Artemis Fowl (book)

Artemis Fowl is the first book in the Artemis Fowl (series).

The Plot

Artemis Fowl II is the son of a European crimelord, Artemis Senior. At the beginning of the book, his father has disappeared, along with the family's fortune, and his mother has gone into a coma-like state as a result of this.

Along with his friend and bodyguard Butler, Fowl discovers the existence of fairies and decodes their Book, which is similar to the Bible or other religious texts, in order to capture one. He eventually manages to capture LEPrecon (a pun on leprechaun) officer Holly Short, whom he then proceeds to hold hostage for the money.

LEPrecon Commander Julius Root soon finds out, and leads an attack against the "Mud Man" – what the fairies refer to humans as – in order to take Holly back. To do this, they recruit dwarf Mulch Diggums, who is one of their worst criminals, to tunnel through Fowl's manor and break in. However, Fowl remains at least "two steps ahead," and manages to escape unharmed.

The desperate fairies attempt to stop time and "blue rinse" Fowl's house (which works like an atomic bomb, except that it only affects living beings. However, Fowl notices that his mother has, because of her condition, escaped the stop. He uses some of her sleeping pills to escape, to the surprise of the fairies. Artemis gets to keep the gold, which is actually a ransom fund for the LEPrecon, but exchanges half of it in order to revive his mother. The book ends with Artemis planning his next scheme to find his father.

This message appears at the bottom of each page. The message is written in Gnommish, and was written by Eoin Colfer for his book Artemis Fowl. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Prophesies of Ohm, Phlem Pot Cleaner to Frond, Elfen King

I am Ohm, Phlegm Pot Cleaner to the King, but I am much more than that. For I see the future written in the Phlegm. For centuries we pixies have read the Phlegm but I am the best there has ever been. My visions are generally of little importance. I foretell outbreaks of troll pox or gas spasms among elderly dwarves. But sometimes even a poor Pot Cleaner can see wondrous things.

A vision came to me two moons ago when I was gazing deep into his Majesty's own Phlegm Pot. I was heating the pot over a flame when the sign appeared. This vision was more vivid and detailed than any I had previously seen. Because of its importance I decided to write it down for posterity... and so I can say 'I told you so'. I saw an age where the People have been driven underground by the Mud Men. This is what the Phelgm told me.

In this time one shall come among us. Fowl by name and foul by nature. A Mud Man unlike any other. He shall learn our secrets and use them against us. I see him now as plain as day. His face is pale, he has dark eyes and raven hair. Yet it must be a mistake for he seems a mere youth. Surely no Mud Boy could outwit the People. But now I see that the boy is not alone; he is aided by a formidable warrior scarred from a thousand battles.

This Fowl shall hold the People to ransom for their most precious possession: gold. And in spite of all our magic there is a chance that he will prevail. For he has discovered how to evade the time field. Unfortunately, how the story ends I cannot say. But there was more to see...

There is another story to come. Someone will bring the People and Mud Men together. The worst of both races. This fairy's goal is to grind all the creatures of the earth beneath his boot. And who is this traitor? It is not clear. But he shall start a war unlike anything the People have ever seen. Those who were enemies shall be united against him. And for the first time there will be Mud Men below ground.

I have one clue to the identity, a riddle. 'Goblins shall rise and Haven shall fall, a villainous elf is behind it all, to find the one who so disappoints, look ye to where the finger points, instead of one face this elf has two, both speak false and none speak true, while publicly he lends a helping hand, his true goal is to seize command'.

I know. It's not very plain, is it? I don't understand either. But perhaps in the future all will become clear. Look for a power hungry elf who has a finger pointed at him during our tale.

And so this is Ohm's legacy. A warning that may save the world from total destruction. There's not much to work with, I know. The details are a bit sketchy. My advise to you is to consult the Phelgm, it may be that you are sensitive. I have buried this prophesy with my Phlegm Pot. If you are not fortunate enough to work as a pot cleaner then there is usually a supply of Phlegm every time you have a cold.

Here endeth the first prophesies of Ohm. But because of the importance of my visions I shall repeat the prophesies once more. If you have just begun to understand the text, then read on. If you have worked out the entire message, then congratulations! Now go and save the world.

See also

• Artemis Fowl for the character himself.
• Artemis Fowl (series) for the rest of the series.

Arctic Incident

Eternity Code

Opal Deception