15th January 2003
Product Launch
J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix to be published on
21st June, 2003 in Britain, the USA, Canada and Australia
The world’s most anticipated book is over one third longer than
the previous book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
London, England; New York, New York; 15th January, 2003: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling,
the fifth in the best-selling series, has been scheduled for release
on Saturday 21st June, 2003 in Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia
and in the English language in many countries, it was announced
by the book’s English language publishers, Bloomsbury and Scholastic,
to whom it has now been delivered. The companies also announce that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is over one third
longer than J K Rowling's extraordinary previous book, Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
In making the joint announcement, Nigel Newton, Chief Executive
of Bloomsbury Publishing in Britain and Barbara Marcus, President
of Scholastic Children’s Books in the United States said, "We are
thrilled to announce the publication date. 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, which begins with the words:
"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."
Later in the novel, J K Rowling writes:
"Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon
glasses.
‘It is time,’ he said, ‘for me to tell you what I should have told
you five years ago, Harry.
Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.’"
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is over 255,000
words compared to over 191,000 words in Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire. The new book is 38 chapters long, one more than Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J K Rowling’s fourth
Harry Potter book, was released on 8th July, 2000 and was the fastest
selling book in history on the first weekend of its publication.
All four Harry Potter books, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and
the Prisoner of Azkaban, as well as Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire, have been Number 1 bestsellers and are currently
on bestseller lists in Britain, the USA, and around the world.
END
For further details, please contact:
| Financial |
|
| Kirsty Black |
020 7072 2315 |
Publishing |
|
| Rosamund de la Hey |
020 7494 2111 |
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