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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Discussion in 'TV & Movie Discussion' started by HPCatFan, Jan 15, 2003.

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  1. Jan 15, 2003 at 11:34 AM #1
    HPCatFan

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    Cool.
    I had my doubts initially, but I really like these books. I'm almost finished with the fourth.



    Fifth Potter Book Due Out June 21

    Wednesday, January 15, 2003

    FOXNEWS

    LONDON — Harry rides (his broom) again.

    After months of feverish anticipation, author J.K. Rowling has completed the fifth book about young wizard Harry Potter, and it will be published in the United States, Canada, Britain and several other countries on June 21, her publishers said Wednesday.

    At 768 pages, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is more than one-third longer than its predecessor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Britain's Bloomsbury Publishers said.

    "We are thrilled to announce the publication date," chief executive Nigel Newton said in a joint statement with Barbara Marcus, president of Scholastic Children's Books, Rowling's U.S. publisher.

    "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," Newton said.

    When the book failed to make it into print last year, as expected, there was speculation that Rowling -- now one of Britain's richest women -- was suffering from writer's block. She denied it, but the book has had a far longer gestation period than its predecessors, published every year from 1997.

    Fans will have to wait, because no details of the latest story have been revealed. But the publishers did let slip that the book begins, "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."

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is more than 255,000 words compared to more than 191,000 words in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Released in July 2000, that sold more copies on the first weekend after publication than any other book, according to Bloomsbury Publishers.

    Rowling's four published titles have sold an estimated 192 million copies worldwide in hard and soft cover, and the books have been published in at least 55 languages and distributed in more than 200 countries.
     
  2. Jan 15, 2003 at 12:51 PM #2
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    That's a long-ass book if it's a 3rd longer than Goblet of Fire.

    I can't wait.:jump:
     
  3. Jan 15, 2003 at 1:43 PM #3
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    2 months. Nyah.

    That was not a typical reading for me. If the book grabs me, I read it in about a week. Most everything else I read in a couple of days. The Harry Potter books were like that.
     
  4. Jan 16, 2003 at 1:25 PM #4
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    I'll have to reread the other books again before I read the new one.:banana: :applause: :aplayboy:
     
  6. Jan 16, 2003 at 3:45 PM #6
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    JK Rowling made something like $74 million last year. She used to live in her car....damn. I guess theres still hope for me.
     
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    My daughter and I were there at midnight when they book could be sold and I am sure the same will be done again in June.
     
  8. Mar 10, 2003 at 8:59 PM #8
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    Just pre-ordered my copy. Woo hoo! :banana:
     
  9. Mar 10, 2003 at 9:18 PM #9
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    i have to wait for my son and my wife to read first, so i'll get to it around september. actually my son will read it about three times and memorize it before he lets me get a hold of it.
     
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    That is such a good thing. Now if Jacob reads as well as he shags, you're in good shape.
     
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