| Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex | |
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European cover of Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex. |
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| Author(s) | Eoin Colfer |
| Language | English |
| Series | Artemis Fowl |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Hyperion Books for Children dba Miramax Books |
| Publication date | July 20, 2010 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback), Audiobook CD |
| Pages | 357 (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781423128199 |
| OCLC Number | 635637067 |
| Preceded by | The Time Paradox |
| Followed by | The Last Guardian (2012) |
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex (known as Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex in Europe) is the seventh book in the Artemis Fowl series. It was released on July 20, 2010 in the United Kingdom and on August 3, 2010 in North America.[1]
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On Vatnajökull, a glacier in Iceland, Artemis unveils the Ice Cube, his invention to stop global warming, to Captain Holly Short, Foaly, and Wing Commander Vinyáya. During the presentation, Artemis counts his words, and Holly and Foaly conclude that he has Atlantis Complex, a psychological fairy disease with symptoms including OCD, paranoia, and split personality disorder. In the middle of the meeting, Artemis' scans pick up an object. Foaly confirms the scans, and Artemis suddenly mentally snaps, accusing Foaly of trying to steal his invention. Holly then tries mesmerizing him, but they are attacked by a mysterious spacecraft. The craft crash lands, hits a shuttle, and instantly kills Commander Vinyáya and all LEP backup, leaving Holly, Foaly and Artemis stranded on the glacier without communications, weapons, or Butler.
Meanwhile, Artemis's bodyguard Butler is in Mexico. A paranoid Artemis tricked him into traveling to Cancun by telling him his sister Juliet, now a famous wrestler nicknamed "Jade Princess", was in danger. Coincidentally, Juliet and Butler barely escape a horde of zombie-like wrestling fans remotely mesmerized by Turnball Root, former commander Julius Root's reprobate brother. Despite losing his magic through committing crimes, Turnball restores his magic by eating a combination of mandrakes and rice wine. He escapes with several accomplices and reaches Leonor, his human wife. He kidnaps N°1 to reverse the aging on his wife, but Orion, Artemis' alter ego who is not affected by the mind control, saves N°1 and Holly. When Leonor hears that Turnball has rigged a shuttle to explode Leonor decides that she does not want to be young again and that she wishes only to fly for one last time. Turnball can't bear the thought of life without her. She and Turnball ride deep into the ocean in the shuttle.
In the epilogue, Artemis is his obsessive, compulsive self again and on a transport shuttle to the Argon clinic for therapy. Juliet is engaged in a wrestling match with a jumbo pixie guard, much to the entertainment of Mulch and the shuttle crew. Artemis and Foaly are teasing Holly about her recent date with Trouble Kelp. Butler calls Angeline Fowl, telling her that Artemis has a fairy disease similar to OCD. Angeline wants to visit him and is very worried and upset.
This novel is penultimate book in the Artemis Fowl series. The eighth and final book, The Last Guardian, will be released in 2012.[2][3]
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