Reading order
Artemis Fowl reading order
- Artemis Fowl2001
- Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident2002
- Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code2003
- Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception2005
- Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony2006
- Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox2009
- Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex2010
- Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian2012
- 7.67.6 / 101,298 ratings
- Score
- 8 volumes
- Volumes
- 2001–2012
- Published
- about 55 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy
- Genre
Quick answer

Publication order
8 volumes2001–2012Completed
- Eight books in publication order from Artemis Fowl (2001) — the character changes from book to book, so the order matters here.
- The Fowl Twins is a separate, later series about his younger brothers.
A plan for the whole series
9 volumes, 2,906 pages, about 55 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 10 weeks.
Stages
4 stages, with 3 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around January 20, 2027, 12 days later than in one go.
- Stage 119 habout 4 weeksby November 23, 2026
- Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.8
- Stage 213 h18 daysby December 14, 2026
- Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.4
- Stage 314 h19 daysby January 6, 2027
- Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.3
- Stage 47 h10 daysby January 20, 2027
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Extras, short stories and spin-offs
Not needed to follow the main story — read them after the series or skip them.
- The Artemis Fowl Files2004
Frequently asked questions
Which Artemis Fowl book is the longest?
“Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian” is the longest at 400 pages; the shortest is “Artemis Fowl: The Seventh Dwarf” with 60 pages.
What should I read after Artemis Fowl?
After the main series: The Artemis Fowl Files.







