Harry Potter

For the character, see Harry Potter (character).

Wildly popular series of fantasy novels by J.K. Rowling.

The Harry Potter books have become a publishing phenomenon, selling hundreds of millions of copies world-wide, and spurring various adaptations and tie-in franchises.

They are primarily aimed at children, albeit not to the exclusion of adults, but each successive volume follows the main character's maturation over one year, and the series takes on a progressively darker tone.

Six volumes have been released so far. The seventh, and final volume, which J.K. Rowling recently finished writing, will be published in July 2007.

The Novels

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)

The Movies

The first four Harry Potter novels have been adapted for the cinema, and the fifth one is slated to be released in 2007.

The role of Harry Potter in the movies is played by Daniel Radcliffe.