Artemis Fowl 2: The Arctic Incident

Organized crime, hostages, contraband, a junior criminal mastermind, those are the elements for becoming the stuff of legend. It´s great how it dealt with the nuclear theme and critical topis in general, describing things commonly avoided in this genre and even in some adult genres, making it the pe......more

This wonderful series continues to entertain me at a high-level, surprisingly so, for a book very much targeted at children / younger adults! The People (fairies, goblins, trolls, sprites, dwarves etc.) have barely recovered from their disastrous first contact with Artemis Fowl when they find eviden......more

"Code 14, repeat code 14. Fairy down. Fairy down." "That pixie Koboi is one pretty sharp female." The second book kind of started looking like it was the second half of the first book, with Artemis going after his father, but it was not to be so. Now that Artemis is no longer the villain, the......more

In an earlier review, I discussed that the Artemis Fowl books were one of the ways that I was able to connect with my most brilliant and precocious middle son, who reflected some of the behaviors evident in this fictional character. The Arctic Incident is the second of the Artemis Fowl fantasy serie......more

"Sometimes, plans don't translate smoothly from paper to real life (page 80)." AUTHOR'S WRITING STYLE: 3 stars! Yay: It entertains me how fun to re-read it from start to finish. Nay: Though the writing technique is science fiction heavy. It is filled with magical jargons and advance technologies that......more