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Artemis Fowl is a series of eight science fiction fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer, featuring the titular character, Artemis Fowl II

Artemis Fowl II is a title character and initially the antihero of the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer, but over the course of the series develops into a 'true' hero.
A teenage criminal mastermind, Artemis captures a Fairy, Holly Short, in the first book and holds her for ransom to exploit the magical Fairy People and restore his family's fortune.

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Why didn't Briar Cudgeon disappear from the Time Stop?

In Book 1, Artemis et al escaped from the time stop by drugging themselves to sleep. In the same time stop, Julius Root "accidentally" plugged Briar Cudgeon with a tranquilizer dart. Cudgeon fell asleep, but did not disappear from the time stop. …
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What are Eyeball Orders in Artemis Fowl?

In the first Artemis Fowl novel, earlyish in the novel Artemis uses fairy law to prevent Holly from leaving the house. 'We are both fully aware of the rules here, Captain. This is my house. You must abide by my wishes. Your laws, not mine.…
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Where are Mrs. and Mr. Fowl's Butlers?

I'm a great fan of the Artemis Fowl series and I have read all the books, but one thing has always been puzzling me. In the first book, it mentions the Butlers have been serving the Fowls for centuries. However, Mr. and Mrs. Fowl never seem to have…
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Did Eoin Colfer coin the word "D'Arvit"?

The word "D'Arvit" in the Artemis Fowl series is the cuss word in Gnommish, used in dire situations by the protagonists. But the Urban Dictionary (which was used as a source for the answer to What does D'Arvit mean?, answering that the alleged…
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In Artemis Fowl, what is holy water?

Artemis Fowl blackmails a fairy, in the first book, by giving her "holy water" and offering her the antidote in exchange for 30 minutes of access to the fairy book. What is holy water? I haven't been able to find an explicit explanation in canon.
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How tall is Foaly?

Foaly is a centaur, and centaurs are usually pretty tall (maybe around 2.5 meters). However, Foaly lives and works with elves, who are around 1 meter tall. Scale everything up and that'd be like humans working with someone who's 4.5 meters tall (or…
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Why didn't Cudgeon "Escape" the time stop in Artemis Fowl?

In the first book of the Artemis Fowl series, Fowl Manor has been placed in a magically induced time-stop, which theoretically traps anyone inside it at the time that it was started. Communication with the outside world is completely cut off, and a…
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Who gets the last call on the "don't enter human dwellings" rule in the Artemis Fowl series?

Reading this question reminded me of a scene in the Artemis Fowl series. In the third book, The Eternity Code, Juliet gets Holly able to enter a facility this way: She [Holly] had got permission to enter the facility minutes earlier when Juliet had…
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Doesn't Julius Root lose his magic?

In Artemis Fowl, Julius Root along with other officers, enters Artemis's house to confirm that Artemis is dead after the siege and the bio-bomb. He immediately starts to throw up. It is seen in the later books, though, that he still has his magic.…
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In-universe, how is it determined which species get magic in "Artemis Fowl"?

There are many different species that we come across in the Artemis Fowl universe. Let's take a few examples: elves, humans, and demons. Oh, and centaurs. We know that elves have magic, and, as far as we know, always have. Holly Short is our example…
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How can the gap in Opal Koboi's timeline be explained?

I just reread the Artemis Fowl series for the first time in AGES, and I just remembered this glaring plot-hole: the past-Koboi was brought into the future, and left to die. If we were to follow the timeline of the present Koboi, all the way back to…
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Artemis Fowl's Real Life IQ

What would Artemis's IQ be in real life? What percentile would he fall under?
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Which symphony does Artemis Fowl listen to increase his thinking capacity while planning his next move?

I remember that at one point, to make a counter-move in an ongoing plot, Artemis closes himself in a room and makes lot of arrangements with Butler's help to let his brain function at maximum. One of the things he does is listen to a music record.…
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