No scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious. And he's just discovered that fairies are real. Poor fairies.
But these are not the gentle creatures of bedtime stories. They are armed. They are dangerous.

Then artemis kidnaps elf Captain Holly Short in an attempt to ransom her for fairy gold. Holly is incredibly dangerous, and pretty annoyed about the whole kidnapping thing.

Artesmi Fowl is about to find out that fairies fight back...