List of locations in Artemis Fowl

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This is a list of fictional locations in Artemis Fowl , a book series by Eoin Colfer.

Eoin Colfer Irish author of childrens books

Eoin Colfer is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl series. In September 2008, Colfer was commissioned to write the sixth instalment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, entitled And Another Thing ..., which was published in October 2009. In October 2016, in a contract with Marvel Comics, he released Iron Man: The Gauntlet. He served as Laureate na nÓg between 2014 and 2016.

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Fowl Manor

Fowl Manor is the home of Angeline Fowl, Artemis Fowl I, Butler, and sometimes Butler's younger sister Juliet. It is on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. [1] It is a large complex with a fortified medieval wall surrounding a central manor house as well as gardens and fields for growing their own food, and even a study for Artemis Fowl II. The manor consists of a renovated medieval castle built by Lord Hugo Fowl in the 15th century. It is also known to be surrounded by guard towers, which appear in the first book. The manor is also known to contain an attic room, where Angeline Fowl resided after she went insane after her husband's disappearance. However, after Angeline returned to sanity, she left the attic room. Fowl Manor is located up a driveway.

Dublin Capital of Ireland

Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on a bay on the east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey, it lies within the province of Leinster. It is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. It has an urban area population of 1,173,179, while the population of the Dublin Region as of 2016 was 1,347,359. The population of the Greater Dublin Area was 1,904,806 per the 2016 census.

Middle Ages Period of European history from the 5th to the 15th century

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages.

Artemis Fowl II fictional human

Artemis Fowl II is the eponymous protagonist of the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer.

Haven City

Haven City is a fictional fairy metropolis located hundreds of miles underground. It is the capital of the Lower Elements and has a population of around ten thousand. It is so named because it is one of the last havens for fairies; along with Atlantis, is one of the only places that a large number of fairies can live and avoid human contact.[ citation needed ] Haven is primarily powered by geo-thermal power, and has artificial sunstrips located on its ceiling to give the illusion of day and night.

Police Plaza

Police Plaza is the home of the control centre and barracks of the Lower Elements Police, including LEPrecon and LEPretrieval. It is also the home of head technician Foaly's operation's booth.

Technician Technicien spécial in a field of technology

A technician is a worker in a field of technology who is proficient in the relevant skill and technique, with a relatively practical understanding of the theoretical principles.

Foaly is a fictional character in the Artemis Fowl series written by Eoin Colfer. He is the technical consultant to the Lower Elements Police (LEP). He is the most intelligent centaur on and under the Earth, considers himself to be an unappreciated genius, and is the inventor of most of the advanced technology possessed by the fairy world, rivaled only by commercial tech giant and former classmate Opal Koboi.

Spud's Spud Emporium

Spud's Spud Emporium is a fictional restaurant. It first appears in Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident [2] and appears on a poster in Haven City in the graphic novels. The food there is said to be bad.

Restaurant Single establishment that prepares and serves food

A restaurant, or an eatery, is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers as for the profit. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearance and offerings, including a wide variety of cuisines and service models ranging from inexpensive fast food restaurants and cafeterias, to mid-priced family restaurants, to high-priced luxury establishments.

Boulevard of Kings

The Boulevard of Kings is a street in Haven City. It appears in the short story LEPrecon, where Holly Short (who is working for LEPtraffic by the time the story is set) is on patrol.

Short story work of literature, usually written in narrative prose

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Holly Short character of the Artemis Fowl novel series by Eoin Colfer

Captain Holly Short is a character of the Artemis Fowl novel series by Eoin Colfer.

J. Argon Institute

The J. Argon Institute is a clinic which only the wealthy can afford. [3] Opal Koboi was sent here when she went into a self-induced coma, and later Artemis Fowl II was sent here because of his Atlantis Complex. The clinic is named after Jerbal Argon, who runs the clinic.

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City is where Artemis Fowl engages in his first encounter with a sprite. This sprite, when promised a cure for her alcohol and holy water poisoning, gives Artemis her copy of the fairy Book of the People for thirty minutes. [4]

Hybras

Hybras is an island featured in Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony . It is a lunar rock of considerable size which was disconnected from the moon when it was hit by a large meteorite. Upon landing on Earth, it was met with a magma stream and was welded to the surface. The demons and imps which live there are descended from bacterial life forms in the lunar soil. During the "Battle of Taillte", warlocks of the demon tribe transported Hybras through a "time tunnel", arriving in Limbo, where time does not exist. In the fifth book, the time spell starts to unravel. Following Artemis' help, Hybras is moved back to Earth. [5]

Spiro Needle

Spiro Needle is the headquarters of the business Fission Chips, owned by Jon Spiro, located in downtown Chicago.

E1Tara

E1Tara is a surveillance and traveling point used by fairies. This is where most fairies replenish their magic at the full moon; it is thus considerably crowded. Some fairies consider it the most magical place above ground.[ citation needed ]

Howler's Peak

Howler's Peak is the fairy jail where goblins are imprisoned. It is from Howler's Peak that General Scalene escaped in Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception . [6]

Atlantis

Atlantis is a submerged fairy town, encased in a dome. It is here that Mulch Diggums was imprisoned after his adventures in Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code . The only way to reach Atlantis is to take a submarine. [7]

The Eleven Wonders

The Eleven Wonders is a ruined fairy theme park. It is composed of "hemispherical structures" that are constructed of "hexagonal panels welded together along the seams". The park is lit by a huge artificial crystal sun and Glo-strips. It appears in Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception , and is infested by trolls. The theme park contains models of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and four other monuments thought by fairy scholars to be wonders, even if humans do not count them as such. These are Abu Simbel, Borobodur, the Throne Hall at Persepolis and the Moai statues on Rapa Nui. [8]

Munich

To steal the Fairy Thief painting in Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception , Fowl goes to Munich to find it.

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References

  1. ↑ Colfer, Eoin (26 April 2001). Artemis Fowl . Artemis Fowl series. Viking Press. ISBN   0-670899623. OCLC   46493219.
  2. ↑ Colfer, Eoin (6 May 2002). Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident . Artemis Fowl series. Hyperion Books. ISBN   0-786808551. OCLC   49778083.
  3. ↑ Colfer, Eoin (30 April 2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception . Artemis Fowl series. Puffin Books. ISBN   0-141381647. OCLC   60343030.
  4. ↑ Colfer, Eoin (26 April 2001). Artemis Fowl . Artemis Fowl series. Viking Press. pp. 3–18. ISBN   0-670899623. OCLC   46493219.
  5. ↑ Colfer, Eoin (2 August 2006). Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony . Artemis Fowl series. Puffin Books. pp. 56–83. ISBN   0-141382686. OCLC   76849597.
  6. ↑ Colfer, Eoin (30 April 2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception . Artemis Fowl series. Puffin Books. pp. 53–90. ISBN   0-141381647. OCLC   60343030.
  7. ↑ Colfer, Eoin (30 April 2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception . Artemis Fowl series. Puffin Books. pp. 143–155. ISBN   0-141381647. OCLC   60343030.
  8. ↑ Colfer, Eoin (30 April 2005). Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception . Artemis Fowl series. Puffin Books. pp. 175–227. ISBN   0-141381647. OCLC   60343030.
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