Sunday, December 23, 2007

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.




Happy Reading

1 comment:

gamerntx said...

you forgot commander root!!!