Otaka's Scoop is Back On

Greetings, faithful readers and those who are visiting this site for the first time. I am sorry for the great interval of time that has passed since my last entry. Otaka's Scoop may have a change of names coming up soon. If you cannot find this blog, type: "Otaka Zetranik" into Google and click on the link that mentions "Kuiper: The Outermost Three". Please comment on any blog entry as to what you want my restored blog to be about. I may continue to blog about books, but I also want to focus on other things. Other than giving me topic suggestions, I would also like it if you could help me force Wikipedia into publishing the article on my blog that I have tried to publish so many times. Your efforts will be greatly appreciated.

Trojan Book King, thank you for your comment on "Kuiper". "Kuiper" was merely a brainstorming work that has now turned into my new book whose title I have not decided on yet. Thank you all for your support, and to those new to my blog, I hope you come back soon.Oh, and by the way, the cities listed at the top are where my blog is broadcast, all over the solar system, as you can tell. Asante!

Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception By Eoin Colfer

In this fourth installment in the "Artemis Fowl" series, Artemis once again, and I cannot tell you how, enters the world of the People, and teams up with Holly Short of the Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance unit once again. In this book, the infamous Opal Koboi, an extremely intelligent Pixie, escapes from jail using two Bwa' Kell gobling, Mervil and Descant, otherwise known as Merv and Scant. Opal is believed by her captors to be in a coma after her capture, and in the prologue, Foaly, the LEP's technology expert, says that someone would have to be totally obsessed to have the readings of a person in a coma without really being in one. From the first chapter named "Totally Obsessed", you can clearly tell that Opal Koboi is clearly not in a coma, but in a special type of self-induced meditative coma she learned from Gola Schweem. Holly Short, in a way and for a purpose, both of which I cannot tell you, reveals herself to Artemis once more, and takes him underground to Haven City. Again, the powers of Holly, Artemis, Butler, and the LEP are stretched to the absolute limits, as the evil Opal Koboi puts a state of fear upon the People. We are reintroduced to many characters and groups, and many unexpected events happen. I won't go into too much detail, but I will tell you that Holly and Artemis are both pushed into many fatal situations, the outcomes of which I cannot say.

For the fourth time, Eoin Colfer strengthens Artemisfowlism in this great book. We are taken even deeper into the characters' minds, and we learn more about exactly who they are. The action is incredible, the characters are very well planned out, and with every word comes a new secret, often revealed. As you can tell, I have becomed obsessed with this incredible series, having made a religion based upon the series, and having blogged on four of the five books, and by reading "The Opal Deception", you will also become an Artemis Fowl obsessed freak like me for no cost at all (just pay shipping and handling). My overall scoop: a very obvious 10 out of 10 on the must-read scale.

The Da Vinci Code By Dan Brown, Part One

This, as you probably have noticed, is the first time I have split a book blog into two topics. I was about to continue the Artemis Fowl trend, though decided to start blogging on this book, as I am about halfway to the end. In this book, a symbologist named Robert Langdon goes to the Louvre (Pronounced Loove) where the curator of the French art museum, Jauques Sauniere was murdered by a man named Silas, an Opus Dei extremist. While at the Louvre, Langdon meets Bezu Fache, a policeman in France that believes Robert to be the assassin of Sauniere. All around the body of the curator, codes and markings are written using blood and a blacklight pen, some of which Langdon decodes. Robert also meets Sophie Neveu, a cryptographer for the Judicial Police, who tells Langdon that Fache will stop at nothing to imprison Robert Langdon, and that the only way to keep Langdon out of jail is to escape the Louvre and get to the American embassy. I can not tell you too much more, nor could I have written the part above in any more detail, as that would ruin the surprise of the book, and would therefore ruin the entire first half of the book, and possibly the entire thing.

If you have seen the movie and loved it, as I did, then you will enjoy the book ten times more than the movie. If you have not seen the movie, then you will love it ten times better than the ones who have, as you will not know what to expect. Dan Brown's suspenceful and intricate writing will most certainly make you think and put you on the edge of your seat, or at least that is the case so far. All of the characters are not fully introduced at the place that they enter, which makes you want to read more into a character's story. Pretty much all of the history and description of the artwork is accurate, and you will definately learn many interesting facts from at leat the first half of the book. My overall scoop: so far, a very strong 10 out of 10 on the must-read scale.

Happy Reading!

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.

Happy Reading!

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