Harry Potter
The Harry Potter novels were published between 1997 and 2007 and are among the best-selling books ever written, with the film adaptations following almost in step. The structural device that drove their reach was ageing the protagonist a year per book, so the tone darkened with the readership — a children's mystery in the first volume and something considerably grimmer by the seventh.
About Harry Potter
The Harry Potter novels were published between 1997 and 2007 and are among the best-selling books ever written, with the film adaptations following almost in step. The structural device that drove their reach was ageing the protagonist a year per book, so the tone darkened with the readership — a children's mystery in the first volume and something considerably grimmer by the seventh. The setting's boarding-school framework, house system and detailed invented vocabulary produced an unusually participatory fandom, and its iconography is among the most licensed in publishing.
The first novel was rejected by numerous publishers before Bloomsbury acquired it, reportedly on the recommendation of an editor's young daughter.
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Key eras
| Era | Years | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| Novels | 1997–2007 | Seven books, each ageing the protagonist a year. |
| Films | 2001–2011 | Eight films, largely with a consistent principal cast. |
| Expanded | 2016– | Stage, spin-off films and games set in the same world. |