Post by Len on Feb 2, 2007 19:51:43 GMT -5
The seventh and final Harry Potter book will be published on July 21, it has been announced.
Publisher Bloomsbury revealed the long-awaited date that fans will be able to get their hands on Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.
July 21 is a Saturday and the book will go on sale at midnight.
Bookstores are bracing themselves for unprecedented scenes of Pottermania.
Author JK Rowling has said that two characters die in the final instalment - and fans will be desperate to discover if Harry is one of them.
Rowling revealed the name of the seventh book in December.
It will follow Harry during his final year at Hogwarts.
The author has hinted that two of the main characters will meet their ends.
"We are dealing with pure evil here. They don't target extras, do they? They go for the main characters - well, I do," she said.
The last book, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, broke UK records by shifting 2,009,574 copies on its first day of release
It is 10 years since Rowling published the first book, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.
The Harry Potter series has sold 325 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 languages.
The first four books have been adapted into hit films starring Daniel Radcliffe as the boy wizard, and the fifth is currently in production.
Online retailer amazon.co.uk started taking pre-orders for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on December 22.
Head of books Christopher North said: "Customer demand on the back of JK Rowling's announcement of the title back in December was incredible.
"At one point, the orders we received for the book were more than five times higher than those for the rest of the Top 20 selling books combined.
"Now that the publication date has been announced, we expect another massive surge of pre-orders from the UK public.
"21st July will be Harry Potter Day all over the world. It may be a long time before we see another book that commands as much anticipation, attention and demand as this final book in the Harry Potter series."
Publisher Bloomsbury revealed the long-awaited date that fans will be able to get their hands on Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.
July 21 is a Saturday and the book will go on sale at midnight.
Bookstores are bracing themselves for unprecedented scenes of Pottermania.
Author JK Rowling has said that two characters die in the final instalment - and fans will be desperate to discover if Harry is one of them.
Rowling revealed the name of the seventh book in December.
It will follow Harry during his final year at Hogwarts.
The author has hinted that two of the main characters will meet their ends.
"We are dealing with pure evil here. They don't target extras, do they? They go for the main characters - well, I do," she said.
The last book, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, broke UK records by shifting 2,009,574 copies on its first day of release
It is 10 years since Rowling published the first book, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.
The Harry Potter series has sold 325 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 languages.
The first four books have been adapted into hit films starring Daniel Radcliffe as the boy wizard, and the fifth is currently in production.
Online retailer amazon.co.uk started taking pre-orders for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on December 22.
Head of books Christopher North said: "Customer demand on the back of JK Rowling's announcement of the title back in December was incredible.
"At one point, the orders we received for the book were more than five times higher than those for the rest of the Top 20 selling books combined.
"Now that the publication date has been announced, we expect another massive surge of pre-orders from the UK public.
"21st July will be Harry Potter Day all over the world. It may be a long time before we see another book that commands as much anticipation, attention and demand as this final book in the Harry Potter series."
