The "New York Post" said "Artemis Fowl is great ... a new thriller fairy tale that will grab your interest, no matter your age." and the "Library Journal" said "Fun to read, full of action and humour, this is recommended for all public libraries and to readers of all ages." Time.com said, ""Artemis Fowl" is pacy, playful, and very funny, an inventive mix of myth and modernity, magic and crime," while The New York Times Book Review said that "Colfer has done enormously, explosively well."