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The Arctic Incident

Artemis Fowl, Book 2

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The Arctic Incident

Written by: Eoin Colfer
Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
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 Artemis is at boarding school in Ireland when he receives an urgent e-mail from Russia. In it is a plea from a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafia: his father. As Artemis rushes to his rescue, he is stopped by a familiar nemesis, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police. But this time, instead of battling the fairies, he is going to have to join forces with them if he wants to save one of the few people in the world he loves.©2002 Eoin Colfer; (P)2004 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group Action & Adventure Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Family Life Fantasy Fantasy & Magic Fiction Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Mysteries Mystery & Suspense Science Fiction & Fantasy

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"The world Colfer creates is as vivid and fantastical as any shire, Gotham, or galaxy far, far away in recent memory."--Entertainment Weekly
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I really enjoyed this book, and I can't wait to continue the series!!! Well done!

So good!

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I loved it. I loved reading it and I really enjoyed listening to it. The voices are just how I imagined and the plot is great. A great listen ♥️♥️♥️

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we enjoyed this with our 9 year old and it was great fun for all.

funny entertainment for the whole family.

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..if so, this series is ideal for kids 8-12. It's a bit too mature for little ones and a bit too peurile for teenagers - but Eoin Colfer develops a nice mix of fantasy/faërie whimsy and modern scenarios that aspire to gritty reality. This second installment in a brilliant kids' series has Artemis Fowl (criminal child mastermind) team up with his erstwhile mythical creature enemies (the delightful LEPRecon Law Enforcement squad) to simultaneously investigate a Goblin Syndicate and attempt to find Artemis' kidnapped father.
The text is clever, well-paced, and clear.. Colfer is a creditable writer.. and filled with humor and sardonic dialogue. It may be a kids' book, but it's not painful for adult listeners (I am in my 50s and thoroughly enjoyed this book). The introduction of the villain too early was a mistake, but Colfer is forgiven - he's guilty of few in this one.

Nathaniel Parker: Pacing, timbre, and cadence are unparalleled and accents/voice-acting are flawless. Yes, he reads action scenes too quickly and breathlessly, but Parker turns in a straight-up brilliant reading performance.

In toto, this audiobook is worthy of 9 stars out of 10. It is perfectly fashioned for it's audience (if your kids are old enough to recognize that, say, Santa isn't real - but still kids - they will love this stuff: "I'm reading about Crime! I feel like a Grown-up!").

Do you have Pre-Teens?

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A beloved book ruined by a performer who for some reason needed to distinguish characters by using exaggerated and unnecessary accents. In what can only be called blazing idiocy coated racism, the performer uses an offensive and horrifying stereotype affected accent for Opal Koboi, complete with 'w' for 'r'.
Absolutely awful, the worst reading performance I've encountered.

Offensive 'accents'

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