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Twelve-year-old villain, Artemis Fowl, is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he’s taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit). For a start, leprechaun technology is more advanced than our own. Add to that the fact that Holly is a true heroine and that her senior officer Commander Root will stop at nothing to get her back and you’ve got the mother of all sieges brewing!

Someone has been supplying Class-A illegal human power sources to the goblins. Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit is sure that her archenemy, 13-year-old Artemis Fowl, is responsible. But is he? Artemis has his own problems to deal with: his father is being held to ransom and only a miracle will save him. Maybe this time a brilliant plan just won’t be enough. Maybe this time Artemis needs help....

The stunning 5th audio title in Eoin Colfer's mega-selling Artemis Fowl series. 10 millennia ago, the fairy people were defeated in a great battle with mankind, forcing them to move underground. Only the 8th family of fairies remained undefeated: the demons. But now one demon has discovered the secrets of the fairy world, and if humans get hold of this information, the fairies are in BIG trouble. Only one person can prevent this disaster, teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl.

Teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has a new mission. And this time, it's personal. Artemis's mother is dangerously ill, and the only way to find a cure is for Artemis - with Holly Short by his side - to go back in time to battle his younger, more evil self.

This is the jaw-dropping, eagerly anticipated sixth title in multi award-winning Eoin Colfer's blockbuster Artemis Fowl series.

Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins, but the two boys are wildly different. Beckett is blonde, messy and sulks whenever he has to wear clothes. Myles is impeccably neat, has an IQ of 170 and 3-D prints a fresh suit every day - just like his older brother, Artemis Fowl. A week after their 11th birthday the twins are left in the care of house security system NANNI for a single night. In that time, they befriend a troll on the run from a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun, both of whom need the magical creature for their own gain....

Artemis Fowl è stato contagiato da un virus estremamente pericoloso, quello del Morbo di Atlantide, che non solo suscita in lui una fissazione per il numero 5 (per esempio lo fa parlare in frasi di 5 parole, battere le dita sul tavolo 5 volte e così via), ma alla lunga potrebbe provocare la follia e la morte. A complicare le cose, un nuovo "cattivo" ha deciso di mettergli i bastoni fra le ruote: è il fratello del defunto comandante Tubero che, dopo essere evaso dalla prigione Atlantidea dov'era rinchiuso, si mette all'opera per vendicarsi dei suoi antichi nemici.

La sfida finale fra Artemis Fowl e l'arcinemica Opal Koboi è alle porte. Grazie all'aiuto del dottor Argon, gnomo psichiatra, e alla propria incredibile intelligenza, Fowl termina in tempo record la terapia che gli permette di lasciarsi alle spalle il complesso di Atlantide, causato da una sovraesposizione alla magia. Dimesso dalla clinica, viene immediatamente coinvolto nel riscatto di Koboi insieme ai compagni di sempre: Spinella Tappo e Leale, e con il prezioso intervento del suoi fratellini gemelli, Myles e Beckett.

Artemis Fowl tiene doce años, una mente privilegiada y un plan perfecto: robar el oro de las criaturas mágicas para financiar su pequeño imperio criminal. Lo que todavía no sabe es que los duendes, elfos y hadas del mundo subterráneo poco se parecen a los de los cuentos infantiles...Equipados con la tecnología más puntera y armados hasta los dientes, están más que preparados para la lucha. Pero Artemis también.