at all... She'd probably let me do it, though, as long as the other book I red that quarter was some long classic like "A Tale of Two Cities" or something like that. *shrug*.
I think the word you are looking for is Gary Stew
There are actually five - The latest is called The Lost Colony and is definitely the best, and probably the last considering its time frame.
I find people often hate Artemis because we believe him to be such a male Mary-Sue. However, what we all forget is that though he is blessed with brains, and perhaps looks he lacks alot in day to day communication. It's unlikely he could survive a day in the streets, so to speak.
Personally, I love him, mainly because I find his dry, sarcastic, intellectual wit fascinating.
To tell the truth, I had some problems at first, too. -But at some point I got insterested, lol.
I read the first one and read half of the second one, forgot about it, reread to where I was, forgot about it etc...
I just couldnt finish it, it just didnt seem my type of book.
I read them. I remember liking them. But I don't remember much about them... I stopped in the third one I think? I'm not completely sure.
And, you read the polish version? That is so cool that you live in Poland! I'm 1/4th Polish! You can tell from my surname, hee hee.
I've sort of grown out of YA, sadly, and have a bad memory for things I've read, so I don't remember anything about these books!! I do know I liked them a whole lot, though.