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Artemis Fowl series

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  I already did a review on the first book in the series, but since I enjoyed the entire series so much, I'll be doing a short review on each book. See separate review: Artemis Fowl Artemis, Holly, Commander Root and Butler must work together to save Artemis's father from the Russian Mafia. Underground, a pixie, Opal Koboi is working with the goblins to start a revolution and take down the LEPrecon. Artemis has created the most powerful computer know to man, only for it to be stolen by Jon Spiro. With the help of his fairy acquaintances, he must break into the Spiro Needle and steal back his computer. Opal Koboi has escaped from prison and is ready to have her revenge. Holly is on her own; a fugitive of justice for seemingly murdering Commander Julius Root. She needs Artemis' help to take down Opal and prove her innocence, but he can't remember anything of the fairy world. Will he be willing to help her? A hidden species of fairy, one that has been hiding from humans fo...

Artemis Fowl

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                                              A fairy. A criminal mastermind. This ought to be good . Captain Holly Short is a fairy/elf and the first female recon officer in fairy history. The fairy kingdom is underground, where no humans can find them. At least, no human could, until Artemis Fowl and Butler, his butler, came along. Artemis is a 12 year old criminal mastermind  who's latest scheme is to capture Holly and hold her for ransom. Being the only humans who know about fairies, they are at an advantage. But underestimating a certain fairy's willpower and messing with a troll turn out to be  At first when I started reading this book, I was rather sceptic. The idea of a 12 year old criminal mastermind felt like a worn-out idea to me. Oh, was I wrong! When I met all the characters, especially Holly, and I started to picture the world they live in, I was eng...