
The two schemers enlist the help of goblins to help them seize control of fairyland and to destroy all Mud Men (humans) above the earth's surface. Meanwhile, underground, there is a plot to overthrow the LEPrecon (the fairy police unit) by disgraced Commander Cudgeon and power-hungry Opal Koboi. Young criminal mastermind Artemis is determined to rescue his kindapped father from the clutches of the Russian Mafia, but needs fairy magic - and in particular, the help of former adversary, the resourceful Captain Holly Short – to ensure success.

The second book in the epic Artemis Fowl series is another action-packed magical adventure.
