[manticore]

so ok, all the characters are drawn out of Irish myth. but otherwise, isnt it an SF novel rather than a fantasy one?

not that it matters either way, but still...

[Qin]

As far as I understood, Artemis Fowl was a fantasy series, not unlike Phil Pullman's Dark Materials and Rowling's Harry Potter.

[Hobbit]

Definitely Fantasy - or rather fantastical. Has a rapidly growing 'word of mouth' reputation this one - sort of Douglas Adams & poss. Terry Pratchett. A lot lighter than Dark Materials.

The new one is supposedly quite good too if you liked the first - it's being read by my daughter now, so I'll pass on her comments when she's finished...

[Alucard]

Though I've only read the first, I'd say it's fantasy. It certainly has it's technology, but it reads more like a YA fantasy novel. But I must say, I enjoyed really this first book and will be reading the rest of them as they're released. I like Colfer's characters and writing, and am glad I finally got around to reading it.

[ChrisW]

It's high tech Fantasy. I'm about 1/3 into the "Artic Incident" and i'm liking it slighty better than the first so far but that may be due to already knowing the characters.