K rowling will release two new harry potter books this. Rowling has squashed talk of a harry potter and the cursed. 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. Its called harry potter and the cursed child, and its written by none other than jk rowling subscribe to pop trigger. An 8th harry potter book is coming with a twist harry potter and the cursed child will be released on july 31. Harry potter and the cursed child isnt exactly a followup on the series, so calling it the 8th harry potter wouldnt be right. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was a global bestseller in 1997, and rowling went on to add six more books to the series one for each year of harry s education at hogwarts. Fantastic beasts and where to find them, quidditch through the ages, the tales of beedle the bard, and an untitled harry potter prequel. Rowlings new play, harry potter and the cursed child pts. In a new interview conducted at the broadway opening of the cursed child, j. There is no 8th harry potter book and there probably wont be.
Eighth book in harry potter series to debut at booksamillion. Fans would love to see a harry potter and the cursed child movie come together, but will a big screen version of harry s final adventure ever happen. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Rowling has written three collections of short stories that take readers deeper into the dark side of the harry potter wizarding world, publishers confirmed wednesday. As a book containing that story, harry potter and the cursed child. The crimes of grindelwald was released in november 2018. Thanks, jk rowling, but ive had it with harry potter pauline bock. Rowling herself, but are more like creative extensions of the original stories, offering popup scenes and tips for those who. Rowling just confirmed four new harry potter adjacent books are coming out. Jk rowling drops hints of possible eighth harry potter book.
Harry potter complete collection 7 books set collection j. Before, harry had been ordinary, average, not outstanding in any way. K rowling will release two new harry potter books this year. Rowling really knows how to give the people what they want. The release of a new movie would become a major event over the next decade, with the. A black actress is cast as hermione in new harry potter play, the internet is over the moon. Rowling explains why there wont be any more stories about. It is set 19 years after the end of harry potter and the deathly hallows, the series last 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. If youve been waiting for an owl to bring you news of a new book about harry potter or another play starring his son, its time to learn that, like.
The play will receive its world premiere in londons west end on july 30, 2016. The harry potter author sat down with todays matt lauer to talk about harry potter and her charity. Eighth harry potter book to publish in july cbs news. 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. Rowling is releasing 4 new harry potter books online. London ap two new books from the harry potter universe will be released as part of a british exhibition celebrating 20 years since the series launch. Rowlings inaugural novel harry potter and the sorcerers stone and 10 since she put the book series to rest with harry potter and the deathly hallows. She also has some harry potter supplementary works, such as.
Rowling said in a recent interview, she doesnt think harry potter 8 will happen. Rowling teases the new harry potter book suggestive. Technically, calling it the eighth harry potter book is correct. She talked about the silliest hp marketing ideas that were continually.
Theres going to be a new way to fall in love with harry potter. Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc news. She is, however, writing a harry potter encyclopedia. Rowling appeared friday on nbcs today show, where she was asked about the possibility of writing an eighth installment in the harry potter.
The book, called harry potter and the cursed child, picks up the story of harry and co. Harry potter is eleven years old in the first book, and by the start of the second book, he ages one year. The release of a new movie would become a major event over the next decade, with the series coming to a close with the eighth installment harry potter and the. According to pottermore, whats coming out on july 31 the shared birthday of harry potter and j. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Rowling explains why a harry potter 9 wont be happening. If youve been waiting for an owl to bring you news of a new book about harry potter or another play starring his son, its time to learn that, like your hogwarts letter, theyre probably never. The new books, all from insight editions, sadly werent written by j. An eighth harry potter book is to be released this summer containing the script for a new stage play telling the wizards story. Three new harry potter books are coming before christmas. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books j. An official site refers to the cursed child the twopart play opening in london this summer that is curiously not a sequel or a prequel to the series, but stars the same beloved characters as the eighth story in the harry potter series. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the. A history of magic, the pottermore announcement reads.
Rowling, john tiffany, and jack thorne, 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 readers are in tune with harry s story as it occurs. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based on an original story by j. It does not feel like an eighth harry potter book at all. It still gives you the ability to read your favourite series of books, or to go directly to a specific book at the touch of the screen. Rowlings magical sevenvolume harry potter series is the ultimate. For the signature edition in 2010, the uk welcomed a new rerelease of covers for the paperback series. Rowling with this new series of ebook shorts, inspired by the british library exhibition and its companion books, harry potter. The eighth story is probably the last story in harry potter s timeline, meaning that harry potter 9 wont be happening. Rowling is a special rehearsal edition of the script book of the new stage play harry. For yearsnearly a decade, in factfans of the harry potter series have been pining after new material.
Little, brown book group uk, the publisher of the beloved franchise, announced wednesday that it will publish harry potter and the cursed child the eighth story in the series on july 31. The play is marketed as the eighth official story in the harry potter series. Rowling also assured audiences that the play would contain an entirely new story and would not be a rehashing of previously explored. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone year one at hogwarts. Rowling has strongly hinted for the first time that she could write an eighth book in the series. A week later, when he turned 11, and discovered who he was, and who his parents had been, he also discovered that he was famous, respected, revered, and. I would recommend this book to any true fan of harry potter, it makes a lot more sense to buy this version of the ebooks rather than buying all 7 books separately. Potter and the prisoner of azkaban year three at hogwarts harry potter and the goblet of fire year four at hogwarts harry potter and the order of the phoenix year five at hogwarts harry potter and the halfblood prince. Release date for the eighth harry potter book has been. Potter and his family than the franchise that is currently churning out new movies. With an eighth, unfilmed harry potter story in the world, why havent we seen plans to adapt said book as soon as possible. New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter. The harry potter movies are based on the bestselling book series by j. Speaking at the broadway opening of harry potter and the cursed.
Pottermore has listened to the cries of potterheads everywhere, announcing that j. Rowling admits she has weak moments when she feels she will pen another. An 8th harry potter book is coming with a twist vox. Harry potter and the cursed child explores the power of. Well seeing as how the play is a harry potter story, the 8th such story, and the play is being performed in london, at least initially, theres a lot of people that wont be able to see it but still want to know the story. Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc. Its a big weekend for harry potter fans who on july 31 will be treated to the eighth installment of j. 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. Why isnt there a harry potter and the cursed child movie in the.
Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books. Since the series consists of seven books, harry s life as an 11yearold to a 17yearold is on full display. New harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july. Prepare to delve deeper into the rich history of magic be it our own muggle history, or the magical world created by j. 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. It was vast enough in the seven books and eight films we didnt and. Harry potter may have returned to the muggle world this weekend with harry potter and the cursed child, but the wizarding worlds creator, j.
Retrospective of harry potter book covers potter talk. 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. Parks and rec creator talks new amazon show upload, a harry potter and office hybrid. Rowling, harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j. Rowling, with the first movie being 2001s harry potter and the sorcerers stone.
Rowling explains why harry potter 9 will never happen. 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. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based. A black actress is cast as hermione in new harry potter. New harry potter book, script of upcoming play, gets. A prequel to the harry potter series, this new adventure of magizoologist newt scamander marked the start of a fivefilm series to be written by the author. Nevertheless, fans can rejoice in the fact that there will be a totally new book.