The Arctic Incident (edit title)

Timothy Gray approved Kelly M’s request to change the title of The Arctic Incident 17 hours ago.

Shelfari edited the summary of The Arctic Incident 1 day ago.

• The book starts with a preface from Jerbal Argon, indicating that the book is a report on Artemis Fowl II's behavior, commissioned by the Lower Elements Police. The preface provides some background information, as well as the motives behind Artemis Fowl II's actions in the last and current book.

  After a quick flashback to the kidnapping of Artemis I, the book has Artemis Fowl II undergoing a largely unsuccessful counseling session at the fictional Saint Bartleby's School for Young Gentlemen. (It is mentioned that Artemis had already retired several counselers.) It is interrupted when Butler calls, informing Artemis that a MPEG-1 movie file containing footage of the missing Artemis Fowl I had been emailed to him and that the Russian Mafia were likely responsible. A rescue operation immediately commences.

  Meanwhile, the Lower Elements Police are investigating a B'wa Kell smuggling operation. Artemis Fowl II is the primary suspect for supplier of the contraband, so Captain Holly Short is sent to detain him for questioning. When Fowl and Butler are proven innocent, Commander Julius Root strikes a deal with Artemis: If they help him find the smugglers' supplier, he and Holly would aid in Artemis Fowl I's rescue.

  The third-person narration switches back and forth constantly, allowing the reader to understand more of what is going on. Opal Koboi and Briar Cudgeon are revealed to be the masterminds of the smuggling operation, with the mesmerized Luc Carrère supplying the contraband.

  After Butler succeeds in taking out Carrère, with Artemis's side of the deal done, they proceed on to the rescue mission. Foaly manages to trace the spiked email to Mikhael Vassikin, an ex-KGB agent now working for the Mafia in Lenin Prospekt, Russia. Short, Root, Butler, and Artemis immediately begin the operation.

  The rescue group is then ambushed by a goblin hit squad, and the group shelters beneath an overhang. Butler realizes it was a trap, so he pushes Holly and Artemis out just before the overhang collapes. Butler is knocked unconcius, but Commander Root is okay. Then Holly tells Root to fire out a piton, so Holly can attach the piton to something to pull Butler and Root out. Then, Holly spies a train (which Artemis reveals to be a radioactive train) and they jump on it. They succeed in pulling Root and Butler out, but a crack in the tracks makes the train jerk. It causes Holly to lose a finger, which is later healed magically after an improvised Ritual involving a contraband acorn. Also mentioned is a statement from Artemis which Holly interpreted as sincerity, rare for Artemis, and another sign of his continual mental change throughout the series. At the same time, Briar Cudgeon ambushes and locks Foaly in the Operations Booth while the rescuers escape from the goblins. Foaly manages to use Artemis's laptop to send him a text message (in SMS language) telling him about the revolution going on underground.

  The revolution had started around the time Foaly had been trapped, leading the fairy Council to think that Foaly was behind the revolution. In Foaly's text message, information that had already been shown to the reader are again revealed, including that all weapons and communications are controlled by Opal Koboi.

  Artemis decides to take over Koboi Laboratories and return all weapons to the LEP, interrupting the rescue mission. Holly reveals that Foaly had a hunch that Mulch Diggums, the criminal and kleptomaniac dwarf that had been presumed dead after the Fowl Manor siege, was still alive and in Los Angeles. As he had broken into Koboi Laboratories before, they go to apprehend him once again.

  Mulch Diggums was indeed in Los Angeles. Using the money stolen from the Fowl Manor siege, he had bought a penthouse apartment in Beverly Hills. The book documents his theft of several Oscars before being apprehended in his apartment by the rescuers.

  They then break into Koboi Laboratories through a hollow titanium foundation rod. Artemis manages to turn both the goblins and Koboi against Cudgeon by playing messages pre-recorded by Foaly. Cudgeon is killed when he is thrown into the open DNA cannon plasma feed (activated seconds before by himself), which simultaneously blacks out Opal Koboi. The restored power activates DNA cannons in Police Plaza, neutralizing all goblins there. The rescuers then immediately head toward Murmansk to rescue Artemis Fowl I. Foaly is still trapped in the Operations Booth, as the LEP outside, commanded by Captain Trouble Kelp, still thinks he is to blame for the revolt.

  The rescuers then go to Murmansk to rescue Artemis Fowl I. It goes well, although Artemis Fowl I was dumped into the water, complicating things; he is successfully retrieved. The kidnappers are lured away with a flare attached to a briefcase supposedly containing the money. The money was mentioned to be fairy-counterfeit, high enough quality to fool all but the most professional examination--and designed to dissolve after seventy-two hours. Given oft-mentioned ruthlessness of the kidnappers' boss, it is likely they met their employer's wrath over the disappearing money.

  The story then ends there, with a dual epilogue. The first deals with the return of the Artemis Fowl II and Artemis Fowl I to Fowl Manor and Helsinki, respectively. Directly before, Artemis thanks Holly. Holly also takes a gold coin, shoots a hole in it, and lets Artemis catch it, as a thank you for the successful re-attachment of her trigger-finger, as well as to remind Artemis that "deep"deep beneath the layers of deviousness, you have a spark of decency".decency". The moment was described as "the"the first cool moment of Artemis' young life".life". The second epilogue has Artemis back in a counseling session with Dr. Po. This time, when asked whether he had "found"found anyone worthy of your respect",respect", thinking of his father, Holly, and Butler, he answered yes, further showing his continual change from bad to good (a central theme of both the book and the entire series).

  Source: Wikipedia

Timothy Gray approved Kelly M’s request to combine 12 books, including The Arctic Incident, 1 day ago.

Kelly M changed the title of The Arctic Incident 1 day ago.

Kelly M submitted a request to combine 12 books, including The Arctic Incident, 1 day ago.

Andrew Powell edited the summary of The Arctic Incident 2 weeks ago.

• The book starts with a preface from Jerbal Argon, indicating that the book is a report on Artemis Fowl II's behavior, commissioned by the Lower Elements Police. The preface provides some background information, as well as the motives behind Artemis Fowl II's actions in the last and current book.

  After a quick flashback to the kidnapping of Artemis I, the book has Artemis Fowl II undergoing a largely unsuccessful counseling session at the fictional Saint Bartleby's School for Young Gentlemen. (It is mentioned that Artemis had already retired several counselers.) It is interrupted when Butler calls, informing Artemis that a MPEG-1 movie file containing footage of the missing Artemis Fowl I had been emailed to him and that the Russian Mafia were likely responsible. A rescue operation immediately commences.

  Meanwhile, the Lower Elements Police are investigating a B'wa Kell smuggling operation. Artemis Fowl II is the primary suspect for supplier of the contraband, so Captain Holly Short is sent to detain him for questioning. When Fowl and Butler are proven innocent, Commander Julius Root strikes a deal with Artemis: If they help him find the smugglers' supplier, he and Holly would aid in Artemis Fowl I's rescue.

  The third-person narration switches back and forth constantly, allowing the reader to understand more of what is going on. Opal Koboi and Briar Cudgeon are revealed to be the masterminds of the smuggling operation, with the mesmerized Luc Carrère supplying the contraband.

  After Butler succeeds in taking out Carrère, with Artemis's side of the deal done, they proceed on to the rescue mission. Foaly manages to trace the spiked email to Mikhael Vassikin, an ex-KGB agent now working for the Mafia in Lenin Prospekt, Russia. Short, Root, Butler, and Artemis immediately begin the operation.

  The rescue group is then ambushed by a goblin hit squad, and the group shelters beneath an overhang. Butler realizes it was a trap, so he pushes Holly and Artemis out just before the overhang collapes. Butler is knocked unconcius, but Commander Root is okay. Then Holly tells Root to fire out a piton, so Holly can attach the piton to something to pull Butler and Root out. Then, Holly spies a train (which Artemis reveals to be a radioactive train) and they jump on it. They succeed in pulling Root and Butler out, but a crack in the tracks makes the train jerk. It causes Holly to lose a finger, which is later healed magically after an improvised Ritual involving a contraband acorn. Also mentioned is a statement from Artemis which Holly interpreted as sincerity, rare for Artemis, and another sign of his continual mental change throughout the series. At the same time, Briar Cudgeon ambushes and locks Foaly in the Operations Booth while the rescuers escape from the goblins. Foaly manages to use Artemis's laptop to send him a text message (in SMS language) telling him about the revolution going on underground.

  The revolution had started around the time Foaly had been trapped, leading the fairy Council to think that Foaly was behind the revolution. In Foaly's text message, information that had already been shown to the reader are again revealed, including that all weapons and communications are controlled by Opal Koboi.

  Artemis decides to take over Koboi Laboratories and return all weapons to the LEP, interrupting the rescue mission. Holly reveals that Foaly had a hunch that Mulch Diggums, the criminal and kleptomaniac dwarf that had been presumed dead after the Fowl Manor siege, was still alive and in Los Angeles. As he had broken into Koboi Laboratories before, they go to apprehend him once again.

  Mulch Diggums was indeed in Los Angeles. Using the money stolen from the Fowl Manor siege, he had bought a penthouse apartment in Beverly Hills. The book documents his theft of several Oscars before being apprehended in his apartment by the rescuers.

  They then break into Koboi Laboratories through a hollow titanium foundation rod. Artemis manages to turn both the goblins and Koboi against Cudgeon by playing messages pre-recorded by Foaly. Cudgeon is killed when he is thrown into the open DNA cannon plasma feed (activated seconds before by himself), which simultaneously blacks out Opal Koboi. The restored power activates DNA cannons in Police Plaza, neutralizing all goblins there. The rescuers then immediately head toward Murmansk to rescue Artemis Fowl I. Foaly is still trapped in the Operations Booth, as the LEP outside, commanded by Captain Trouble Kelp, still thinks he is to blame for the revolt.

  The rescuers then go to Murmansk to rescue Artemis Fowl I. It goes well, although Artemis Fowl I was dumped into the water, complicating things; he is successfully retrieved. The kidnappers are lured away with a flare attached to a briefcase supposedly containing the money. The money was mentioned to be fairy-counterfeit, high enough quality to fool all but the most professional examination--and designed to dissolve after seventy-two hours. Given oft-mentioned ruthlessness of the kidnappers' boss, it is likely they met their employer's wrath over the disappearing money.

  The story then ends there, with a dual epilogue. The first deals with the return of the Artemis Fowl II and Artemis Fowl I to Fowl Manor and Helsinki, respectively. Directly before, Artemis thanks Holly. Holly also takes a gold coin, shoots a hole in it, and lets Artemis catch it, as a thank you for the successful re-attachment of her trigger-finger, as well as to remind Artemis that "deep beneath the layers of deviousness, you have a spark of decency". The moment was described as "the first cool moment of Artemis' young life". The second epilogue has Artemis back in a counseling session with Dr. Po. This time, when asked whether he had "found anyone worthy of your respect", thinking of his father, Holly, and Butler, he answered yes, further showing his continual change from bad to good (a central theme of both the book and the entire series).

  Source: Wikipedia

Andrew Powell edited the summary of The Arctic Incident 2 weeks ago.

• The book starts with a preface from Jerbal Argon, indicating that the book is a report on Artemis Fowl II's behavior, commissioned by the Lower Elements Police. The preface provides some background information, as well as the motives behind Artemis Fowl II's actions in the last and current book.

  After a quick flashback to the kidnapping of Artemis I, the book has Artemis Fowl II undergoing a largely unsuccessful counseling session at the fictional Saint Bartleby's School for Young Gentlemen. (It is mentioned that Artemis had already retired several counselers.) It is interrupted when Butler calls, informing Artemis that a MPEG-1 movie file containing footage of the missing Artemis Fowl I had been emailed to him and that the Russian Mafia were likely responsible. A rescue operation immediately commences.

  Meanwhile, the Lower Elements Police are investigating a B'wa Kell smuggling operation. Artemis Fowl II is the primary suspect for supplier of the contraband, so Captain Holly Short is sent to detain him for questioning. When Fowl and Butler are proven innocent, Commander Julius Root strikes a deal with Artemis: If they help him find the smugglers' supplier, he and Holly would aid in Artemis Fowl I's rescue.

  The third-person narration switches back and forth constantly, allowing the reader to understand more of what is going on. Opal Koboi and Briar Cudgeon are revealed to be the masterminds of the smuggling operation, with the mesmerized Luc Carrère supplying the contraband.

  After Butler succeeds in taking out Carrère, with Artemis's side of the deal done, they proceed on to the rescue mission. Foaly manages to trace the spiked email to Mikhael Vassikin, an ex-KGB agent now working for the Mafia in Lenin Prospekt, Russia. Short, Root, Butler, and Artemis immediately begin the operation.

  The rescue group is then ambushed by a goblin hit squad, and the group shelters beneath an overhang. Butler realizes it was a trap, so he pushes Holly and Artemis out just before the overhang collapes. Butler is knocked unconcius, but Commander Root is okay. Then Holly tells Root to fire out a piton, so Holly can attach the piton to something to pull Butler and Root out. Then, Holly spies a train (which Artemis reveals to be a radioactive train) and they jump on it. They succeed in pulling Root and Butler out, but a crack in the tracks makes the train jerk. It causes Holly to lose a finger, which is later healed magically after an improvised Ritual involving a contraband acorn. Also mentioned is a statement from Artemis which Holly interpreted as sincerity, rare for Artemis, and another sign of his continual mental change throughout the series. At the same time, Briar Cudgeon ambushes and locks Foaly in the Operations Booth while the rescuers escape from the goblins. Foaly manages to use Artemis's laptop to send him a text message (in SMS language) telling him about the revolution going on underground.

  The revolution had started around the time Foaly had been trapped, leading the fairy Council to think that Foaly was behind the revolution. In Foaly's text message, information that had already been shown to the reader are again revealed, including that all weapons and communications are controlled by Opal Koboi.

  Artemis decides to take over Koboi Laboratories and return all weapons to the LEP, interrupting the rescue mission. Holly reveals that Foaly had a hunch that Mulch Diggums, the criminal and kleptomaniac dwarf that had been presumed dead after the Fowl Manor siege, was still alive and in Los Angeles. As he had broken into Koboi Laboratories before, they go to apprehend him once again.

  Mulch Diggums was indeed in Los Angeles. Using the money stolen from the Fowl Manor siege, he had bought a penthouse apartment in Beverly Hills. The book documents his theft of several Oscars before being apprehended in his apartment by the rescuers.

  They then break into Koboi Laboratories through a hollow titanium foundation rod. Artemis manages to turn both the goblins and Koboi against Cudgeon by playing messages pre-recorded by Foaly. Cudgeon is killed when he is thrown into the open DNA cannon plasma feed (activated seconds before by himself), which simultaneously blacks out Opal Koboi. The restored power activates DNA cannons in Police Plaza, neutralizing all goblins there. The rescuers then immediately head toward Murmansk to rescue Artemis Fowl I. Foaly is still trapped in the Operations Booth, as the LEP outside, commanded by Captain Trouble Kelp, still thinks he is to blame for the revolt.

  The rescuers then go to Murmansk to rescue Artemis Fowl I. It goes well, although Artemis Fowl I was dumped into the water, complicating things; he is successfully retrieved. The kidnappers are lured away with a flare attached to a briefcase supposedly containing the money. The money was mentioned to be fairy-counterfeit, high enough quality to fool all but the most professional examination--and designed to dissolve after seventy-two hours. Given oft-mentioned ruthlessness of the kidnappers' boss, it is likely they met their employer's wrath over the disappearing money.

  The story then ends there, with a dual epilogue. The first deals with the return of the Artemis Fowl II and Artemis Fowl I to Fowl Manor and Helsinki, respectively. Directly before, Artemis thanks Holly. Holly also takes a gold coin, shoots a hole in it, and lets Artemis catch it, as a thank you for the successful re-attachment of her trigger-finger, as well as to remind Artemis that "deep beneath the layers of deviousness, you have a spark of decency". The moment was described as "the first cool moment of Artemis' young life". The second epilogue has Artemis back in a counseling session with Dr. Po. This time, when asked whether he had "found anyone worthy of your respect", thinking of his father, Holly, and Butler, he answered yes, further showing his continual change from bad to good (a central theme of both the book and the entire series).

DLC Loves Books! edited the characters of The Arctic Incident Friday, October 23 2009.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added the description of Artemis Fowl: The brilliant but criminal main characterof the series.
• marked the description of Artemis Fowl as not a spoiler

Timothy Gray approved Ulrich’s request to change the title of The Arctic Incident Monday, September 7 2009.

Ulrich changed the title of The Arctic Incident Monday, September 7 2009.