Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident
Artemis Fowl has mellowed somewhat since his last adventure, perhaps because he is richer now that he has his half of a hoard of fairy gold. But there is still much unfinished business: Artemis Fowl Sr. disappeared when a daring escapade designed to free his family from their criminal past and move the family's assets into legitimate enterprises went horribly wrong. Held captive by the Mafiya for two years, he has been declared officially dead, but Artemis Jr. knows in his heart (yes, he does have one) that his beloved father is still alive, and he is determined to find him. Meanwhile Captain Short is temporarily on assignment to Customs and Excise as punishment for letting Fowl separate her and her People from their gold and is finding her stakeout duties a little dull. It soon becomes obvious that both Artemis and Captain Short are in need of one another's unusual skill set...
Book Magazine Best Book of the Year (2002)
About the Artemis Fowl Series
Books in series order
- 1.Artemis Fowl(2001)
- 2.Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident(2002)
- 3.Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code(2003)
- 4.Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception(2004)
- 5.Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony(2006)
- 6.Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox(2008)
- 7.Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex(2010)
- 8.Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian(2012)
- +The Artemis Fowl Files(2004)
- +The Seventh Dwarf(2004)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius and, above all, a criminal mastermind: the perfect anti-hero. Artemis combines the astuteness of Sherlock Holmes with the sangfroid of James Bond and the attitude of Attila the Hun. But even Artemis doesn't realise what he has taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories. These fairies are armed and they're dangerous. Artemis thinks he's got them just where he wants them, but then they stop playing by the rules...