Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl is a twelve-year-old genius criminal mastermind. The book doesn't give a physical description of Artemis, except to say that he is pale from a lot of time indoors. Artemis lives in Ireland with his mother and two employees, Butler and Juliet. His father's boat was hit with a Russian missile and he is believed to be dead. Artemis thinks that his father is still alive and will be returning someday. In an attempt to handle his grief and to try to make his father proud by restoring the family fortunes, Artemis hatches a plan to gain fairy gold.

Artemis begins his plan by traveling to Ho Chi Minh City where he obtains a copy of the Book. After translating the Book, Artemis learns about fairy magic and sets his plan in motion. He and Butler capture Holly when she comes to Ireland to complete her...