Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code By Eoin Colfer

Yes, another Artemis Fowl. Interesting fact: a friend of mine (Yes, you) asked me in class after I had quoted the series several times if I was going to make a religion out of the books. Well, yes, Artemisfowlism is now on the rise, and soon, you may find people referring to Holly Short as "Saint". Anyhow, in this third installment of the Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer once again gives us his all, giving us more detail on the life of this teenage Irish genius. The book begins with Artemis and his bodyguard Butler in a London restaurant waiting for the Chicago bussinessman, Jon Spiro. Artemis created a "C-Cube" out of modified Fairy technology that renders all other technologies obsolete, and intends on selling said device to Spiro with a huge price tag attatched. When Jon Spiro and his New Zealander bodyguard, Arno Blunt enter the restauraunt, all peace is lost. All of the people in the restaurant, apparently working for Spiro, begin attacking Artemis and Butler. Jon Spiro gets away with the C-Cube, though Artemis does take down all of the attackers with a Fairy bomb. I will let you figure out what happens after this, though I must tell you that a character dies, a character comes back to life (The same person???), Holly Short once again assists Artemis in his mischeif, and an event at the very end of the book changes Artemis and Butler until the beginning of the fourth.

Again, kudos to Mr. Colfer for once again producing another wonderful book that people, no matter what age, will hang on to. Eoin (Pronounced "Owen") shows us once again that a book doesn't need to have a title like Harry Potter or A Series of Unfortunate Events to be a great one. If you have thoroughly enjoyed the previous two, the next two, or if you just want to compare this book to others you like to see if you want to get caught up in a new series, then by all means, go to your local library, book store, or Internet and read this book today. My overall scoop: I will try not to sound like a broken record, so let me just say that if the scores for the previous books in this series are history, then history does indeed repeat itself.

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Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident By Eoin Colfer

If you have stayed with my blog since the beginning, or if you have just started reading it from my last entry, then you will recall reading about the first book in the Artemis Fowl series, Artemis Fowl. This book that I shall blog about now is the sequel to this book, Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident, which is as great, if not better than the first. This book begins in Murmansk in northern Russia, where members of the Russian Mafia discuss their prisoner, Artemis Fowl I, and talk about how his son, Artemis Fowl II will try to rescue him. Artemis ends up having to go from St. Bartleby's school in Ireland to retrieve his father near the Bay of Kola. Meanwhile, Holly Short and Chix Verbil hunt down and defeat a Goblin using stolen Human technology (batteries) to power his weapon. Many events happen, and then Holly is allowed to assist Artemis on his mission to save his father, and off to Russia it is. Though the Russian Mafia is not the only group of antagonists in this book. The primary Fairy antagonist group is the Goblin Bwa' Kell that is attempting to overthrow the LEP with their soft-nose lasers powered by batteries (Holly suspected that Artemis was behind that in the beginning). The brain behind the entire operation turns out to be Foaly's arch rival, Opal Koboi, who is possibly one of the smartest beings under or above Earth's surface.



This book has the same charm that its predecessor had, making it another one of my favorite books. The Arctic Incident showcases Eoin Colfer's writing at its best, having a different meaning for all. Almost every living being, Fairy or Human can find something that they can either relate to or something that they really like in the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading, learning interesting facts, Fantasy, Science- Fiction, and anyone who wants to get caught up in another series. My overall scoop: another 10 out of 10 on the must read scale.

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