Originally published: August 2, 2006
Author: Eoin Colfer
Followed by: Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox and Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex
Genres: Children's literature and Fantasy Fiction
Cover artist: Melvyn Grant; Ellice M. Lee (design)
Pages: 384 (first edition, hardback)
Series: Artemis Fowl series