Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth and penultimate novel in the Harry Potter series, and takes place during Harry Potter's sixth
Rowling spent years planning Half-Blood Prince.
Fans wait outside a Borders in Newark, Delaware for the midnight release of the book.
Reproductions of artwork by Mary GrandPré (pictured) were available with the Scholastic Deluxe Edition.
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Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a y
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
…Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth and penultimate novel in the Harry Potter series, and takes place during Harry Potter's sixth year at the wizard school Hogwarts. The…
Rowling's parents met on a train from King's Cross; her portal to the magical world is "Platform 9+3⁄4" at King's Cross.
Church Cottage, Tutshill, Gloucestershire, Rowling's childhood home
Rowling moved to Porto, Portugal, to teach English.