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Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident

by Eoin Colfer

Interest age: 8 to 12
Reading age: 9+

Published by Penguin, 2011

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy

About this book

The second book in the epic Artemis Fowl series is another action-packed magical adventure. Young criminal mastermind Artemis is determined to rescue his kindapped father from the clutches of the Russian Mafia, but needs fairy magic - and in particular, the help of former adversary, the resourceful Captain Holly Short – to ensure success.

Meanwhile, underground, there is a plot to overthrow the LEPrecon (the fairy police unit) by disgraced Commander Cudgeon and power-hungry Opal Koboi. The two schemers enlist the help of goblins to help them seize control of fairyland and to destroy all Mud Men (humans) above the earth's surface. Artemis and Holly will have to join forces if they are to avert certain disaster in both their worlds - and as they battle side by side, a grudging respect begins to develop between the two former enemies.

With fast and furious action, and numerous battle scenes enlivened with wit and humour, Colfer has followed the first Artemis Fowl story with another exciting and extremely funny tale.

About the author

Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) was born in Wexford on the South-East coast of Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father (an elementary school teacher, historian and artist of note) and mother (a drama teacher). He first developed an interest in writing in primary (elementary) school with gripping Viking stories inspired by history he was learning in school at the time!

After leaving school he got his degree from Dublin university and qualified as a primary school teacher, returning to work in Wexford. He married in 1991 and he and his wife spent about four years between 1992 and 1996 working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. His first book, Benny and Omar, was published in 1998, based on his experiences in Tunisia; it has since been translated into many languages. Then in 2001 the first Artemis Fowl book was published and he was able to resign from teaching and concentrate fully on writing.

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