Apr 10, 2015 so there s no harry potter 8 in the foreseeable future, but as we mentioned, j. Rowling announced earlier this week that her highly anticipated harry potter play, harry potter and the cursed child, is being released in book. Harry potter may have returned to the muggle world this weekend with harry potter and the cursed child, but the wizarding worlds creator, j. Rowling wanted the plot of the play to remain a secret for as long as possible. Rowlings original harry potter book series ended in 2007, and the harry potter film series followed not too long after in 2011. New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter. Harry potter and the cursed child unlike the other books, this story is written like a script. What is the eighth harry potter book called answers. But the harry potter franchise is as robust and productive. There will be an eighth harry potter book sort of the. Rowling and the fifth novel in the harry potter series.
The eighth story is probably the last story in harry potters timeline, meaning that harry potter 9 wont be happening. 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. Rowling, john tiffany, and jack thorne it was marketed as the eighth story of harry potter, taking place after harry potter and the deathly hallows j. Feb 10, 2016 when diehard harry potter fans first heard that j. The final one will be made into two movies so there will be eight movies in total. 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. Rowling is revisiting the harry potter universe as fantastic beasts and where to find them heads to. On 23 october 2015, it was confirmed the plays were set nineteen years after the conclusion of the final novel harry potter and the deathly hallows.
I hope they make harry potter and the cursed child into a book and. 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. This is the latest in a long list of new announcements about jk rowlings fictional wizarding world. An eighth harry potter book is to be released this summer containing the script for a new stage play telling the wizards story. In a snapelevel twist, yet another book in the harry potter series will be released this july. The eighth time is the charm chapter 1, a harry potter. Depending on the variant that youre reading i believe that the page numbers differ between countries so im using the copies that i have to hand.
Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based. Harry potters summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a houseelf called dobby, and rescue from the dursleys by his friend ron weasley in. Hang on, actually, there will be an eighth harry potter book. It follows harry potter s struggles through his fifth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, including the surreptitious return of the antagonist lord voldemort, o. Oct 21, 2002 will there be an eighth harry potter novel. K rowling will release two new harry potter books this. Jun 18, 2018 there are mainly 7 harry potter novels written solely by the brilliant jk rowling, hp 8 which is harry potter and the cursed child is actually a stage play mainly written by jack thorne and i think just approved by jk rowling,because to be honest. An 8th harry potter book is coming with a twist vox. The first of these two books goes by the name harry potter. Rowling explains why harry potter 9 will never happen. An eighth official harry potter book will be released on july 31 this year but theres a catch. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix wikipedia. This socalled book, for those of you who are unaware, is in fact not even a book but a script from the play that just recently premiered in london. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003.
Eighth harry potter book to publish in july cbs news. 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. Rowling, seen here at a fundraiser for her childrens charity, lumos, gave harry potter fans a glimmer of hope for an eighth book during an appearance on today. Harry potter and the cursed child will tell the untold part of the boy wizards story, including the story of the lives of his murdered parents. Nov 08, 2019 since its debut in 1997, the harry potter franchise has included seven books, eight movies, and a host of a peripheral content based on the popular book series from author j.
Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book. K rowling will release two new harry potter books this year. New harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july. The story basically ends with the book harry potter 7 or with the equivalent eighth movie, and it doesnt seem as if the author wants to continue writing more harry potter books. Eighth harry potter book set for release this summer opinion outpost. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based on an original story by j. Place the harry potter books in order according to your favourite score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Harry potter and the goblet of fire was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. 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.
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. Rowling has strongly hinted for the first time that she could write an eighth book in the series. An 8th harry potter book is coming with a twist harry potter and the cursed child will be released on july 31. Plus, the cursed child is a play while the other books are novels, and wasnt directly written by j.
Rowling, john tiffany, and jack thorne it was marketed as the eighth story of harry potter, taking place after harry potter and the deathly hallows. 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, says that this is the last time well get a. 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.
Is harry potter and the cursed child an 8th harry potter book. Rowlings assertion that shell end the series after the seventh book, a search of registered titles shows one more. Rowling, 42, admits she has weak moments when she feels she will pen. However, the adaption of the final book is being split into two movies so the eighth film will be called. The book, which is branded as the official eighth story in the harry potter series, was published sunday to all the midnightrelease and. Harry potter and the philosophers stone named sorcerers in the usa 2. Harry potter series read online free read free book online. A plot to make most terrible things happen at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry this year. Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc. I could definitely write an eighth, ninth, tenth book, said rowling in a. Feb 10, 2016 pottermore has listened to the cries of potterheads everywhere, announcing that j. List of chapters in the harry potter novels harry potter. New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter story. Pottermore has listened to the cries of potterheads everywhere, announcing that j.
Rowling was pretty insistent that the seventh installment had closed the book on the adventures of the boy who lived. Jul 15, 2007 i think it unlikely that there will be an eight harry potter book in the forseeable future. 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. When harry potter and the deathly hallows came out in 2007, author j. Harry potter and the cursed child harry potter wiki fandom. Rowlings new play, harry potter and the cursed child pts. Rowling has considered writing an eighth harry potter book.
Aug 01, 2016 harry potter may have returned to the muggle world this weekend with harry potter and the cursed child, but the wizarding worlds creator, j. Ill admit that i had a lot of mixed feelings when i heard that there was going to be an eighth harry potter book. 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. The new harry potter book is here, and if you wanted it to be like the. Apr 24, 2018 the eighth story is probably the last story in harry potters timeline, meaning that harry potter 9 wont be happening. Will there be an eighth harry potter movie answers. 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. 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. Harry potter and the cursed child is coming to a bookstore near you. List of chapter titles and respective inuniverse time of occurrence in the harry potter book series. Harry fits the definition of horcrux even though he only houses a piece of voldemorts soul.
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. Speaking at the broadway opening of harry potter and the cursed. Jul 31, 2016 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 will be releasing an eighth harry potter novel this summer, the first since harry potter and the deathly hallows hit stores in 2007. How many pages are there in all the harry potter books. Jul 20, 2017 i could definitely write an eighth, ninth, tenth book, said rowling in a 2010 interview with oprah. 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. The writer who released the seventh, and what was touted as the final tome, harry potter and the deathly hallows, in the boy wizard series this year revealed she may revive the magical world of hogwarts and its pupils one day, but insists harry would not be the central character. 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 is midway through his training as a shelve harry potter and the goblet of fire. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is a fantasy novel written by british author j.
So theres no harry potter 8 in the foreseeable future, but as we mentioned, j. 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. Rowling clarifies cursed child is not the 8th harry. There are mainly 7 harry potter novels written solely by the brilliant jk rowling, hp 8 which is harry potter and the cursed child is actually a stage play mainly written by jack thorne and i think just approved by jk rowling,because to be honest. Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc news.
Harry obliged and for the first time since the exchanged began, tears rolled over his cheeks. The play is marketed as the eighth official story in the harry potter series. Jk rowling drops hints of possible eighth harry potter book. You have had such a miserable life so far, that i dont even wish it on my worst enemy. Named harry potter and the cursed child, the story is set 19 years after the end of harry. Jk rowlings eighth harry potter story will be published this summer. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 23 june, 199120 june, 1992 date at the start of chapter. There are some who seem to deny that harry is a horcrux. Rowling is revisiting the harry potter universe as fantastic beasts and where to find them heads to the big screen. I could definitely write an eighth, ninth, tenth book, said rowling in a 2010 interview with oprah. 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. Then they realized the sequel wasnt going to be released in book form she had turned it into a play.
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