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Summary: A Great Book
Review: "The Arctic Incident" gives fans of Eoin Colfer's smash mega-hit "Artemis Fowl" more to savor. More witty writing, more sarcastic characters, more over-the-top action, and more of everyone's favorite 13-year old criminal mastermind.
Set essentially a year after the first novel, Artemis is chafing from getting one of his heart's desires -- the return of his beloved mother's sanity. Who wouldn't rather have their mom lucid rather than delusional? Not Artemis, even though her return to normalcy has wiped out Artemis' beloved autonomy. So young Artemis opens the novel in boarding school with a hilarious encounter with an overmatched guidance counselor. (Really -- how much guidance does a criminal mastermind need?)
A counseling session is cut short when a ransom email arrives, hinting that Artemis' departed (and presumed, by many, to be dead) father is alive in the Russian Arctic. Young Artemis instantly commences a rescue mission . . . a rescue mission with a vengeance, to be sure.
But this would not be an "Artemis Fowl" novel without the faerie world. Our heroes, Captain Holly Short and Commander Root are back, as is the centaur computer genius Foaly, uncover what appears to be a goblin plot to smuggle contraband weapons. And this plot has a more sinister intent, one hidden even from the goblins . . .
And what else would an escaped dwarf thief, Mulch, do besides hang out in Los Angeles, stealing Academy Awards?
In many ways, none of the characters have changed. Short is still a derring-do pilot and field agent. Root is still in a perpetual fury. Butler, the bodyguard, is back, with a penchant for cracking skulls. Foaly is still as caustic as he is brilliant. And so on and so forth.
Outlandish plot twists, fueled by Colfer's astounding imagination, keep the pages turning fast and furious. Will the goblins be thwarted? Will Artemis save his father? Will the ultimate villain be caught?
Count on losing several hours of sleep as you read "just one more chapter." Count on laughing out loud at brilliant dialogue and terrible puns. And count on reading "The Arctic Incident" again.
Enjoy!
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Summary: Mr. Colfrer, you have done it again
Review: A friend of mine at school reccomended the first Artemis Fowl book to me and I took it home and finished it in one night. I was ravenous for more. The next night I took this book home to read and was not dissapointed. The plot is thus: Below ground it turns out that goblins are using illegal batteries to power illegal lasers. But where are they getting the batteries? Holly Short, the "Test Case" thinks that it's Artemis Fowl and she hasn't been feeling a bit of Stockholm syndrome [bonding with your captors]. In fact she is very angry and very well armed. Not a good formula for Artemis. But Artemis isn't doing it, and the thing that is on his mind at the time is that he has just received a video from the Russian Mafiya saying that they have Artemis Fowl senior, and that they want money. Since Artemis isn't doing it, the fairy police [LEPrecon] need his help. He agrees on one contition-----that they help him get his father back. Filled with suspense, humor, action, and all around fun, this book is an absolute must-read.
Adieu!
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Summary: Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident book review
Review: Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident was a very good and intresting book.What made it good and interesting was that it was filled with lots of action that kept you from putting down the book.But you'll have to read the first book to understand the stuff about "The Poeple".
THe story is about a young boy (13 years old to be exact.)who reiceives a message concerning his father who went missing for two years.And the message was about hie ransome.While during the same tome down below Lower elements police discovered that goblins are paying a human for tons of baterrys which is bad.So they suspect artemis fowl is behind this since he is the only human in the world who has had previous dealings with fairys.So Artemis teams up with the fairys to help them with the battery case in exchange for their help to help him rescue his father.
The protagonist in this book is Artemis Fowl and his goal is to rescue his father from a russian mafiya.the risks he takes to dot his is endanger himself many times and his father too.
So Artemes Fowl is a great book for those who love action and adventure books.I strongly recemmened you read this boook.
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Summary: Artemis Fowl The Arctic Incident
Review: good as new, shiped in four days, no bent pages or spine, and no folded over corners
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Summary: Review from a young reader
Review: I loved this book from the first page, when I was introduced to Butler the butler, a truly ingenious name in my opinion. I can't get enough of it. 12 year old Artemis Fowl discovers the existence of huge colonies of fairies living underground, and is determined to use his knowledge to exploit them. He concocts a plan to kidnap a fairy (Captain Holly Short of the Lower Elements Police), hold her for ransom, and restore his family fortune. But these fairies aren't sweet little things who put tooth money under your pillow or live in flowers; these are fairies with attitude. One great thing about this book is that you never know which side to cheer for, for Artemis is both the hero and the villain. Colfer combines fantastical folklore with high-tech, modern, magic to create a superbly original race of fairies. The dialogue is witty, both using and making fun of clichés, and the characters are wonderfully charismatic. Artemis Fowl is a great mix of all the things I love - fantasy, action, adventure, and comedy. The ending is perfect, down to the last sentence - 'But that's another story.' I love how Colfer inserts little comments into the book that make you stop and wonder about the human race and what it's doing. One example is how Holly finds the idea of going to the bathroom in your own house repulsive, and is disgusted by the fact humans treat their waste with chemicals instead of returning it to the Earth as fertilizer. Colfer is very subtly making the reader to look at the way human life has evolved by challenging something as basic as the toilet. I love Colfer's unique and very effective writing style, and I laughed until I cried at some parts. The only solid negative aspect I can find to this book is in the difficult technological terms used - Eoin Colfer certainly did his research before he wrote this book. And of course, even I found it hard to look past the repulsive glittery cover and begin to read it, although I forgave it by the third page. It only goes to bring out the truth in that good old saying 'Never judge a book by it's cover.'
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Summary: Double, Double Fowl and Trouble
Review: I read the first book in the Artemis Fowl series last summer and sometimes wonder why it took me so long to read the second installment. Through the very first pages of "The Arctic Incident" I was instantly transported into Colfer's imaginative world, and underworld, peopled with fairies, goblins, and an evil boy genius, who seems to have matured. I was pleased to discover that the second book lived up to the impression that the first one made. "The Arctic Incident" begins with a look at the young Artemis Fowl stuck in a dreadful boarding school, "killing off" counselor after counselor that tries to asses what is wrong with him. Meanwhile, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon police force has to deal with a smuggling problem that involves humans and the intelligence-challenged goblins. Believing Artemis to be the culprit, she kidnaps him and his mountain of a bodyguard Butler, to little avail. They are not the suppliers but they make a deal with Holly. They will help her discover who the smugglers are if she will help Artemis find his father, who is being held hostage in the Arctic Circle. Holly is not looking forward to helping Artemis after their encounter in Book One, but she has no other choice. Their journey to fulfill both of their missions is filled with tension and humor and further explores the inner-workings of these two fascinating characters. Colfer has created an imaginative world that is peopled with rich and vivid characters, and witty asides to the reader. Artemis is a boy genius trying to surpress his evil ways in order to find his father and turn over a new leaf; his struggle is that of any teenager's angst. But the best characters are those who inhabit the lower elements; Foaly the centaur, Captain Short, Commander Root, and best of all, the returning Mulch Diggums, the thief dwarf. And while the Artemis Fowl books may be labeled as children's books, you don't have to be a child to enjoy the wry humor that Colfer dishes out.
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Summary: Artemis Fowl - Die Hard With Fairies
Review: It's one of those things such as marmite, football and shopping. Artemis Fowl. You love it, or hate it. And I'm extremely glad to be able to count myself among those you love it. I've read both books more than five times, and every night I sit and pray that the genius Eoin Colfer brings out a third. The characters all have so much character, even those mentioned just once, the descriptions are incredible and the flow of the words is easily the greatest use of the English language in the history of literature. My favourite character? Artemis Fowl, of course. He's quick-witted, cool in the face of dangerous and viciously intelligent. But book two showed us the softer, most vunerable side of Artemis Fowl, as the boy he didn't ever truly have a chance to be. The best bit in number two is when he emerges from the plasma in Koboi labs. What a scene. The movie has a good chance of living up to the superb quality of the book, but if it doesn't then I'll still be the biggest fan on Earth of Eoin Colfer. Funny story. I've started to learn Russian, even since I first read book one, just because I love this book so much. God bless Eoin Colfer. And God bless Artemis Fowl.
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Summary: Exciting
Review: Qui aurait pu croire que l'ennemi juré du Peuple des Fées deviendrait un jour leur allié pour une mission d'intérêt général ?.. Pour Artemis Fowl, il faut retrouver son père kidnappé par la mafia russe contre une forte rançon, pour Holly Short et son commandant Root la révolte des Gobelins doit être endiguée sur le champ car la situation sous terre menace d'être désespérante. Bref, les anciens ennemis jurés deviennent des compagnons d'aventure, entre Artemis, Butler, Holly et Root les aventures vont aller de mal en pis, mais leur courage les sauvera in extremis. Le tout arrosé d'une bonne dose d'humour face à ses prouesses à faire pâlir le plus vaillant des James Bond !
Ce volume 2 se décentre du personnage d'Artemis Fowl pour l'intégrer dans une action d'ensemble. Artemis apparaît moins génie du mal et plus sympathique et charismatique. Les relations qu'il noue avec les autres protagonistes révèlent une autre facette de son caractère, lui qu'on qualifait presque d'être malifique dans le tome 1. Sensible, concerné, flegmatique et raisonnable : décidément le jeune Fowl nous étonne ! Il a désormais 13 ans et cette "Mission polaire" fait de lui un type bien, en fin de compte.
L'intérêt de ce second volume est de récupérer le père d'Artemis Fowl, qu'on annonçait disparu depuis deux ans dans le tome 1. Mais l'action première de "Mission polaire" s'avère finalement différente, car l'action se passe sous terre, des complots et des trahisons font faire surface et seuls Holly et Root peuvent les endiguer. J'avoue une affection particulière pour la schématisation du récit : les chapitres se fragmentent en sous-parties pour accélérer la cadence, transposer une scène après l'autre et disposer ainsi d'une vue d'ensemble. Un vrai film ! Le résultat est haletant et captivant. Un tome 2 qui donne très envie d'ouvrir le troisième épisode de ce fort sympathique gredin.
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Summary: Fun, but not special
Review: The Arctic Incident is a fun reunion of Artemis, Butler, Holly, Root and the rest, but falls short of the standard set by the first Artemis Fowl book. What's missing is the carefully constructed plot - this time around, it's a fairly straightforward rescue mission in two parts, and the finish won't have you turning back the pages to look for all the pieces of the puzzle that have just fallen together. It's still fun, though - the main characters are all there and all themselves and there's wonder and excitement aplenty.
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Summary: The Artic Incident won't leave readers cold
Review: The Artic Incident picks up right where the first Fowl book left off and does a great job of expanding on some of the lesser characters in the first Fowl adventure. The story seems a little more mature while keeping the charm of a book you can read with your kids. It is a great sequel and I found myself reading it as fast as I read the first one and enjoying it even more. Colfer has a great skill at writing fantasy and combing it with modern crime. I highly recommend this series to any parent who is looking for something that the whole family could enjoy reading.
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