The most recent list of fiction books that have rocked the book world irrespective of age and gender are the Harry Potter Books . Although targeted towards children, Harry Potter books have been found to appeal universally to the masses. Such has been their success that the books are now being made into full length feature films. The craze over the books has immortalized the characters of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Voldemort, Professor Dumbledore and others.
Harry Potter was born from the pen of a somewhat obscure author with hardly any literary background. J K Rowling , since then has never looked back and is now considered one of the most popular children fiction writers. The world of Harry Potter books is as magical as its context. All books written in this series are written in chronological order as the life of the hero Harry James Potter rolls.
Harry Potter is a child wizard, who is the only challenge posed to the most wicked wizard of all times, Lord Voldemort . Harry Potter books are a chronicle of his educational years at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and how through various adventures round the year he saves himself as well as the wizarding world from the wrath of the wicked wizard.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishers in the United Kingdom , Scholastic Press in the United States so far 6 Harry Potter books have been released. These are:
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States of America
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998)
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003)
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , slated to be the last in the series of Harry Potter Books is schedules for a July 2007 release.
With the growing popularity of Harry Potter books , release of each book is marked by a series of events and promotional campaigns. Book lovers all around the world book their copies prior to the release.
