Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident [Unabridged].

New York, NY Random House: Listening Library, 2002. Audio Cassette Four Audio Cassette Tapes in Excellent [Like New] condition, housed in a black plastic tray, which shows a couple of creases, all in a Heavy Card Stock Box, which shows very minor wear and a couple of faint creases near one corner. Overall, Near Fine. Read by Nathaniel Parker. Audio Book: Cassette Tapes. Artemis, now thirteen, shows a softer, more vulnerable side than in the first book of the series. He's an evil genius with heart, and you can't help but love him. Now that Angeline Fowl is out of her depression, thanks to some fairy magic from Captain Holly Short, she's sent Artemis back to Saint Bartelby's School for Young Gentlemen in Ireland. Artemis gets an urgent message --it seems that Artemis Fowl the First is alive in Russia, being held for ransom by the Russian Mafiya. Young Artemis, of course, immediately sets out to devise a scheme to rescue his father. It's been almost two years since Artemis Senior was last heard from, and his son is most eager to bring him home. Before he can work out a devious scheme, though, he's visited by none other than Captain Short and her superior, Commander Root, and brought down to Haven City and into Police Plaza. It seems the goblin triad, the B'Wa Kell, have a human counterpart aiding in their smuggling, and Artemis the Second is, quite justly I believe, suspected of being that human. The fairies soon realize, however, that this time Artemis Fowl isn't the bad guy in this problem. What follows is an action-packed story of good versus evil below ground, with deceptions, backstabbing, and revenge taking center stage. As Holly, Root, Butler, and Artemis race to save Haven City from being destroyed, some of the same characters from the first book make appearances--Foaly, Mulch Diggums, Cudgeon, and Captain Trouble. There's also a new foe in THE ARCTIC INCIDENT, Opal Koboi, to be dealt with. I highly recommend the ARTEMIS FOWL series to anyone who enjoys fast-paced fantasy fiction; it's thoroughly entertaining and will not be soon forgotten.