If you haven't already picked up or read any of the books, it's not bad value for what you're getting. The books aren't completely terrible, and may prove enjoyable reads, provided you don't mind reading them on the DS screen. The software is quite good, even if there a few annoying aspects that could be fixed. Overall, not a bad purchase.
Artemis Fowl is a series of books about the teenage criminal mastermind of the same name. It's a darker affair compared to the likes of Too Ghoul for School, and rightly so considering these books are aimed at the 'tweenie' age group, 10-13. Despite being a child, Artemis Fowl is quite ruthless as is shown in the first book where he kidnaps a member of the reconnaissance unit of the fairy police force. Think of Artemis Fowl as an anti hero of sorts with some of the moral quandaries later in the series blurring the lines between right and wrong. No surprise then that kids love their sense of adventure and moral ambiguity.
