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The Atlantis Complex
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Artemis Fowl: Book 7

The Atlantis Complex (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Eoin Colfer (Author) (edit contributors)

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Artemis has committed his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet and its inhabitants, both human and fairy. Can it be true? Has goodness taken hold of the world's greatest teenage criminal mastermind?

Captain Holly Short is unconvinced, and discovers that Artemis is... read more

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  • - Artemis must fight a magic-induced mental disorder common in guilt-ridden fairies.
  • - The underwater fairy city Atlantis is under attack from an unknown foe.
  • - Artemis is obsessed with the number 5 and hates number 4 because it sounds like death when pronounced in chinese.
  • - Artemis gone fowl
  • - Artemis catches lunacy

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Fifiteen year old Artemis Fowl had arranged a meeting in Vatnajokull, Iceland with Captain Holly Short, Foaly the centaur, and Wing Commander Raine Vinyaya to discuss a project he had been working on for many months. Artemis had put his entire fortune in this project he thought may save the... read more

Fifiteen year old Artemis Fowl had arranged a meeting in Vatnajokull, Iceland with Captain Holly Short, Foaly the centaur, and Wing Commander Raine Vinyaya to discuss a project he had been working on for many months. Artemis had put his entire fortune in this project he thought may save the world. Holly, Foaly, and Vinyaya were wondering if good had taken over the world's teenaged criminal mastermind? Artemis seemed obsessed with the number five throughout the meeting and Holly noticed that Artemis was suffering from Atlantis Complex, a psychosis common in guilt ridden fairies, not humans. It causes OCD, paranoia, and personality disorders. Holly thinks his complex was activated from his dabbling in fairy magic. Artemis was showing his friends his plan on a holographic screen from his phone. When he went to show his friends his machine, they were attacked by amorphobots, machines that Foaly had built. They attacked the whole gang. Vinyaya wasn't seen, Foaly was trying to reprogram the probe, Holly was stuck, and Artemis was running toward a falling probe. Artemis thought the probe was a delusion. While Holly was constantly telling him it was really a falling probe with solid metal, he just kept on running. Then she realized that Butler his bodyguard was going to kill her...

In Cancun, Mexico, Butler was squashed in his Fiat 500 rental car. His knees were jammed up under his chin and it was very painful. So Butler decided that he would sit the front seat down and drive in the back seat. With all the late night traffic, Butler decided to walk, for it would be much faster. When Butler got to the arena, he didn't have a ticket, so he went through the back entrance. He realized he didn't have a costume, so he dropped into the dressing room and got a bear costume. He went through various passages his phone was showing him. When he finally got to the ring entrance, he saw his sister, The Jade Princess, wrestling a woman in a blood-red leotard. The crowd was cheering "Samsonetta", and Butler thought it suited her, so he sat down and watched silently. In the first round, Juliet took Samsonetta down. During the second round, Butler's nerves were tested. Samsonetta pounced on Juliet like a cat on a mouse. Her choking act went a little too seriously, so Juliet took action immediately. She got up and threw Samsonetta down. She whipped her ponytail and hit Samsonetta with the jade ring in her hair that matched her skin-tight jade sparkle leotard and mask. They never got to the third round because a fairy face popped up on the big screen. He mesmerized all the wrestling fans and told them to kill the Butlers. Juliet was temporarily mesmerized but snapped out of it quickly. Butler lifted his little sister up onto the rafters. He then was attacked by a few thousand wrestling fans and they were piling on top of him. Butler was being drown by wrestling fans, waving goodbye to his sister underneath them. Juliet ran towards the big screen, trying not to listen or look at it. People got up on the other side of the rafters and started at Juliet. Juliet whipped her Jade Ring at everyone in her path. She finally unplugged the screen and everyone returned their normal selves, NOT their normal positions. Everyone was confused. People were gnawing on other people, a baby had gotten out of its mother's grasp, and people were up on the rafters! Everyone went home except the Butlers. They went outside to talk...

Artemis just kept on running toward the falling probe. He was shouting at it for quite some time when his paranoia acted up and he was shouting at Holly about planning this and that and his bodyguard Butler. Finally, Artemis was about to be crushed by the giant probe, so Holly got out a pistol and shot Artemis. His body flew across the air like the wind was lifting him up.Holly would of gone herself... if her legs weren't injured very badly. Holly fell asleep and woke up a few minutes later and was being dragged by Foaly. Amorphobots came out of the probe and were sucking everything up. They went to check on Artemis next. Holly asked Artemis if he was O.K. He started talking to her, but not like usual. He was talking like there was a him... Everyone but him was confused. He then stated that when Holly shot him with her pistol, Artemis was put inside his own brain, and he, known as Orion, came out of Artemis' brain. So every one was... kind of up to speed, but kind of not up to speed. So Holly, Foaly, and this Orion guy got into the probe's escape shuttle and flew off.

Down in Atlantean Jail/Police Plaza, in a jail cell, there was a prisoner named Turnball Root. He was an at ease man. He had tricked a security guard, named Mr.Vishby, and he one day, enslaved him by pricking him with a spark he had gotten miraculously by doing a little something from an old pixie had told him that he could get a spark out of it. Mr. Vishby came down one day to cuff Turnball and put him in a probe to move the prisoners to a shuttle because a sinking probe was falling toward Atlantis' glass dome, protecting Atlantis. Root's trick was he wasn't cuffed, so when he was on the probe, he gathered up a gang of Bobb Ragby, Unix and a couple other dwarfs and swam to another probe that was waiting in the water.They flew off to Venice, Italy, where Leonor(Turnball's wife) was waiting

In Miami, Florida, there was a bar called The Sozzled Parrot. It was a little pub that was owned by dwarfs. The owner one day got a piece of mail that said to attack the Butlers. So that's exactly what they did...after a little persuasion from the owner.They flew over to Cancun, Mexico.When they got there, they saw the Butlers sitting down. That was the perfect time to ambush. They lost. Butler the "Mountain Man" beat them down out of the air. They were all laying on the ground so Butler took there shuttle and flew to find Artemis, who he had sprayed tracking spray on his shoes. A dwarf, named Mulch Diggums, had hitched a ride because he found good inside himself(or he didn't want to get beat up by Butler..!)

Orion was driving Holly crazy. He was love sick over her. He was all goo-goo eyed. So Holly told him to shut up... and he did. For a few minutes. Then back to goo-goo Orion. A couple hours later Holly shot Orion and he returned to Artemis. When Butler got there, Artemis apologized and Holly explained Artemis was suffering from Atlantis Complex and sent him Butler away because he was sick.When all was forgiven, Holly picked up a probe a few miles ahead. She followed the readings and followed them all the way to Venice, Italy to Turnball's house. Turnball enslaved Holly and Artemis with his pricks. Foaly, Mulch and the Butlers were inside amorphobot gel. Mulch was competing with Bobb in a farting contest.Mulch won and his gel-trap exploded. He freed everyone else
and they went to go get N1(a powerful sorcerer.) Turnball had beaten them he told Holly to go get N1 and he told "Artemis" to attack them. When Turnball pricked Artemis, it was an electrocution like when Holly shot him, so Orion came back. He started talking about cruelty and Turnball was confused. Finally, Turnball saw Leonor and she looked furious. So she and Turnball flew off. Holly shot Artemis and they flew off with N1 before the place blew up.

Characters edit see section history

  • Artemis Fowl II: A 15-year-old genius criminal mastermind. He has had several adventures with The People (the subterranean-dwelling magic beings humans call "leprechauns" and pixies), and caused them quite a bit of trouble. He is obsessed with the number five and hates the number four (Because it sounds like death in chinese)
  • Holly Short: She is the LEPrecon Fairy who was kidnapped by Artemis in the first book. She is feisty and always seems to be involved with Artemis. Through the course of the series, Artemis and Holly have developed feelings for each other, resulting in a kiss during the previous book (The Time Paradox).
  • Butler: Has been Artemis' butler/bodyguard since the day Artemis was born. He is described as a mountain and a giant. He has a younger sister named Juliet. His family has served Artemis' family for along time.
  • Juliet Butler: Butler's sister; an up-and-coming pro wrestler on the Mexican Luchador circuit under the name "The Jade Princess".
  • Turnball Root: Commander Julius Root's brother; arrested by Julius and Holly, and held in the underwater prison at Atlantis, that wants to escape and seek revenge on his foes, and he wants to go to extraordinary measures to save the one he loves so dearly.
  • Foaly: A centaur who keeps the fairy race ahead in technology. He is has created most of the technology used in LEP. He has over 40 patents
  • Leonor Carsby: Turnball Root's human wife, kept alive well past the normal lifespan by fairy magic.
  • Mr. Vishby: Atlantean security guard tricked by Turnball into helping him.
  • Raine Vinyáya: LEP Wing Commander
  • Opal Koboi: An evil pixie currently in Atlantis jail
  • Tarpon Vinyáya: Commander Vinyáya's brother, prison warden
  • Mulch Diggums: A top criminal dwarf, now a do-gooder aka Tombstone.He has helped Artemis with his various schemes in the past.
  • Bobb Ragby: Criminal dwarf (works for Turnball Root) in competition with Mulch Diggums
  • Artemis I: Father of Artemis II. He used to be a criminal mastermind but has changed his ways.
  • Angeline Fowl: Artemis's mother, only person in Artemis's family that know the truth about the LEP.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “"And I will not be beaten by that jackass." "Jackass?"said Foaly, wounded'"My favorite uncle is a jackass"”
    Artemis and Foaly
  • “"Very well. Then quiet it shall be. I would rather cut out my own tongue than utter one more word. I would sooner behead myself with a butter knife than speak a single-"”
    Orion
  • “"If I ever get out of this, I will start thinking about girls like a normal fifteen-year-old."”
    Artemis Fowl II
  • “"Foaly is singing," said Holly. "Surely that's illegal?"”
    Captain Holly Short
  • “"Zombie!" he shrieked, and, unfortunately for him, two of his shift buddies were in the air lock behind him, and it cost him three weeks' pudding rations to buy their silence.”
    A sea gnome
  • “"It's possible," Foaly admitted, a guilty tinge blossoming on his rear cheeks, another reason he lost at poker.”
    Foaly
  • “What?”
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  • “I’m just a teenager with hormones running wild. And may I say, young fairy lady, they’re running wild in your direction.”
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  • “Oh, I’m crazy, all right. I do have plenty of psychoses,” said Orion cheerily. “Multiple personality, delusional dementia, OCD. I’ve got them all, but most of all, I’m crazy about you.”
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  • “And I will not be beaten by that jackass.” “Jackass?” said Foaly, wounded. “My favorite uncle is a jackass.”
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  • “Foaly. Your security sucks. When are you guys going to learn? A few years ago the goblins built a shuttle, and now you have convicts running your space program.”
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  • One loose rivet or cracked weld line would have been enough to allow a few atmospheres to squirt out, and the ship would have been crushed like a soda can in the hand of a giant who was immensely strong and didn’t like soda cans.
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  • “No. Myles stayed at the door for three days straight, tapping away until he came across the correct combination. He used several rolls of toilet paper writing down the possibilities.” Juliet was almost afraid to ask. “What did Beckett do?” Butler grinned back at his sister. “Beckett dug a bear trap in the garden, and when Myles fell in, he swapped him a ladder for the code.”
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  • “People are afraid of you, Arty. Girls are terrified of you. You’re a fifteen-year-old in a bespoke suit, and nobody died.”
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  • “Dwarf cheese?” “Cheese made by dwarfs.” “Oh,” said Orion, relieved. “They make it. It’s not actually . . .” “No. What a horrible thought.” “Exactly.”
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  • What did Beckett do?” “He ate Artemis’s hamster.” “What?” “Well, he chewed on its leg for a bit.” Butler shifted in the cramped space. Fairy crafts were not built to accommodate giant, shaven-headed, human bodyguards. Not that the shaved head made much difference.
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  • Orion sniffed. “Good. Then, worthy centaur, perhaps you could give me a ride to the village on your back. Then I can make a few pennies with my verses while you build us a shack and perform circus tricks for passersby.” This was such a surprising statement that Foaly briefly considered jumping into the hole to get away.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Iceland and the North Atlantic Ocean

Organizations edit see section history

First Sentence edit see section history

Artemis Fowl so far so bad.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue: Artemis Fowl: So Far, So Bad
1. Cold Vibes
2. Jade Princess and Crazy Bear
3. Orion Rising
4. Floyd's Stag Night
5. Onward and Outward
6. Trimming the Weight
7. How Do I Love Thee?
8. Randomosity
9. Forbidden Love
Epilogue

Glossary edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 7 of 10 in Artemis Fowl. (standard series)

Preceded by The Time Paradox, and followed by The Last Guardian.

This book is in Artemis Fowl (Puffin Editions). (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Eoin Colfer (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Owen Richardson (Cover Artist)
  2. Alexander Garkusha (Cover Artist)
  3. Nathaniel Parker (Reader)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Puffin Books
Country: UK
Publication Date: August 3, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-141-32802-7
Page Count: 432

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ7 .C65 2010
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

This book contains a few made-up profanity words, dark plots, and some examples of violence and killing. Lexile is 900L, found at http://www.lexile.com/ Appropriate for young adults and adults.

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Artemis Fowl
  • Artemis Fowl (Graphic Novel)
  • The Time Paradox
  • Artemis Fowl Boxed Set
  • The Artemis Fowl Files
  • The Eternity Code
  • The Arctic Incident
  • The Opal Deception
  • The Lightning Thief

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Artemis Fowl
  • The Arctic Incident
  • The Eternity Code
  • The Opal Deception
  • The Lost Colony
  • The Time Paradox

Books Influenced by This Book edit see section history

   
  • The Artemis Fowl Files

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