内容简介
ArtemisFowl,acharmingbutvillainoustwelve-year-old,takesonthedangerousworldoftheFairyPeopleinthisunforgettablestory,whichbecameanationalbest-sellerandinstantcultclassicwithitshardcoverpublicationinMay2000.Thebookreceivedtremendousattentionandcreatedfansofallages,aroundtheworld.Inthisextraordinaryadventure,Artemiskidnapsafairy,CaptainHollyShortoftheLEPreconunit,tohelphimdecodethefairy'smagicbook,whichwillleadhimtoavasttreasureofgold.Butthesearenotthefairiesofbedtimestories--they'recunninganddangerous!Fullofunexpectedtwistsandturns,ArtemisFowlopensuparivetingworldoffantasyandmysterywhereanything,literally,ispossible.小说中的主角阿特米斯是一个无情又极度聪明的年轻罪犯，他主要的目标是藉由不同的计谋来获得财物，但他在第五集的时候改变了价值观。这系列小说的作者为此系列下了一个结语：「与精灵有勇无谋」（DieHardwithfairies）。
作者简介
EoinColfer(pronouncedOwen)wasborninWexfordontheSouth-EastcoastofIrelandin1965,whereheandhisfourbrotherswerebroughtupbyhisfather(anelementaryschoolteacher,historianandartistofnote)andmother(adramateacher).Hefirstdevelopedaninterestinwritinginprimary(elementary)schoolwithgrippingVikingstoriesinspiredbyhistoryhewaslearninginschoolatthetime!AfterleavingschoolhegothisdegreefromDublinuniversityandqualifiedasaprimaryschoolteacher,returningtoworkinWexford.Hemarriedin1991andheandhiswifespentabout4yearsbetween1992and1996workinginSaudiArabia,TunisiaandItaly.Hisfirstbook,BennyandOmar,waspublishedin1998,basedonhisexperiencesinTunisia;ithassincebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.Asequelfollowedin1999,followedbysomeotherbooks(seebelow).Thenin2001thefirstArtemisFowlbookwaspublishedandhewasabletoresignfromteachingandconcentratefullyonwriting.1986年欧因·科弗成为一名小学教师，业余时间坚持写作。1991年婚后的数年间，曾旅居意大利、突尼西亚和沙特阿拉伯等地，这段经历对他后来的文学创作产生了很大影响。艾欧因·寇弗的儿童文学创作之路可谓一帆风顺，处女作《班尼和欧玛》一经出版即跃上畅销书榜。2001年夏天，他完成了后来风靡全球青少年的《阿特米斯奇幻历险》第一部。这部作品的巨大成功令他决心放弃教职专心写作。J.K.罗琳和欧因·科弗被英国媒体津津乐道地做比较，都是教师、短时间内迅速成名、出版系列都非常畅销、内容和魔法有关、主角都是12岁左右的男孩。对此科弗不耐烦地说：“我喜欢罗琳，但我们的风格也有差异，苹果和橘子有什么好比的？”
