The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Eoin Colfer (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: NULL

Artemis is at boarding school in Ireland when he suddenly receives an urgent video e-mail from Russia. In it is a plea from his father, who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya. As Artemis rushes to his rescue, he is stopped by Captain Holly Short of the Leprecon fairy police. But this time, instead of battling the fairies, he is going to have to join forces with them if he wants to save one of the few people in the world he loves.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Eoin Colfer (pronounced "Owen") (born May 14, 1965) is an Irish author. Eoin Colfer grew up in Wexford, Ireland, along with his four brothers, Paul, Eamon, Donal, and Niall. He first developed a passion for writing in primary school, reading viking books inspired by his history lessons at the time. His father was a primary school teacher, as well as an artist and historian. His mother is a drama teacher. In 1986, Colfer became a Primary School teacher, but continued to write in his free time.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Miramax (May 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786851473
• ISBN-13: 978-0786851478
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,017,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #94 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Teens > Mysteries

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I was surprised that I actually liked this book better than the first one, April 23, 2010

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J. Maxon "Fantasy Author" (Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl, Book Two) (Kindle Edition)

In the previous story of Artemis Fowl, we have a boy with a sick mother and a lost (presumed dead) father. The family happens to have a history of thievery, and Artemis takes advantage of his position in the most peculiar way: by going after Irish myths, which just so happen to contain a certain amount of truth. One of which is the existence of elves and "LEPrecon" gold. Things didn't go the way he had hoped, but in the end, Artemis was victorious.

Story overview:

Artemis is a year older and a little wiser. In fact, for a thirteen-year-old, his IQ has no equal, but he is still a child and the desire to find his father continues to burn. One day, while frustrating the school's psychologist, Artemis receives a call from Butler, his faithful body guard and closest friend. Artemis learns that his father was captured by the Russian Mafia and is being held for ransom.

Thankfully for Artemis, several leagues underground, the LEPrecon is experiencing troubles of their own when goblins show up with outlawed weapons. Captain Holly Short suspects Artemis as their supplier, but soon discovers his innocence. The situation puts Artemis in a good position to offer aid to the LEPrecon in return for their help with his father.

Things go from bad to worse as the true minds behind the attacks are discovered by Foaly--the intelligent centaur in charge of technology--but a little too late, as Foaly is setup to take the blame for the incident. With help from the dwarf, Mulch Diggums; Artemis; Commander Julius Root; and Butler, put away their differences to try and save the Lower Elements and Artemis's father.

My thoughts:

I was surprised that I actually liked this book better than the first one. The story took on an entirely different plot scheme from the last novel, and was even more exciting. Both are page turners and worthy of a good mention. I will for sure be putting the third novel on my list of must reads. As of now, a seventh book is scheduled to be released on July 20, 2010, so I have some catching up to do.

Things to consider:

There is very little I would consider questionable in this book. Safely share this with your twelve-year-old, teens, and even your peers. Enjoyable for all ages.

James D. Maxon

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book for all Artemis fans out there, May 21, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Irish criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered a fairy race underground. He has extorted gold from them and the fairy police- LEPrecon
have been on his tail ever since for supplying power cells to the Goblin gangs. This thread continues from the previous book on 'Artemis Fowl'.

But that's not the half of it. The Russian Mafia are holding Artemis's father to ransom in the Arctic Circle. On top of that - an evil pixie plans the destruction of the fairy civilization, and Artemis realizes that even a wicked genius needs help sometimes. They can come from the most unlikely places...

Colfer made this story fast, humorous and very exciting. From mind-wipers to laser guns through battery-powered crafts and anti-radiation suits, it makes gadgets from James Bond's Q look like child's play.

I like the futuristic gadgetry that Colfer invented; it gave me a rather cool imagination of how these new weapons could come to use. For example, there are 2 types of mind-wipes, 1. that wipes out any previous events 2. wipes out the total memory; Neutrino 3000, is a laser gun that vaporizes stuff .. and so on.

I'd highly recommend this book to kids and teens who have a vast imagination, like in cartoons, and action packed story with genius twists. Read on, but things are about to get frosty!

-Prithvi VI, Edison, New Jersey

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest book ever, April 16, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Deep in a wintry lake in Russia lies a freighter with tons of cargo along with the multi-millionaire Mr. Fowl, Artemis' father. With no warning at all, the back of the freighter is blown to parts. In a matter of minutes, the ship sinks taking everyone with it, including Mr. Fowl. Back in Ireland everyone thinks that Artemis' dad is dead, but Artemis still senses that his dad is still out there. So he calls up an old friend: Captain Holly Short. She has her own problems though. Someone is supplying the goblins with AA batteries to power one of the most powerful weapons underground. The worst part, the goblins are planning a full-blown attack on the underground city of Haven. Here's the fishy part though, the goblins aren't even smart enough to turn on a light switch. Holly knows that someone else is behind this, but who? Will Artemis ever find his father? Will the magical creatures stop the goblin attack on Haven? Read the book to find out! Second book in the series. I highly recommend it!