I am a diehard fan of harry potter and after watching the movies i thought that they definitely wernt as good as the books so if you have seen the movies and did not like them,you must read the books because. Harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two is the official script book for the play of the same name written by j. As most people have stated before me, i personally think that j. Named harry potter and the cursed child, the story is set 19 years after the end of harry. As harry potter daniel radcliffe begins his sixth year at hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as the property of the halfblood prince and begins to learn more about lord voldemorts ralph fiennes dark past. She also has some harry potter supplementary works, such as. The eighth part in the harry potter canon will be a script book based on the play. Rowling announced earlier this week that her highly anticipated harry potter play, harry potter and the cursed child, is being released in book form later this year. When the subject of a harry potter sequel novel came up, rowling first noted that she. Aug 03, 2016 harry potter and the cursed child is definitely the eighth book in the harry potter series, picking up from where we left nineteen years after the battle of hogwarts. There is no eighth harry potter book out now or coming out soon, as j. Midnight release party summons muggles for eighth harry. Harry potter and the cursed child unlike the other books, this story is written like a script.
Harry potter and the goblet of fire was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. Harry potter author jk rowlings script of the stage play harry potter and the cursed child is going to be published as a book moments after midnight on 31 july timed to coincide with the boy. The book, which is branded as the official eighth story in the harry potter series, was published sunday to all the midnightrelease and nerdsdressingincloaks fanfare of yesteryear. Harry potter fans around the world potheads if were going by your official title, get ready to celebrate, as it has been revealed that jk rowling is releasing an eighth harry potter book. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. Sep 12, 20 an eighth book in the enormously harry potter series is forthcoming. Rowling confirmed that the play, the cursed child, will be the eighth harry potter story in the series. The book is a based on the twopart stage collaboration of rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany and arrives just after the play premieres in london july 30.
The last harry potter movie, the deathly hallows part 2, premiered back in 2011, and many. K rowlings series on the boy wizard, goes on sale today. Set up an earthen altar in the middle of the house and gather cypress wood, 10 pinecones full of seed, 2 white roosters, uninjured and without blemish, and two lamps, each holding an eighth of a pint, filled with good oil. The eighth time is the charm chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic. Harry potter and the cursed child based on an original new story by j. Harry potter and the cursed child harry potter and the cursed child is the book that follows the original seven harry potter books. Jk rowling drops hints of possible eighth harry potter book. Harry potter and the cursed child shows at the curran theater. Harry potter and the cursed child is the official eighth book. The cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and we have the synopsis to share with you it was always difficult being harry potter and it isnt much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the ministry of magic, a husband and father of three schoolage children.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone 23 june, 199120 june, 1992 date at the start of chapter. An eighth harry potter book is coming in july, and its already no. Rowling should not make any more new content for harry potter, at least in terms of books or movies. The play and book wont be the only potter related releases this year. Harry potter and the cursed child, the latest in j. It was always difficult being harry potter and it isnt much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the ministry of magic, a husband and. Jk rowling, the author of harry potter, only agreed for the play to be made.
What is the title of the eighth harry potter book answers. Harry potter and the cursed child play script will be released in book form. There is no 8th harry potter book and there probably wont be. Fantastic beasts and where to find them, a movie based on one of rowlings short harry potter companion books, hits. New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter. And dont pour in any more than the eighth of a pint, for when the god comes, the lamps shall burn more fiercely. List of chapter titles and respective inuniverse time of occurrence in the harry potter book series. Eighth harry potter book to publish in july cbs news. Nine years after publication of the last novel in the bestselling series about the boy wizard, what has been billed as the epic 8th harry potter story. Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc news. Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc. Indeed, harry potter has been imprinted into our modernday culture, with many of the magical spells and charms used in the book now known around the world. A hardback edition of harry potter and the cursed child parts i.
It was marketed as the eighth story of harry potter, taking place after harry potter and the deathly hallows. The eighth story is probably the last story in harry potter s timeline, meaning that harry potter 9 wont be happening. An eighth official harry potter book will be released on july 31 this year but theres a catch. She is, however, writing a harry potter encyclopedia. Home forums writers digest forum book discussion about harry potter the 8th this topic has 40 replies, 19 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 8 months ago by fbaron. New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter story. Rowling has announced an 8th harry potter novel, to be. Feb 10, 2016 harry potter author jk rowlings script of the stage play harry potter and the cursed child is going to be published as a book moments after midnight on 31 july timed to coincide with the boy. For millions across the globe, the harry potter book and film series was the closest thing theyd ever come to experiencing actual magic. As with any new addition to the harry potter universe, potterheads all over the world freaked out with excitement, and some fans started calling the book the 8th harry potter book, while others. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. Harry potter and the cursed child harry potter wiki fandom. Apr 10, 2015 the harry potter author sat down with todays matt lauer to talk about harry potter and her charity lumos.
Much anticipated eighth book in harry potter series. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban was published a year later in the uk on 8 july 1999 and in the us on 8 september 1999. Its a big weekend for harry potter fans who on july 31 will be treated to the eighth installment of j. Harford library celebrates the release of the eighth harry potter book with midnight parties. As the story progresses each book gets scarier so parental guidence may be needed for kids aged 710 when reading the last few books. Rowling is a special rehearsal edition of the script book of the new stage play harry. Much anticipated eighth book in harry potter series launched nz herald. An eighth harry potter book is being released this summer. Second, the play was not written by jk rowling herself. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the us title of harry potter and the philosophers stone. To many, the eighth book is not a story that continues the legacy of harry, but instead a potential reference used to tie up the many unanswered question and loose ends.
The new story, harry potter and the cursed child, will be the eighth book in the harry potter canon. Harry potter series read online free read free book online. Youtube screenshot file when it was announced last december 20 that there is another harry potter project in the works in playbill, many fans got excited. Harry potter and the cursed child audiobook harry potter. Oct 25, 2015 harry potter and the cursed child is the official eighth book harry potter and the cursed child, a play in the works for londons west end, has been officially confirmed as a sequel. I remember oprah asking rowling whether she would write an eighth harry potter book and rowling responding definitively that she would not. The book starts where the last chapter of deathly hallows left off19 years after the main events of the serieswith harry, ginny, ron, and hermione all saying goodbye to their children as they leave for hogwarts. If you were worried youd miss out on the magic of the new harry potter sequel because its coming to the stage rather. See examples ive been seeing rumors all over the web that j. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based on an original story by j. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. Feb 10, 2016 pottermore is proud to be a key part of the multiplatform effort that will allow the epic eighth harry potter story to be read and enjoyed by a wider, global audience, pottermores ceo. Rowlings new play, harry potter and the cursed child pts. Rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany, harry potter and the cursed child is a new play by jack thorne, directed by john tiffany.
Harford library celebrates the release of the eighth harry. Feb 10, 2016 the book, called harry potter and the cursed child, picks up the story of harry, ron and hermione where the epilogue left off, according to author j. An eighth harry potter book is to be released this summer containing the script for a new stage play telling the wizards story. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series.
The eighth time is the charm chapter 1, a harry potter. Rowlings series, really a script for a play, harry potter and the cursed child, went on sale. Feb 10, 2016 the eighth installment of the harry potter series will be published this summer, and this time, harry is a dad the eighth part in the harry potter canon will be a script book based on the. According to pottermore, whats coming out on july 31 the shared birthday of harry potter and j. Harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two. Feb 10, 2016 pottermore has listened to the cries of potterheads everywhere, announcing that j. Rowling clarifies cursed child is not the 8th harry.
Oh, gods, please have mercy, im going to lose my job, potter, this is the seventh time. Daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, michael gambon. Harry potter and the cursed child coming in book form the. From the original book series to the movie franchise and the spinoff video games, the world of harry potter has captured the minds of millions of fans across the globe. The eighth installment of the harry potter series will be published this summer, and this time, harry is a dad.
There will be an eighth harry potter book sort of the. All of these 7 books have been the most favorite ones among kids and teenagers. Though the timeline was crazy and some of it did feel a little forced, it was a beautiful feeling knowing that it was the real thing, that this was what j. The cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and we have the synopsis to share with you. Fantastic beasts and where to find them, quidditch through the ages, the tales of beedle the bard, and an untitled harry potter prequel.
The long headcount behind him made him realize something was amiss. Jul 31, 2016 midnight release party summons muggles for eighth harry potter installment the latest book in j. Eighth harry potter book does anyone remember the oprah interview with jk rowling in scotland i think it originally aired in 2010. What is the eighth harry potter book called answers. There is no eighth harry potter book, and there probably wont be one. An eighth book in the enormously harry potter series is forthcoming. The journey of the young wizard, from a stowaway orphan. A play, harry potter and the cursed child, based on a story cowritten by rowling, premiered in london on 30 july 2016 at the palace theatre, and its script was published by little, brown as the eighth book in the series. Viewing 40 reply threads author posts february 4, 2008 at 8. Oct 25, 2015 a new twopart play, titled harry potter and the cursed child, is actually the eighth story in the series and is set 19 years after the deathly hallows, j. Is harry potter and the cursed child an 8th harry potter. Harry tried to remember the reason why he was sitting, apparently waiting his turn, at the longest line he had ever seen. Rowling is speaking out on twitter to tell fans to hold their hippogriffs and clarify exactly what harry potter and the cursed child book is all about. The eighth book in harry s story harry potter and the cursed child is the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage.
Rowling explains why harry potter 9 will never happen. A host of new print and digital publishing has been announced from j. List of chapters in the harry potter novels harry potter. Rowling, jack thorne, and john tiffany, a new play by jack thorne, harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. The books are written around the life of a kid named harry potter who is the son of two powerful wizards murdered by an evil wizard voldemort. Feb 10, 2016 when diehard harry potter fans first heard that j. Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book.
Rowling, 42, admits she has weak moments when she feels she will. Harry potter is midway through his training as a shelve harry potter and the goblet of fire. Harry leaving his son albus severus potter named after two headmasters of hogwarts albus dumbledore and severus snape to 9 34 station boarding the train to hogwarts. The book starts from ending of the last part of harry harry potter deathly hallows part 2. Rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany, a new play by jack thorne, harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. Harry potter and the cursed child audiobook free introduction of the eighth harry potter audiobook. The eighth installment of the harry potter series will be published this summer, and this time, harry is a dad the eighth part in the harry potter canon will be a script book based on the. Pottermore has listened to the cries of potterheads everywhere, announcing that j. Eighth book in harry potter series to debut at booksamillion.
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