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    Artemis Fowl, Book 7: The Atlantis Complex

    Written by Eoin Colfer

    Narrated by Nathaniel Parker

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    "[Artemis Fowl] will grab your interest, no matter what your age."
    -The New York Post

    Artemis has committed his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet and its inhabitants, both human and fairy. Can it be true? Has goodness taken hold of the world's greatest teenage criminal mastermind?

    Captain Holly Short is unconvinced, and discovers that Artemis is suffering from Atlantis Complex, a psychosis common in guilt-ridden fairies. Symptoms include obsessive-compulsive behavior, paranoia, multiple personality disorder and, in extreme cases, embarrassing professions of love to a certain feisty LEPrecon fairy.

    Unfortunately, Atlantis Complex has struck at the worst possible time. A deadly foe from Holly's past is intent on destroying the actual city of Atlantis. Can Artemis escape the confines of his mind-and the grips of a giant squid-in time to save the underwater metropolis and its fairy inhabitants?

    Artemis Fowl has lost his mind... Just when the world needs him most.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateAug 10, 2010
    ISBN9780307711601
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    Artemis Fowl, Book 7: The Atlantis Complex
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    Eoin Colfer

    Eoin Colfer is the New York Times bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series as well as two adult crime novels, Plugged, which was short-listed for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Screwed. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.

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    • 4/5
      An outstanding read! My only regret is that there's only one more book in the series.
    • 4/5
      It had been a couple of years since I last read any Artemis Fowl books and they seem to have lost their appeal for me.
    • 4/5
      I have to preface this by saying that I am extremely partial to child/teenage genius stories. Add in some fairies and magic, and this is pretty much the coolest series EVER. The last book, The Time Paradox, was by far my favorite in the series, so as always with a series that goes past 4 books, let alone 6, I was worried by adding yet another one. I know it won't be for everyone -- my sister, who is also a Fowl fan, didn't like this book at all, but I really enjoyed it.With all the guilt of his past crimes and the exposure to fairy magic, Artemis is finally beginning to lose his mind. He has what is called the Atlantis Complex, which gives him OCD, excessive paranoia, and a multiple personality disorder, among other things. So when he and a committee of important fairy members are attacked during a demonstration of an invention that Artemis believes will save the world, Holly and Foaly must step up and figure out what is going on.The first few chapters are a bit slow, but I ended up really liking it. Lots of action and drama. Butler and Juliet almost get beaten to death by a crowd of wrestling fans, Artemis goes crazy and reveals another personality -- Orion, and Foaly's space explorer bots start attacking a fairy committee. And that's before the halfway point! We get to see old friends (Mulch!), meet a couple of awesome new villains, and are introduced to some awesome new fairy gadgets. And I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am that this follows a new villain, and not Opal. The new villain is Julius's Root's evil brother, so it gives us a bit more background on Holly and Julius, which I enjoyed.The crafting is also genius. This must have been a hard book to write, due to Artemis's failing mental faculties, but Colfer does a great job. Artemis hates the number four, and tries to group everything in fives. If you do a word count on his dialogue, you'll see he he speaks in multiples of five (kudos to Colfer for keeping such an attention to detail!). Colfer really upped the stakes in this one. Sure, things have been really bad before, but Artemis has always been able to rely on his mind. Now, they're facing a master criminal and Artemis doesn't even have that to rely on anymore. It makes the other characters have to become a bit tougher, and Artemis become a bit more humanized. I don't want to hint at what the ending is, but I thought it was perfect. Even half-insane, Artemis is a smarty-pants.*I was provided a free copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
    • 4/5
      It had been a couple of years since I last read any Artemis Fowl books and they seem to have lost their appeal for me.
    • 3/5
      Artemis and his fairy friends are in another difficult situation - some of Foley's space probes have been reprogrammed and are about to destroy the fairy city of Atlantis. Artemis can save them - but is incapacitated by a fairy psychological disorder called the Atlantis Complex
    • 3/5
      I'd say this is the least interesting of the books so far, and I had to force myself to keep on reading towards the middle.

      Still, this strange affair between the friend of Amelia Earhart's and the evil fairy had something in it.
    • 4/5
      Artemis Fowl, criminal mastermind is suffering from Atlantis Complex due to his illegal exploration of fairy magic. This illness is causing split personality and a lot of non-Artemis type thinking just when the fairy world needs his help in saving the actual Atlantis. Definitely a fun entry in the Artemis Fowl series.
    • 3/5
      middlegrade/teen fantasy/adventure fiction (on audio)
      This one was ok--the parts with Turnbuckle's henchmen got tiresome (lots of drooly dunce voices), and there wasn't a whole lot happening plotwise, but there were still lots of funny parts.
    • 3/5
      I remember reading the first book, I believe, in grade school when I was growing up. The book is decent, with twists and turns along the way. There is also an update at the beginning if you want to jump into this particular novel. A decent read.3 stars.
    • 3/5
      A fast paced adventure with some clever wordplay, but it felt forced to me. Artemis has a plan to stop the icebergs from melting, but is also suffering from Atlantis complex (which can be cured by a combination of "potions and therapy"). Turnball Root wants to escape from prison, reunite with his beloved wife and make her young again, and is willing to destroy a lot to do so. The ending is poignant.
    • 2/5
      Nadat het vorige deel [b:Artemis Fowl en de Tijdparadox|6952834|Artemis Fowl en de Tijdparadox (Artemis Fowl, #6)|Eoin Colfer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1254933398s/6952834.jpg|2184954] al tegen viel, was mijn verwachting voor dit deel al helemaal niet zo hoog. En dat gevoel klopte.

      Ten eerste was Artemis ofwel bewusteloos of gestoord of vervangen door Orion. De plot van het verhaal was gewoon slecht. Karakters maakten weinig ontwikkeling door.

      Jammer.
    • 3/5
      By this point in the series I was pretty much just trying to finish it. I think that the 'Atlantis Complex' was an interesting idea but I personally found it to be somewhat random, like the story line was all over the place. Orion was entertaining, but I found him to be irritating and that overshadowed the good.
      Once again there was a great underlying story line that was unveiled slowly.
      I think it's like the Matrix, Die Hard, Borne, and Bond movies: after about 3 or 4 it's time to put this to rest.
    • 3/5
      Not the best Artemis Fowl, this one takes place in Iceland where Artemis attempts to save the world through his latest invention. He's also suffering from Atlantis Complex, a psychological disorder that generally strikes fairies, in which one experiences paranoia, multiple personalities, OCD, etc.
    • 2/5
      I've always loved the Artemis Fowl books, but this one just broke my heart. My Artemis... my beautiful, brilliant Artemis... insanity does not become him. I love his clever, spur-of-the-moment schemes, his snarky wit, and the way he is still the same even as his morals undergo a renovation. This... this was just painful to read. I only got to see one flash of Artemis brilliance, and that was short-lived. I still might read the next book, but only for the hope that there might be a comeback.
    • 3/5
      The penultimate volume in the Artemis Fowl series has the titular hero suffering the titular disease. The Atlantis Complex is alleged to be brought on by feelings of guilt in recovering criminals leading to symptoms such as paranoia and multiple personality disorder. This means of course that Artemis' alternate personality emerges at the worst possible time leading to some chuckles, although I think Colfer overplays the joke. The story has a different villain than Opal Koboi and this leads to some interesting variations in the adventure. Also, Foaly is on the scene with Artemis, Holly, Mulch, & Butler making for a nice twist as well. All in all, a solid story and an addition to the ongoing story arc of the series. I look forward to reading the final installment.
    • 4/5
      To be honest, I have a hard time following the plot of these books. But the humor makes it all worthwhile.
    • 3/5
      This just didn't work for me, and I live this series. Strange interweaving of mental health issues that didn't really lift off. You actually need to concentrate in telling these stories a little better to really feel the impact. Also, was totally blindsided that Atantis was a complex. Read it and you'll see what I mean.
    • 4/5
      I felt so sorry for Artemis in this one, here he is, growing into a decent human being and his brain is breaking under the strain of what he knows and guilt over his former life. Atlantis Complex is a faerie disease of the mind that involves paranoia, obsessions and often multiple personality disorders. Artemis becomes obsessed with the number five and also starts to get paranoid. This would be bad enough if it wasn't for a prisoner in Atlantis getting free and planning evil. The faerie world needs Artemis, not his alter-ego Orion, who is more of a lover than a fighter.Artemis Fowl is an interesting character, he's growing up with this series and I'm interested to know how it's all going to wrap up. His interactions with his mother were hilarious. I foudn the whole thing touching and funny all at the same time.
    • 4/5
      Summary: Artemis Fowl, boy genius and (reformed) criminal mastermind, has a plan. But this time, it's a plan to save the world from global warming, with the aid of some fairy technology. This might seem somewhat tame compared to Artemis's usual standards, but he's been feeling some guilt about his past dealings. Unfortunately, that guilt, combined with the heavy doses of fairy magic to which he's been exposed, has resulted in Artemis's developing Atlantis Complex, a fairy malady that manifests itself as obsessive-compulsive disorder, extreme paranoia, and even split personalities. This would be bad enough on its own, but it's decidedly inconvenient when a villain emerges with a plot that will throw the entire fairy world into chaos, and Artemis's friends need him to be on top of his criminal-genius game.Review: This series is just reliably fun. This book in particular was not one of the best installments, but I still had a good time listening to it. All of the things that Colfer does well - well-developed characterization, fast-paced action adventure, a snarky sense of humor that works on multiple levels, cool worldbuilding especially re: fairy technology - all of those things are certainly present in full force in this installment in the series. I liked the play on "what if Artemis is not Artemis when we need him to be Artemis" in this book - somewhat similar to The Time Paradox, when Artemis was not Artemis because he was the 10-year-old obnoxious Artemis, but in this case, Artemis is not Artemis because he's Artemis's hilariously smarmy alternate personality, Orion. My issues with this book, relative to its predecessors, are twofold. First, and more minorly, I felt like a lot of the events in this book came out of nowhere. In some cases, that's fine, but there weren't really threads of this book planted in the previous ones, and I didn't feel like the guilt about endangering his family that Artemis was feeling at the end of The Time Paradox was potent enough to send him into the full throes of OCD with which he opens this book. But secondly, and more importantly, was that I didn't really feel like the central story was strong enough. Maybe it's that the villain didn't seem evil-genius-y enough to be a believable foil for the combined forces of Artemis (or, well, Orion), Holly, Foaly, and Butler (not to mention Mulch and Juliet). Each of the pieces, each of the individual scenes, was fine on its own; whatever was happening at any given time was enough fun to listen to that I enjoyed the book as a whole. But when put together, the story just didn't quite have the oomph that earlier Artemis Fowl books have had. 3.5 out of 5 stars.Recommendation: For fans of the series, it's an enjoyable diversion, although it's not the best of the bunch.
    • 4/5
      The Atlantis Complex is the latest adventure of Artemis Fowl, boy genius. He and Holly Short, Captain of the Fairy Police have to save the world, yet again, only this time, Artemis is suffering from the Atlantis Complex, an obsessive compulsive disorder that affects fairy kind who suffer from excessive guilt. As always, the story is filled with laughs and good action. Unlike many long series, I continue to find the characters interesting and the humor entertaining. In each sequel, Artemis continues to grow up and continues to become a much more likable character. Recommended for children and adults!
    • 4/5
      I was super excited to get this book, especially after Time Paradox. Sadly, this book was not as gripping. It seemed to be missing a lot of the nuances that make Artemis Fowl. I understand Artemis was not himself thoughout most of the books, but the world around him didn't seem much like his world. The same characters were there, but it didn't feel the same. It wasn't till the end of the book that things got back to AF-normal (not just because Artemis did).The best part was Angeline Fowl's phone call to Artemis! I laughed myself silly.
    • 4/5
      Summary: In the book Artemis Fowl the Atlantis Complex, Artemis comes down with a severe case of the Atlantis Complex. The Atlantis Complex is a mental disorder that causes you to obsess over a number (in Artemis’ case the number 5), become extremely paranoid, and have multiple personalities. The weird thing is that the Atlantis Complex is a disorder only found in fairies, until now. Unfortunately, this is a very bad time for this to happen because a new villain, Turnball Root, plans to escape his prison to reunite with his true love. However, he is not as nice as he sounds. He will do anything to achieve his goal, including using illegal magic, committing murder, taking over peoples’ minds, and threatening the life of thousands of people. Once again Artemis, Holly, Butler, Mulch, and Foaly must work together to overcome this evil villain, and cure Artemis’ mind.Review: I think that Artemis Fowl the Atlantis Complex was a good book. I didn’t really like the new villain Turnball Root and how he kills people and escapes prison to be with his wife. One thing that I did like is how Artemis had the Atlantis Complex and had multiple personalities. I liked his other personality because he acted like a romantic brave night. Another thing that I liked is that (like all his other books) it was filled with action, suspense, and humor. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes books filled with action and suspense. Once again, the author did a great job keeping you wanting to read all the way until the end.
    • 4/5
      The seventh book in the Artemis Fowl series has our young mastermind facing off against his worst enemy yet — his own mind. After years of scheming, wicked deeds, and messing around with fairy magic, Artemis has developed a disease that afflicts guilt-ridden fairies, called the Atlantis Complex. Symptoms include obsessive compulsive disorder, paranoia, and multiple personalities. All this coming at a time when his friends desperately need his help the most. It was such a wonderful relief to revisit characters I love after such a long time. Holly and Butler still kickass and Mulch Diggums is repulsively hilarious. Artemis is the only one who doesn't fall back into his role as genius mastermind, because of his disease, though he still manages to be clever despite that. With all the stress I've been going through lately, this was the perfect action adventure with fairies for me to read right now. Great, light fun.
    • 4/5
      What is child genius Artemis Fowl to do? His time among the subterranean race of fairies, trolls and goblins has affected him more than he anticipated; he’s got Atlantis Complex. Characterised by obsessive behaviour and split personality, the young millionaire has become even more irritating than usual. To make things worse, a gigantic robotic probe has appeared to have gone haywire and has launched an attack on Artemis and the gang.YAY, all the old characters are back and as good as ever. Well, except for Artemis of course. There have been a lot of bad things said about Artemis’ alter-ego Orion, but I personally didn’t mind him. Yes I know he may have been just a reason for Colfer to write the character a little differently, but I felt it was a great contrast between him and the other characters, even more so then when he was Artemis. It was a bit different and quite fun I thought. Juliet had a bit more of a starring role, which annoyed me a little; throughout the series she has appeared more as a watered-down version of Holly.The biggest problem was, of course, the new villain. He just wasn’t quite evil or crazy enough, something which is an expectation of these books over the years. Although I loved his constant debating with himself whether he should kill off his jail warden Vishby, some genuine laughs were had there.Now for the good bits: Even though I’m probably too old for these books, Mulch’s constant flatulent reference are always welcome. He and Foaly never fail to make me laugh. The writing itself, as always, is superb. The ridiculously technical and awesome gadgets that they all carry around are very inventive and the action scenes leave you physically exhausted from all the running that fictional characters had to do.Overall, I would have to say that this was one of the weaker ones of the series, but still better than a lot of children’s books around today. Can’t wait for the final instalment. 8)
    • 3/5
      Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex is definitely the continuation of a series. Readers unfamiliar with the series may find the story line difficult to follow. It is assumed that the reader knows the characters, their history, and their relationships to each other. Artemis Fowl, the 15 year old son of the original Artemis Fowl is suffering from a disorder known as the Atlantis complex, brought on by his dabbling in fairy magic. This complex which devolves through multiple stages, causes him to obsess about numbers as the story starts and then causes his other personality (Orion) to take over his body. Despite impossible odds, Artemis and his friends prevail. There are a great number of puns and verbal slapstick incidents, some of which seems to be beyond the comprehension of young readers/listeners. The story seems a bit thin and there is no character development. For followers of the series, The Atlantis Complex may provide some entertainment, however, this book is unlikely to win Artemis any new fans.
    • 4/5
      Wahhhh!! It was soo good! But the beginning dragged on for a long time, as does most of the Artemis Fowl books. But this time I felt the ending was unsatisfying... And what ever happened to Minerva from the Lost Colony? I was hoping they'd get together...
    • 4/5
      It's been a long time since we've had a new Artemis Fowl, and the opening made me cringe -- our favorite teenage criminal mastermind is now... NICE?? Say it's not so! Well, actually he is using his brains for good these days, inventing a way to keep the glaciers from melting, and demonstrating it in Iceland to a combination of fairy and human scientists. Unfortunately, Artemis has spent too much time exposed to fairy magic, and he's developed a mental illness: the Atlantis Complex. When the book begins, he's in Stage 1, and has become obsessive compulsive (he can only count by fives, and speak in sentences that have multiple of five words in them), and he's becoming more and more paranoid, convinced that everyone's out to get him. Capt. Holly Short and the rest of the fairy delegation arrive, but only some of them survive. The hotel booked for the demonstration is destroyed by a rogue fairy space probe, and Artemis is knocked out. After being saved by Holly and Foaly, he awakens and announces his name is Orion. Welcome to Stage 2 of Atlantis Complex: multiple personality disorder, and Orion is obnoxiously attracted to Holly, spouting poetry and doing his best to be the suave gentleman no one needs! They've got to get Artemis back to figure out who's controlling the probe, and why it's heading for the underwater fairy prison city of Atlantis. Any number of convicted criminals could be behind this, including Opal Koboi, but there's someone even darker than Opal at work here. Action, wild adventure, explosions, giant squid attacks and Colfer's trademark humor (yes, Mulch Diggum and his infamous gas attacks are in here) make this a great addition to the Artemis Fowl series! 6th grade and up.
    • 3/5
      Not my favorite book from Colfer. I am a fan of the previous Artemis fowl books, and Airman, and Colfer in general. With regards to this book, it felt very pushed and I seemed to have to force myself to chew through the entire book as a whole. The characters seemed on the right track, I just felt very unattached to them during this "episode" of Artemis Fowl, as well as trudging through slot of recap summaries.
    • 4/5
      Artemis' other personality is pretty funny and there are many familiar faces in this latest adventure. I enjoyed seeing more of Butler and his sister Juliet, as well as exploring the world of "amorphobots" - those are some pretty cool technology! The book ends with a bit of cliff hanger - what will happen with Artemis and his mental illness?
    • 3/5
      I do enjoy the Artemis Fowl series. If ever a children's fantasy series could be called "cheeky", this one is it. It's full of cleverness, sass, humor, puns, and other entertaining things. This latest installment has the same elements the rest of the books have had. Even so, however, the series seems to be getting a little tired. Part of the problem, I think, is that our central character, Artemis Fowl, has simply outgrown his own series. He is nearly an adult now, and while there has been some attempt to expand the pattern of putting him in clever scrapes and then having the world's coolest fairy, Holly Short, work with him to save the world, it is starting to feel like the same old kid's story, which is now happening to someone who is no longer a kid. For the first time, reading this, I felt some of the details were forced instead of fun.Still, Colfer on a bad day wields a lot of entertainment power and the book remains a great escape. Moderate your expectations and you should enjoy it just fine.