When Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a life-threatening illness, his world is turned upside down.&nbsp; The only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the animal is extinct due to a heartless bargain Artemis himself made as a younger boy.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Though the odds are stacked against him, Artemis is not willing to give up.&nbsp; With the help of his fairy friends, the young genius&nbsp;travels&nbsp;back in time to save the lemur and bring it back to the present.&nbsp; But to do so, Artemis will have to defeat a maniacal poacher, who has set his sights on new prey: Holly Short.&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The rules of time travel are far from simple, but to save his mother, Artemis will have to break them all…and outsmart his most cunning adversary yet: Artemis Fowl, age ten.<BR><BR>