Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl 3 The Eternity Code

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ARTEMIS FOWL
A
RTEMIS FOWL is a child prodigy from Ireland who has dedicated his
brilliant mind to criminal activities. When Artemis discovers that there is
a fairy civilization below ground, he sees it as a golden opportunity.
Now there is a whole new species to exploit with his ingenious schemes.
But Artemis doesn’t know as much as he thinks about the fairy People.
And what he doesn’t know could hurt him…
praise for
ARTEMIS FOWL
AND THE
ETERNITY CODE
‘A winning combination of humour, action and ingenuity’
– Sunday Times
‘It grips like an electromagnet until the last word’
– Independent
‘What every child will want for Christmas’
– Guardian
‘The Eternity Code is poised for worldwide domination’
– Funday Times
‘Eoin Colfer is such a fast and exciting writer that my 11-year-old
raced through the book in a day and then passed it around his
class. In two weeks he amassed 34 packets of sweets from lending
out my advanced copy to friends who couldn’t wait for their own’
– Daily Mail
‘Full of suspense, humour and Colfer’s trademark cheeky wit. The
Eternity Code will not disappoint the legions of Artemis fans’
– Evening Standard
‘Hollywood-style action, comic henchmen and cunning plans’
– Sunday Herald
‘Full of action, weaponry, farting dwarves and Chandleresque one-
liners’
– Evening Standard
Books by Eoin Colfer
ARTEMIS FOWL
ARTEMIS FOWL AND THE ARCTIC INCIDENT
ARTEMIS FOWL AND THE ETERNITY CODE
ARTEMIS FOWL AND THE OPAL DECEPTION
HALF MOON INVESTIGATIONS
THE SUPERNATURALIST
THE WISH LIST
And for younger readers
THE LEGEND OF SPUD MURPHY
THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN CROW’S TEETH
EOIN COLFER
ARTEMIS FOWL
AND THE
ETERNITY CODE
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First published in hardback in Puffin Books 2003
First published in paperback in Puffin Books 2004
This edition published 2006
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Text copyright © Eoin Colfer, 2003
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ISBN: 978-0-14-192722-0
To the Power family.
In-laws and outlaws.
C
ONTENTS
Prologue
PART ONE: ATTACK
Chapter 1: The Cube
Chapter 2: Lockdown
Chapter 3: On Ice
Chapter 4: Running in the Family
Chapter 5: The Metal Man and the Monkey
Chapter 6: Assault on Fowl Manor
Chapter 7: Best-laid Plans
PART TWO: COUNTERATTACK
Chapter 8: Hooks, Lines and Sinkers
Chapter 9: Ghosts in the Machine
Chapter 10: Fingers and Thumbs
Chapter 11: The Invisible Man
Chapter 12: Mind Wipe
Epilogue
PROLOGUE
EXCERPT FROM ARTEMIS FOWL’S DIARY. DISK 2. ENCRYPTED.
FOR the past two years my business enterprises have thrived without
parental interference. In this time, I have sold the Pyramids to a Western
businessman, forged and auctioned off the lost diaries of Leonardo da
Vinci and separated the fairy People from a large portion of their
precious gold. But my freedom to plot is almost at an end. As I write, my
father lies in a hospital bed in Helsinki, where he recovers after a two-
year imprisonment by the Russian Mafiya. He is still unconscious
following his ordeal, but he will awaken soon and retake control of the
Fowl finances.
With two parents resident in Fowl Manor, it will be impossible for me
to conduct my various illegal ventures undetected. Previously this would
not have been a problem as my father was a bigger crook than me, but
Mother is determined that the Fowls are going straight.
However, there is time for one last job. Something that my mother
would not approve of. I don’t think the fairy folk would like it much
either. So I shall not tell them.