Recently, I read a book named The Arctic Incident. It is written by my favourite author, Eoin Colfer. The book's main character, Artemis Fowl, is a criminal mastermind. He is a mere 14 year-old boy but he thinks like a genius. He has a family bodyguard, Butler. Butler has been protecting the Fowl family for decades and he is experienced in every kind of gun or martial arts you could name. He could disable every single type of weapon within seconds. Artemis likes just one thing, Gold. He trades with the People, who in this book referred to fairies, pixies, gnomes, dwarfs and leprechauns. The People have been collecting Gold and Artemis goal was to 'rob' the People of their gold but strangely, hundreds of people have tried to take their gold but none succeeded. Artemis Fowl was determined to loot some of the gold. Years before, Artemis's father disappeared suddenly and Artemis ever since had only his mother to take care of him. Sadly, his mother was down with anemia. Artemis Fowl had been seeking formation on his father's whereabouts but to no avail. Recently somebody posted on the Internet that Senior Fowl was found in the Arctic Circle. He was kidnapped by a bunch of criminal who wanted a ransom.
Having no choice, Artemis Fowl visited the Commander of the People and asked for help. The People were reluctant to help Artemis as the bore a grudge against humankind as the humans in the past murdered many of their brothers and destroyed their hometown. The People lived underground but they had technology that was in front of the humankind by at least 546 years. Their 'houses' and buildings were all made of walls that were able to withstand hundreds of bombs and their weapons do not even need bullets. Their weapons shoot out lasers and it is nuclear-powered, causing the gun to be able to function much longer than what a fairy could live up to, which is forever. The fairies knew that Artemis was a mastermind and thus wanted to make a deal. So long as Artemis helps them to keep the goblin triads from messing with the LEP, which is the Lower Elementary Policy, they would help Artemis to find his father. With that in mind, Artemis brought along a squad of fairies, known as Recon and Retrieval. They stormed the goblin's hideout, their guns blazing in every single direction. Having sealed his end of the deal, Artemis was then brought to the Arctic Circle to rescue his father. He shot his father in the shoulder with a sniper rifle from 500 meters away, so that the criminals would think that his father was dead. The criminal returned fire and soon the whole place was in confusion. Meanwhile, Artemis's told a fairy to dive down into the ocean to save his father and give him a blast of healing magic.
Butler incapacitated the rest of the criminals and brought Artemis Fowl and his father back to their home safely.
My Reflections:
From my point of view, Artemis Fowl is a very talented boy as he was not even afraid when he first met the People. He cared a lot about his father and tried all kinds of way just to bring his father home. he never gave up the hope that his was still alive. He was only a teenage age but he meddled with guns, criminals, bombs and many more dangerous objects. I admire his courage and sheer determination that get back what he should have. This series is definitely the best series I have ever read.
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