January 29, 2003
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Gemadrel and Rengledof.
J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to be published on 21st June 2003 in Britain, the USA, Canada and Australia
The world's most anticipated book is over one third longer than the previous book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
London, England; New York, New York; 15th January, 2003:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling, the fifth in the best-selling series, has been scheduled for release on Saturday 21st June, 2003 in Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia and in the English language in many countries, it was announced by the book's English language publishers, Bloomsbury and Scholastic, to whom it has now been delivered. The companies also announce that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is over one third longer than J K Rowling's extraordinary previous book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
In making the joint announcement, Nigel Newton, Chief Executive of Bloomsbury Publishing in Britain and Barbara Marcus, President of Scholastic Children's Books in the United States said, "We are thrilled to announce the publication date. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is absolutely superb and will delight all J K Rowling's fans. She has written a brilliant and utterly compelling new adventure, which begins with the words:
"The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive... The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four."
Later in the novel, J K Rowling writes:
"Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses.
'It is time,' he said, 'for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry.
Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.'"
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is over 255,000 words compared to over 191,000 words in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The new book is 38 chapters long, one more than Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J K Rowling's fourth Harry Potter book, was released on 8th July, 2000 and was the fastest selling book in history on the first weekend of its publication. All four Harry Potter books, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, as well as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, have been Number 1 bestsellers and are currently on bestseller lists in Britain, the USA, and around the world.
Bloomsbury will be publishing their standard children's hardback edition (ISBN 07475 51 006) and in addition an adult hardback edition (ISBN 07475 69 401, the same text but with a different jacket) at the same time, both editions to be 768 pages long and priced at $16.99.
All time zones preceding the UK are embargoed until 00:01 am BST (British Summer Time) on Saturday 21 June 2003.
News from the official Harry Potter site at:
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/web/dailyprophet/
11/8/02: Wow, time sure does get away from you sometimes. It's been over a month since
I've had the chance to update this site. But sometimes life throws you things you have to
deal with and you have to sort your priorities, even if they don't include working on your
website. I will at least try to get the site updated once a week from now on.
The movie opens next Friday and the reviews abounding and all
are pretty much the same: ...The Chamber of Secrets is a darker, creepier and more
suspenseful movie than the first. It's also longer at around 2:40. I, of course, bought my
tickets online about a month ago for a 6:30 showing on Friday. I haven't heard anything
about an advance screening around here that I could get into. Darn! Well, let's see
what news has happened.
Sadly, Richard Harris who played Albus Dumbledore in the
first two movies has died. Not only is it a great loss for the film industry, it's a huge
loss for the Harry Potter movies. I'm sure they're already on the search for a new
Dumbledore for ...The Prisoner of Azkaban which starts filming early next year.
The children of the series are unsure whether they'll continue
to play the parts after the 3rd movie is shot. Guess I'm to old for the job.
There were rumors there there would be more books than the
expected seven due to names being registered with the UK Patent Office. The titles Harry
Potter and the Alchemist's Cell, Harry Potter and the Chariots of Light and Harry Potter
and the Pyramids of Furmat. These rumors have been denied by J.K. Rowling's publicist and
confirmed the series ending with the 7th book. |
