Book Review - Artemis Fowl and The Arctic Incident - Eoin Colfer

Friday, June 12, 2009 |



Artemis Fowl and The Arctic Incident
- Eoin Colfer




When I got this book, I just couldn’t wait to finish it. The first book left me wanting more. The child prodigy is back again, (Which had to be after the first book was an instant success) and now must extract his father from the clutches of the Russian Mafia. His father, who was previously at the head of a criminal empire, tried to go legimate by selling soft drinks in Russia, But unfortunately his ship was destroyed by the Mafia and he was presumed lost for over a year while he was in coma in the captivity of the Mafia.

But after Artemis Fowl senior emerges from coma, the Mafia swing into business and immediately send Artemis a message. While this is happening, down in the fairy world, Holly, who is on stake-out duty after the ‘Artemis Fowl fiasco’ ends up fighting goblins, in what was meant to be a disused tunnel to the surface to the earth.

Holy and Root learn that the goblins were trading with humans, and they naturally come to the conclusion that Artemis must be behind it. Holly is sent to bring Artemis and Butler to the fairy world, and meets Artemis just as he was about to leave to rescue his father. Artemis realizing that he has no other option to go with her realizes that he could use the fairies’ help to travel to Russia.

After Artemis is questioned, and the fairies realize that he had nothing to do with the trading, come to an agreement with Artemis to help him reach Russia in exchange for Butler’s services to help question another suspect who was unsuspectingly trading with the goblins. Artemis immediately agrees and Butler goes to Paris to question the suspect. He is almost killed but escapes narrowly. The fairies dismiss it saying that the case was solved.

Artemis is personally escorted to the Arctic by Root and Holly, where Holly, Artemis, Butler and Root encounter a goblin hit-team sent to kill all of them. They narrowly escape and learn that a revolution is going on in the fairy world. They learn that an evil genius pixie called Obal Kobai is behind it. They use the shuttle they have and catch Mulch, the criminal dwarf who played a role in the first book and faked his death, much to the anger of Root.

Mulch leads them to Kobai Laboratories, where all the planning was going on, and Artemis helps save the fairies. In exchange for his “brave and heroic act” they offer to help Artemis rescue his father. The story ends with Artemis executing a brilliant plan to save his father from the Mafia who had planned to kill his father with or without the ransom.

Artemis’ memory of the fairies is not wiped and he gains Holly’s friendship, which had seemed impossible at the beginning of the book.

This book too is just as fun as the first one and is packed with a whole load of laughs, action and displays of Artemis’ genius. The old characters from the first book remain, with the exception of Butler’s sister Juliet. Eoin Colfer narrates the story in his unique style, which will leave you in peels. This book is a must read and don’t miss it.

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