Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident (artemis Fowl)

  • ISBN: 9780670899630
  • Author: Eoin Colfer
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    After the massive worldwide success of "Artemis Fowl" comes this equally stunning sequel, which finds old enemies Holly Short and Artemis Fowl working together for the first time. A bold and daring plan is necessary to fight the threat to the Lower Elements from the goblin B'wa Kell triad - and to rescue Artemis' father. Excerpted from Artemis Fowl: the Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer. Copyright © 2002. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Doctor Po leaned back in his padded armchair, eyes flicking across the page in front of him. 'Now, Master Fowl, lets talk, shall we?' Artemis sighed deeply, smoothing his dark hair back from a wide, pale brow. When would people learn that a mind such as his could not be dissected? He himself had read more psychology textbooks than the counselor. He had even contributed an article to The Psychologists' Journal under the pseudonym Doctor F. Roy Dean Schlippe. 'Certainly, Doctor. Let's talk about your chair. Victorian?' Po rubbed the leather arm fondly. 'Yes, quite correct. Something of a family heirloom. My grandfather acquired it at an auction at Sotheby's. Apparently it once stood in the palace. The Queen's favourite.' A taut smile stretch Artemis's lips perhaps a centimeter. 'Really, Doctor. They don't generally allow fakes in the palace.' Po's grip stretched the worn leather. 'Fake? I assure you, Master Fowl, this is completely authentic.' Artemis leaned in for a closer examination. 'It's clever, I grant you. But look here.' Po's gaze followed the youth's finger. 'Those furniture tacks. See the criss-cross pattern on the head? Machine tooled. Nineteen-twenty at the earliest. Your grandfather was duped. But what matter? A chair is a chair. A possession of no importance, eh Doctor? Po scribbled furiously, burying his dismay. 'Yes, Artemis, very clever. Just as your file says. Playing your little games. Now, shall we get back to you?' Artemis Fowl the Second straightened the crease in his trousers. 'There is a problem here, Doctor.' 'Really? And what might that be?' 'The problem is that I know the textbook replies to any question you care to ask.'Doctor Po jotted in his pad for a full minute. 'We do have a problem, Artemis. But that's not it,' he said eventually. Artemis almost smiled. No doubt the doctor would treat him to another predictable theory. Which disorder would he have today? Multiple personality perhaps, or maybe he'd be a pathological liar? The problem is that you don't respect anyone enough to treat them as an equal.' Artemis was thrown by the statement. This doctor was smarter than the rest. 'That's ridiculous. I hold several people in the highest esteem.' Po did not glance up from his notebook. 'Really? Who, for example?' Artemis thought for a moment. 'Albert Einstein. His theories were usually correct. And Archimedes, the Greek mathematician.' 'What about someone you actually know?' Artemis thought hard. No one came to mind. 'What? No examples?' Artemis shrugged. 'You seem to have all the answers, Doctor Po. Why don't you tell me?' Po opened a window on his laptop. 'Extraordinary. Every time I read this ...' 'My biography, I presume?' 'Yes, it explains a lot.''Such as?' asked Artemis, interested in spite of himself. Doctor Po printed off a page. 'Firstly there's your associate, Butler. A bodyguard, I understand. Hardly a suitable companion for an impressionable boy. Then there's your mother. A wonderful woman in my opinion, but with absolutely no control over your behaviour. Finally, there's your father. According to this, he wasn't much of a role model even when he was alive.' The remark stung, but Artemis wasn't about to let the doctor realize how much. 'Your file is mistaken, Doctor,' he said. 'My father is alive. Missing perhaps, but alive.'
  • Pages: 304
  • Format: Hardback
  • Genre: General
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