Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident (Book 2) and The Eternity Code (Book 3)
Summing up an Artemis Fowl novel is a tricky proposition. In a few sentences, the plots might seem strange. They might even seem hard to believe. Yes, fantasy, even kid's fantasy, must be believable even if only within the world created within the book's covers.
I wrote about the first Fowl novel last year.
It is the same fast paced adventure and characters crafted to make the reader can root for in the tight spots Colfer writes for them that make the books so appealing, yet so hard to describe.
The key players from book one are back together. As usual, the reason is Artemis Fowl, teenage genius and heir of the billionaire Irish crime family Fowl. With his butler and bodyguard, Butler, at his side, Artemis plans capers designed to make loads of money, preferably in the form of gold.
In the first book, Artemis kidnaps a faerie in an attempt to collect a ransom in Leprechaun gold. That does not go over well with the Faerie law enforcement, especially since he took one of their own, Capitan Holly Short. Massive manpower was shipped up to the surface (the People have moved underground to avoid human, don't ya know).
Magic is only half the story, because the magical beings have developed technology beyond human grasp. For example, they are able scan satellite transmissions, phone conversations and the internet for certain keywords that would be considered a treat to the Faerie people. We are not talking about looking for term life insurance quote information, but mentions of the things they have worked so hard to keep from human knowledge.
In both The Arctic Incident
and The Eternity Code, Artemis has plans for illegal money making endeavors that require Faerie technology. So being a "differently moralled" individual, he gets their help through underhanded tricks. I can't get enough of these books. They are so funny. I believe every word while I'm reading them. I wish I'd had them to read when I was a young teenager, you know, the age group they were written for. Trust me, read these books.
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