# Is "Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony" by Eoin Colfer a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer (Puffin, 2006) is identified by: UK Puffin hardcover, first published 7 September 2006, ISBN 0-14-138268-6 (9780141382685); the fifth book in the series. UK Puffin hardcover is the true first, published 7 September 2006, five days ahead of the US Miramax/Hyperion Books for Children edition (ISBN 0-7868-4956-2) of 12 September 2006.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Puffin hardcover, first published 7 September 2006, ISBN 0-14-138268-6
- the fifth book in the series
- Copyright page carries the 'First published 2006' statement with the number line ending in 1; first-state pictorial jacket present with the printed price unclipped
- Publisher imprint reads Puffin
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Eoin Colfer |
| Publisher | Puffin |
| Year | 2006 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | UK Puffin hardcover, first published 7 September 2006, ISBN 0-14-138268-6 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Puffin hardcover, first published 7 September 2006, ISBN 0-14-138268-6 (9780141382685); the fifth book in the series. Copyright page carries the 'First published 2006' statement with the number line ending in 1; first-state pictorial jacket present with the printed price unclipped.

## Is this the true first?
UK Puffin hardcover is the true first, published 7 September 2006, five days ahead of the US Miramax/Hyperion Books for Children edition (ISBN 0-7868-4956-2) of 12 September 2006. Regarded as one of the scarcer firsts in the series.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. The US Miramax/Hyperion issue is a separate first-in-its-market printing, not the true first. Later UK printings advance the number line past 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony* by Eoin Colfer a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/artemis-fowl-and-the-lost-colony
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.