by Eoin Colfer
Part of Artemis Fowl, book 6
First published 2009
Artemis Fowl faces his greatest crisis when his mother falls critically ill. The cure requires brain fluid from the silky Sifaka Lemur, but the species went extinct years ago. The extinction happened because a ten year old Artemis once prioritized profit over conservation. Now the teenage criminal mastermind must fix his past mistake. He teams up with his fairy allies to travel back through time and save the lemurs before they disappear forever. The mission puts him on a collision course with a dangerous poacher who has targeted Holly Short for capture. Time travel operates under strict rules, but Artemis plans to break every single one to save his mother. His biggest obstacle will not be the poacher or the complex laws of temporal mechanics. Instead, he must outmaneuver his younger self, a brilliant and ruthless ten year old who shares his intelligence but lacks his hard won wisdom.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, time-travel
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Africa
Period: 21st-century
391 pages · Paperback · Hyperion Books
Content warnings: animal-death