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The Harry Potter series consists of 7 fantasy novels about the story of Harry Potter, a young wizard attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry along with his friends Hermione and Ron struggle against the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who intends to become immortal and take over the wizarding world. The novels have sold over 500 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling book series in history. They have also been adapted into a popular 8-part film series.

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Harry Potter Is A Series of

The Harry Potter series consists of 7 fantasy novels about the story of Harry Potter, a young wizard attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry along with his friends Hermione and Ron struggle against the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who intends to become immortal and take over the wizarding world. The novels have sold over 500 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling book series in history. They have also been adapted into a popular 8-part film series.

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Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novelswritten by British author J. K. Rowling.

The
novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione
Grangerand Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's struggle against Lord Voldemort, a
dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body
known as the Ministry of Magic and subjugate all wizards and Muggles (non-magical
people).

Harry Potter

 The Philosopher's Stone (1997)

 The Chamber of Secrets (1998)

 The Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)

 The Goblet of Fire (2000)

 The Order of the Phoenix (2003)

 The Half-Blood Prince (2005)

 The Deathly Hallows (2007)

Author J. K. Rowling

Country United Kingdom

Language English

Genre Fantasy, drama, young adult


fiction, mystery, thriller, Bildungsroman

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing(UK)


Pottermore (e-books; all languages)
Published 26 June 1997 – 21 July 2007 (initial publication)

Media type Print (hardback & paperback)


Audiobook
E-book (as of March 2012)[1]

No. of books 7

Website [Link]

Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, on 26
June 1997, the books have found immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial
success worldwide. They have attracted a wide adult audience as well as younger
readers and are often considered cornerstones of modern young adult literature.[2] As of
February 2018, the books have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, making
them the best-selling book series in history, and have been translated into eighty
languages.[3] The last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books
in history, with the final instalment selling roughly eleven million copies in the United
States within twenty-four hours of its release.

The series was originally published in English by two major publishers, Bloomsbury in
the United Kingdom and Scholastic Press in the United States. A play, Harry Potter
and the Cursed Child, based on a story co-written by Rowling, premiered in London on
30 July 2016 at the Palace Theatre, and its script was published by Little, Brown. The
original seven books were adapted into an eight-part namesake film series by Warner
Bros. Pictures, which is the third highest-grossing film seriesof all time as of
February 2018. In 2016, the total value of the Harry Potter franchise was estimated at
$25 billion,[4] making Harry Potterone of the highest-grossing media franchises of all
time.

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