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ARTEMIS FOWL

ARTEMIS FOWL is a child prodigy from Ireland who has dedicated his brilliant mind to

criminal activities. When Artemis discovers that there is a fairy civilization below
ground, he sees it as a golden opportunity. Now there is a whole new species to exploit
with his ingenious schemes. But Artemis doesn’t know as much as he thinks about the
fairy People. And what he doesn’t know could hurt him…


praise for

ARTEMIS FOWL
AND THE

ETERNITY CODE
‘A winning combination of humour, action and ingenuity’
– Sunday Times
‘It grips like an electromagnet until the last word’
– Independent
‘What every child will want for Christmas’
– Guardian
‘The Eternity Code is poised for worldwide domination’
– Funday Times
‘Eoin Colfer is such a fast and exciting writer that my 11-year-old raced through
the book in a day and then passed it around his class. In two weeks he amassed 34
packets of sweets from lending out my advanced copy to friends who couldn’t wait
for their own’
– Daily Mail
‘Full of suspense, humour and Colfer’s trademark cheeky wit. The Eternity Code

will not disappoint the legions of Artemis fans’
– Evening Standard
‘Hollywood-style action, comic henchmen and cunning plans’
– Sunday Herald
‘Full of action, weaponry, farting dwarves and Chandleresque one-liners’
– Evening Standard


Books by Eoin Colfer
ARTEMIS FOWL
ARTEMIS FOWL AND THE ARCTIC INCIDENT
ARTEMIS FOWL AND THE ETERNITY CODE
ARTEMIS FOWL AND THE OPAL DECEPTION
HALF MOON INVESTIGATIONS
THE SUPERNATURALIST
THE WISH LIST
And for younger readers
THE LEGEND OF SPUD MURPHY
THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN CROW’S TEETH


EOIN COLFER

ARTEMIS FOWL
AND THE

ETERNITY CODE


PUFFIN BOOKS

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First published in hardback in Puffin Books 2003
First published in paperback in Puffin Books 2004
This edition published 2006
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ISBN: 978-0-14-192722-0

To the Power family.
In-laws and outlaws.



CONTENTS
Prologue
PART ONE: ATTACK
Chapter 1: The Cube
Chapter 2: Lockdown
Chapter 3: On Ice
Chapter 4: Running in the Family
Chapter 5: The Metal Man and the Monkey
Chapter 6: Assault on Fowl Manor
Chapter 7: Best-laid Plans
PART TWO: COUNTERATTACK
Chapter 8: Hooks, Lines and Sinkers
Chapter 9: Ghosts in the Machine
Chapter 10: Fingers and Thumbs
Chapter 11: The Invisible Man
Chapter 12: Mind Wipe
Epilogue


PROLOGUE

EXCERPT FROM ARTEMIS FOWL’S DIARY. DISK 2. ENCRYPTED.

FOR the past two years my business enterprises have thrived without parental

interference. In this time, I have sold the Pyramids to a Western businessman, forged
and auctioned off the lost diaries of Leonardo da Vinci and separated the fairy People
from a large portion of their precious gold. But my freedom to plot is almost at an end.
As I write, my father lies in a hospital bed in Helsinki, where he recovers after a twoyear imprisonment by the Russian Mafiya. He is still unconscious following his ordeal,
but he will awaken soon and retake control of the Fowl finances.
With two parents resident in Fowl Manor, it will be impossible for me to conduct my
various illegal ventures undetected. Previously this would not have been a problem as
my father was a bigger crook than me, but Mother is determined that the Fowls are
going straight.
However, there is time for one last job. Something that my mother would not approve
of. I don’t think the fairy folk would like it much either. So I shall not tell them.


PART 1:

ATTACK