Harry Potter · Book 8

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Published
16 July 2005
Pages
640
ISBN-13
9781408855706
Type
novel
Cover of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

About this book

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005, 640 pages) precedes Deathly Hallows as the sixth novel, continuing the war story J. K. Rowling built the series toward -- sacrifice and the cost of standing up to Voldemort weighing more heavily with each book.

Key facts about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J. K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a novel on our list. It has been out since 16 July 2005. The book has 640 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781408855706 to find the main one.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is book 8 of 14 in the Harry Potter series. The series has 14 published books. However, the series starts with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997). Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 19 July 2022.

That series sits on our fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay is the latest published J. K. Rowling book on file, from 19 July 2022.

About J. K. Rowling

J. K. Rowling is a British author who created one of the bestselling book series of all time with Harry Potter, seven novels published between 1997 and 2007 following a boy wizard from his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry through his final confrontation with the dark wizard Voldemort. See every J. K. Rowling book in order.

Its place in Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is book 8 in the Harry Potter series. It follows Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It is followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. See the full Harry Potter reading order.

Harry Potter follows an orphaned boy who discovers, on his eleventh birthday, that he is a wizard — and that the hidden magical world has been waiting for him. Whisked from a miserable cupboard under the stairs to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry finds friendship with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, a talent for the broomstick sport of Quidditch, and a destiny tangled with the dark wizard who murdered his parents. Across seven novels, J. K. Rowling grows the story up alongside its readers. The…

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