In the series, Artemis Fowl, Artemis aims to follow in his father’s footsteps to build a criminal empire. The genius he is, he looks for every possibility and stumbles upon one that interests him very much. The existence of fairy’s is what he looks for, and eventually he kidnaps a fairy. As this happens he takes the fairy as a hostage and demands ransom for her. As the series progress the fairy’s and Artemis go into friendly terms and help each other out of friendship and trust. Though many plots arises, most of them concerning the discovery of the fairy’s, others more dramatic, such as world domination and such. The story is based around modern time mixed with fantasy that compels the reader to keep reading. Such story is a rare find and is recommended to all readers.