Book Condition: this book is in GOOD condition. There is visible signs of use on the covers; the front cover at the bottom right corner has small tearing. There is a name from a previous owner written on the first page. Book Synopsis: The adventures of Artemis Fowl, criminal mastermind, begin. Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous—and extremely high-tech—fairies. He kidnaps one of them, Holly Short, and holds her for ransom in an effort to restore his family’s fortune. But he may have underestimated the fairies’ powers. Is he about to trigger a cross-species war?