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Genre
What it is about
- Fairies
- Kidnapping
- Magic
- Mothers and sons
Where it happens
Kind of book
- Novel
Ages
- Children's
About this book
Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl captures a fairy for a ransom in gold, and the fairies fight back with magic and technology. (condensed from its Library of Congress summary) It is book 1 of the Artemis Fowl series, set in England, and listed for an audience of children.
Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Wikidata
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Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
What both books share
- fantasy
Artemis Fowl: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
The Unwanteds: "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject) - magic
Artemis Fowl: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
The Unwanteds: "Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
Artemis Fowl: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
Artemis Fowl: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
Into the Wild: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy Fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction, English" (LoC 655)
- fantasy
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What they share, at a glance
Artemis Fowl next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | Kidnapping | Magic |
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| The Unwanteds | shared | not shared | shared |
| The Lightning Thief | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Into the Wild | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Midnight | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Merchant of Death | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Ella Enchanted | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Ruins of Gorlan | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Redwall | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Howl's Moving Castle | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Dragonet Prophecy | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Icebound Land | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Sable Quean | shared | shared | not shared |
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Artemis Fowl: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on April 26, 2001. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 277-page edition from Hyperion Books For Children. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
0786808012 ... 277 p. ... Hyperion Books For Children
- Series
- It is book 1 of the Artemis Fowl series. Source: artemisfowl.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Artemis Fowl ... Artemis Fowl
- Next in the series
- Book 2 is The Arctic Incident. Source: artemisfowl.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Artemis Fowl ... The Arctic Incident
Where does Artemis Fowl sit in its series? See the reading order.
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