法尔家族是国际上赫赫有名的传奇世家，家族中的阿特米斯·法尔更是一个人小鬼大的奇才。自从父亲和二十五万罐可乐一同消失在冰天雪地里之后，家族重担便落到小阿特米斯肩上。
为了复兴家业，阿特米斯开始全世界搜寻传说中的小精灵，在获得了精灵世界的至宝《精灵之书》后，阿特米斯开始了一项秘密“绑架”计划，为的就是换取精灵族所珍藏的百万黄金。这个计划可能会颠覆人类文明，并使整个星球陷入跨种族战争。此时阿特米斯才刚刚十二岁。
How does one describe Artemis Fowl1? Various psychiatrists2 have tried and failed. The main problem is Artemis's own intelligence. He bamboozles3 every test thrown at him. He has puzzled the greatest medical minds and sent many of them gibbering to their own hospitals.
There is no doubt that Artemis is a child prodigy4. But why does someone of such brilliance5 dedicate himself to criminal activities? This is a question that can be answered by only one person. And he delights in not talking.
Perhaps the best way to create an accurate picture of Artemis is to tell the by now famous account of his first villainous venture. I have put together this report from first-hand interviews with the victims, and as the tale unfolds you will realize that this was not easy.
The story began several years ago at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Artemis Fowl had devised a plan to restore his family's fortune. A plan that could topple civilizations and plunge6 the planet into a cross-species war.
He was twelve years old at the time ...
