Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex

OK, OK, I know these books by Eoin Colfer are written for teens, but they are so much fun, that I could not resist grabbing this the last time I was in the library (see also my blogs for Artemis Fowl,  The Eternity Code, and The Arctic Incident). I grabbed a handful of teen books including the last two installments in Michael Scott's "The Immortal Life of Nicholas Flamel" series and Code Name Verity. I just reviewed the "companion volume" to Verity, titled Rose Under Fire for Children's Literature Database. It was a powerful novel about women's concentration camps during WWII, so wanted to read Verity as well.
Anyway, back to Artemis, the 12 year old criminal mastermind, who is, in this book (the 7th in the series), now 15 years old and seemingly having a change of heart. He wants to save the world from the effects of global warming with a machine he has created to blanket the world's ice caps with an artificial reflective snow. Unfortunately, not so benevolent forces are at work, namely Turnball Root, brother to now deceased Commander Julius Root, former head of the LEPrecon force (that's short for Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit). Turnball is supposed to be safely ensconced in the Atlantis prison deep under the ocean, but he has turned his jailer into an unwitting accomplice and been able to mastermind a plan of his own--one that will free him from the prison and destroy his "enemies."
Adding to the problems created by Turnball--who has sent minions to destroy not only Artemis, LEPrecon police captain Holly Short, and Artemis' bodyguard Butler--is the fact that Artemis' close association with fairy magic has triggered a psychosis called the "Atlantis Complex." He is paranoid of everyone, counts everything in units of five, is afraid of anything associated with "4's", and has even developed a split personality. It is only through the combined efforts of Foaly the centaur, Holly, Butler and his sister, and dwarf Mulch Diggums with his unique talents, that the end of the world as we know it is averted. So much fun!