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Artemis Fowl books in order

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer has 9 books, published 2001–2012. Reading all of them takes about 46 hours (2,504 pages). 4 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

Spines are sized by page count. The orange dot marks a free ebook.

Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 2001

    Artemis Fowl

    288 pages, about 5.3 hours 3.8★ (58)

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  2. Book 1.5 · 2004

    Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf

    64 pages, about 1.2 hours

  3. Book 2 · 2009

    Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident

    320 pages, about 5.9 hours 3.9★ (17)

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  4. Book 3 · 2003

    Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code

    344 pages, about 6.3 hours 4.2★ (25)

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  5. Book 4 · 2005

    Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception

    Eoin Colfer

  6. Book 5 · 2006

    Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony

    385 pages, about 7.1 hours 3.8★ (5)

  7. Book 6 · 2009

    Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox

    391 pages, about 7.2 hours 3.6★ (5)

  8. Book 7 · 2010

    Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex

    376 pages, about 6.9 hours 3.8★ (10)

  9. Book 8 · 2012

    Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian

    336 pages, about 6.2 hours 4.2★ (10)

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Questions people ask

How many Artemis Fowl books are there?

There are 9 books in the series, published 2001–2012.

Which Artemis Fowl book should I read first?

Start with Artemis Fowl (2001), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 46 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 2,504 pages in total. The longest book is Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox at 391 pages.

Can I read Artemis Fowl for free?

4 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.

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