Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 2

by Makoto Inoue

Book Overview

Alphonse and Edward get caught up in a string of terrorist bombings. Enlisting the help of Col. Roy Mustang the two alchemists must hunt down the insurrectionists and stop their reign of terror.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421502224
• ISBN13: 9781421502229
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: The Abducted Alchemist

The Abducted Alchemist, volume 2 of the text-novels, was certainly an improvement from the first! As other reviews mentioned, The Land Of Sand was a repeat of a plot from the original FMA. The original stories started here, with story of Ed's abduction and a chain of terrorist attacks targeting the PR of the military! I enjoyed the easiness of the reading level, it makes it a quick but enjoyable read. The story contained the well-thought out plot, quirky humor between Ed and Roy, and the ICness of a well-written fanfiction based at a young age group. I picked up this one, and not the third, because it contained a lot more of the military in the plot, which I enjoy in FMA works. It still bothers me how the characters never even threaten someone's life in even the direst of situations, but I suppose it makes it suitable for a varying age group.

An action-packed, enthralling adventure from cover to cover, and a "must-read" for Fullmetal Alchemi

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Abducted Alchemist is the second in a series of text novels based on the wildly popular Fullmetal Alchemist anime and manga. Written by Makoto Inoue, skillfully translated from the original Japanese by Alexander O. Smith, and featuring two afterwords (one by the author, and one by Fullmetal Alchemist manga creator Hiromu Arakawa), Fullmetal Alchemist is set amid a dual terrorist crisis. a succession of train lines destroyed seemingly without victims, and a series of kidnappings targeting friends and families of the military. Colonel Roy Mustang suspects a link between these criminal acts, but it is Edward and Alphonse Elric who become embroiled in the middle of the investigation - becoming targets of the kidnappers themselves! An action-packed, enthralling adventure from cover to cover, and a "must-read" for Fullmetal Alchemist fans.

FMA Vol 2 The Abducted Alchemist... fine book

Makoto Inoue does a fine job with this one too, and I really enjoyed it. But I felt that something was missing that couldn't get me right "into" the book. I was hoping for some plot twists. Anyway, it's very good and entertaining, recommended for FMA fans. Loved the first one much more, though.

Buy it. Buy it now!

I really enjoyed this book. I prefer it over the first one, but mainly because this one is truly new content. If you follow the anime, you already know the plot for the first book from some of the early episodes. It's certainly an easy read, but there's nothing wrong with that. Plus, pretty much everything I've read that has been translated from Japanese reads this way. It's no less enjoyable for that. The character interactions are a bit off from my impression of the characters from the anime and manga, but not so far off as to be distracting. It's a must have if you are a fan of FMA.

The 2nd FMA novel...

Ed and Al are forced to help Roy and co deal with terrorists who attack trains, yet don't appear to want to hurt civilians. It isn't long before Ed is mistaken for Roy's son by the terrorists and he is kidnapped! I have to say that I prefer this one to the first novel, as it has more humour and action as well as an original storyline not in either the manga or the anime. Definitely recommended for all FMA fans.