title: Artemis Fowl - The Lost Colony
author: Eoin Cofler
description: In this sequel to <i>The Opal Deception </i>(2005), 14-year-old Artemis discovers an unraveling time tunnel connecting demons with the earth. These imps have sworn revenge on humans, and their unpredictable appearances threaten to expose the entire fairy world. As always, Colfer delivers not only continuous action but also witty wordplay and dialogue, understated humor, and plenty of magical technology and gadgetry. A must for kids who have enjoyed Artemis' previous escapades. <i>Kay Weisman</i><br><i>Copyright &#169; American Library Association. All rights reserved</i>
  						    	
  						        	--This text refers to the <a href='/dp/1405661488/ref=dp_bookdescription?_encoding=UTF8&amp;n=283155'>Paperback</a> edition.
zlib_text: # Artemis Fowl
  
  
  ### and
  
  
  # The Lost Colony
  
  
  ### Book 5 in the Artemis Fowl Series
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![](covers_af5_usa.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## CHAPTER 1: BLAST TO THE PAST  
  
  
  Barcelona, Spain
  
  
  HAPPY
  
  
  was not a word often used to describe Artemis Fowl's bodyguard. Jolly
  
  
  and contented were also words that were rarely applied to him or to
  
  
  people in his immediate vicinity. Butler did not get to be one of the
  
  
  most dangerous men in the world by chatting with anyone who happened
  
  
  to stroll past, unless the chat concerned exit routes and concealed
  
  
  weapons.
  
  
  On this particular afternoon Butler and Artemis were in Spain, and
  
  
  the bodyguard's Eurasian features were even more taciturn than normal.
  
  
  His young charge was, as usual, making Butler's job more complicated
  
  
  than it needed to be. Artemis had insisted that they stand on the
  
  
  sidewalk of Barcelona's Passeig de Gratia for over an hour in the
  
  
  afternoon sun with only a few slender trees to provide them with cover
  
  
  from the heat or possibl