# Is "Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code" by Eoin Colfer a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer (Viking, 2003) is identified by: UK Viking hardcover first, published 27 April 2003; ISBN 0-670-91352-9; copyright page reads 'First published 2003' with the number line descending to 1; 352pp. UK Viking hardcover is the true first (2003), ahead of the US Miramax/Hyperion edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Viking hardcover first, published 27 April 2003
- ISBN 0-670-91352-9; copyright page reads 'First published 2003' with the number line descending to 1
- The first-state jacket should retain the original printed price; a clipped jacket is not automatically disqualified
- Third book in the series
- Publisher imprint reads Viking
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Eoin Colfer |
| Publisher | Viking |
| Year | 2003 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | UK Viking hardcover first, published 27 April 2003 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Viking hardcover first, published 27 April 2003; ISBN 0-670-91352-9; copyright page reads 'First published 2003' with the number line descending to 1; 352pp. The first-state jacket should retain the original printed price; a clipped jacket is not automatically disqualified. Third book in the series.

## Is this the true first?
UK Viking hardcover is the true first (2003), ahead of the US Miramax/Hyperion edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
US edition is a separate issue; later UK printings advance the number line so that it no longer ends in 1. The paperback is a later, separate format. A promotional booklet containing the first chapter was issued around publication but is a separate item, not the book itself.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code* by Eoin Colfer a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/artemis-fowl-and-the-eternity-code
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.