Reading order

Artemis Fowl reading order

Eoin Colfer

  1. Artemis Fowl2001
  2. Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident2002
  3. Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code2003
  4. Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception2005
  5. Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony2006
  6. Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox2009
  7. Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex2010
  8. Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian2012
7.67.6 / 10
1,298 ratings
Score
8 volumes
Volumes
2001–2012
Published
about 55 h
Reading time
Completed
Status

Quick answer

Artemis Fowl
Start withArtemis Fowl2001 · Volume 1 of 9

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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.

  1. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 27, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  2. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by December 19, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  3. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by January 10, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  4. The end of the series
    January 20, 2027
In one goJanuary 8, 2027about 10 weeks
In stages, with breaksJanuary 20, 2027about 3 months · +7 h of other books

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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

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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.

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