Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc. 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. The play and book wont be the only potter related releases this year. 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 has announced an 8th harry potter novel, to be released in december. What you need to know about the 8th harry potter book. Harry potter and the cursed child is officially the 8th book.
But amid all the excitement about the new installment, j. 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. However there will be 2 more harry potter movies, as the 7th one is being split in two. Harry potter and the cursed child play script will be released in book form. Harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two. 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. Theres a moment in harry potter and the cursed child the new play resurrecting harry and friends onstage in london, and published as a scriptbook. Jk rowlings eighth harry potter story will be published this summer. Godric gryffindor, salazar slytherin, helga hufflepuff, and rowena ravenclaw. Harry potter is midway through his training as a shelve harry potter and the goblet of fire. 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. Harry potter may have returned to the muggle world this weekend with harry potter and the cursed child, but the wizarding worlds creator, j. What is the eighth harry potter book called answers.
Harry potter books and movie release dates timeline. Harry potter and the cursed child coming in book form. Its called harry potter and the cursed child, and its written by none other than jk rowling subscribe to pop trigger. Is the cursed child the 8th harry potter book, cannon, or just like fan. Rowling said she doesnt expect to continue moving the story forward by. Second, the play was not written by jk rowling herself. 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. New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter. 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. An 8th harry potter book is coming with a twist vox. Harry potter and the cursed child is set to debut in london at the palace theatre on the day before harrys birthday, july 30. According to pottermore, whats coming out on july 31 the shared birthday of harry potter and j.
Rowling wont say yes to more harry potter, but shes not exactly saying no, either the author of one of the most famous childrens book. Eighth harry potter book to publish in july cbs news. Harry potter and the cursed child is being dubbed as the eighth story in the series. An 8th harry potter book gasp i heard that jk rowling is planning another harry potter book.
An eighth harry potter book is to be released this summer containing the script for a new stage play telling the wizards story. We finally have a release date for the 8th harry potter book. Fantastic beasts and where to find them, a movie based on one of rowlings short harry potter companion books, hits. Harry potter fans around the world potheads if were going by your official title, get ready to celebrate, as it has been revealed that jk rowling is releasing an. All of these 7 books have been the most favorite ones among kids and teenagers. Harry potter and the cursed child, parts one and two.
However, the adaption of the final book is being split into two movies so the eighth film will be called. The script book of harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two became available at midnight on july 31, 2016. Rowling announced earlier this week that her highly anticipated harry potter play, harry potter and the cursed child, is being released. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. A host of new print and digital publishing has been announced from j.
Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. The play and book wont be the only potterrelated releases this year. Nov 19, 2010, harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 movie release. Jk rowlings 8th harry potter book to be published this summer harry potter and the cursed child set 19 years after last book potter an overworked employee of the ministry of magic. 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 a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based on an original story by j. Jul 8, 2000, harry potter and the goblet of fire published. 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. An eighth harry potter book is being released this summer. Nov 8, 2005, harry potter and the goblet of fire movie release. 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. 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 unlike the other books, this story is written like a script. 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. Rowling explains why harry potter 9 will never happen. I am a diehard fan of harry potter and after watching the movies i thought that they definitely wernt as good as the books so if you have seen the movies and did not like them,you must read the books because.
The official playscript of the original west end production by j. 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 play is marketed as the eighth official story in the harry potter series. Speaking at the broadway opening of harry potter and the cursed child on sunday, j. Rowling wants readers to understand that harry potter and the cursed child isnt a novel.
Rowling is a special rehearsal edition of the script book of the new stage play harry. 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. As the story progresses each book gets scarier so parental guidence may be needed for kids aged 710 when reading the last few books. The day hagrid said, yer a wizard, harry, and changed the world as harry and the collective we.
Im not sure of this, but i thought id ask around more. Jul 15, 2011, harry potter and the deathly hallows part two movie release date. The books are written around the life of a kid named harry potter who is the son of two powerful wizards murdered by an evil wizard voldemort. The staging is theres no other word for it magical. If you were worried youd miss out on the magic of the new harry potter sequel because its coming to. Rowling said she doesnt expect to continue moving the story forward by creating a harry potter book 9.
It does not feel like an eighth harry potter book at all. The play is set to release on july 30, and print and digital editions of the book itself will be available the following day. 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. Rowlings new play, harry potter and the cursed child pts. Jul 30, 1997, harry potter and the sorcerers stone book published. Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc news. Is harry potter and the cursed child an 8th harry potter book. I read the books multiple times a year, watch the movies frequently and have read a lot of additional articles from pottermore. The stories, which are available wednesday for preorder, come after rowling said the eighth installment in the beloved book series, harry potter and the cursed child, will be the last story about. Eighth harry potter book set for release this summer opinion outpost.
The play will receive its world premiere in londons west end on july 30. New harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july. Jk rowling, the author of harry potter, only agreed for the play to be made. Rowling, says that this is the last time well get a. The main story arc concerns harrys struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become.
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