J. K. Rowling

Harry er blevet pålagt en dyster, farlig og tilsyneladende umulig opgave: Han skal finde og ødelægge Voldemorts tilbageværende Horcruxer. Sammen med Ron og Hermione begiver han sig ud på den håbløse jagt. Ingen af de tre har nogen anelse om, hvor de skal lede. Og de har ikke meget tid, for Voldemort leder også - efter Harry.

‘It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities’ Albus DumbledoreHarry Potter can’t wait for his holidays with the dire Dursleys to end. But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns Harry of mortal danger awaiting him at Hogwarts. Returning to the castle nevertheless, Harry hears a rumour about a Chamber of Secrets, holding unknown horrors for wizards of Muggle parentage. Then students are found as though turned to stone, and a terrible warning is discovered painted on the wall. The chief suspect – always in the wrong place – is Harry. But something much darker has yet to be unleashed. These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson’s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.

‘The Dark Lord will rise again with his servant’s aid, greater and more terrible than ever before’ Sybill Trelawney Harry Potter is lucky to reach the age of thirteen, since he has survived the murderous attacks of the feared Dark Lord on more than one occasion. But his hopes for a quiet school term concentrating on Quidditch are dashed when a maniacal mass-murderer escapes from Azkaban, pursued by the soul-sucking Dementors who guard the prison. It’s assumed that Hogwarts is the safest place for Harry to be. But is it a coincidence that he can feel eyes watching him in the dark, and should he be taking Professor Trelawney’s ghoulish predictions seriously? These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson’s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.

‘This is the weapon he has been seeking so assiduously since his return: the knowledge of how to destroy you’ Albus DumbledoreHarry Potter is furious that he has been abandoned at the Dursleys’ house for the summer, for he suspects that Voldemort is gathering an army, that he himself could be attacked, and that his so-called friends are keeping him in the dark. Finally rescued by wizard bodyguards, he discovers that Dumbledore is regrouping the Order of the Phoenix – a secret society first formed years ago to fight Voldemort. But the Ministry of Magic is against the Order, lies are being spread by the wizards’ tabloid, the Daily Prophet, and Harry fears that he may have to take on this epic battle against evil alone. These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson’s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.

‘He’ll be famous – a legend – I wouldn’t be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter Day in future – there will be books written about Harry’ Minerva McGonagall Strange things always seem to happen when Harry Potter is around. Things that unsettle his guardians, the Dursleys. They strongly disapprove of strangeness. It’s only when a letter arrives, delivered by a shaggy giant of a man called Hagrid, that Harry learns the truth that will transform his entire future: his parents were killed by the evil Lord Voldemort, and he, Harry, is a wizard. Whisked away to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy, Harry discovers a world of enchantments, ghosts, Quidditch, and friends who will stand, through everything, by his side. But when Harry hears of a stone with great powers, he finds that his school has its own dark secrets – and an adventure that will become the stuff of legend begins. These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson’s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.

‘It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be’ Albus DumbledoreWhen the Quidditch World Cup is disrupted by Voldemort’s rampaging supporters alongside the resurrection of the terrifying Dark Mark, it is obvious to Harry Potter that, far from weakening, Voldemort is getting stronger. Back at Hogwarts for his fourth year, Harry is astonished to be chosen by the Goblet of Fire to represent the school in the Triwizard Tournament. The competition is dangerous, the tasks terrifying, and true courage is no guarantee of survival – especially when the darkest forces are on the rise. These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson’s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.

‘Will you, Severus, watch over my son Draco as he attempts to fulfil the Dark Lord’s wishes?’ Narcissa MalfoySuspicion and fear blow through the wizarding world as news of the Dark Lord’s attack on the Ministry of Magic spreads. Harry has not told anyone about the future predicted by the prophecy in the Department of Mysteries, nor how deeply what happened to Sirius Black affected him. He’s desperate for Professor Dumbledore to arrive and take him away from the Dursley’s – but Hogwarts may not be the safe haven from Voldemort’s Dark Forces that it once was. In his sixth year, the names Black, Malfoy, Lestrange and Snape will haunt Harry with shades of trust and treachery as he discovers the secret behind the mysterious Half-Blood Prince – and Dumbledore prepares him to face his own terrifying destiny. These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson’s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.

‘Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded’ Lord VoldemortHarry Potter is preparing to leave the Dursleys and Privet Drive for the last time. But the future that awaits him is full of danger, not only for him, but for anyone close to him – and Harry has already lost so much. Only by destroying Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes can Harry free himself and overcome the Dark Lord’s forces of evil. In this dramatic conclusion to the Harry Potter series, Harry must leave his most loyal friends behind, and in a final perilous journey find the strength and the will to face his terrifying destiny: a deadly confrontation that is his alone to fight. These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson’s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.

Da J. K. Rowling for nogle år siden blev inviteret til at holde den traditionsrige dimissionstale på Harvard University, valgte hun at tale til de nybagte dimittender om to emner, som ligger hende særligt på sinde: Fordelene ved at fejle og fantasiens store betydning. At have modet til at begå fejl, sagde hun, er lige så vigtigt for et godt liv som ethvert normalt mål for succes; og at have fantasi til at forestille sig, hvordan det er at være en anden – især en mindre privilegeret anden end én selv – er en unik menneskelig kvalitet, som vi for enhver pris skal passe godt på. I denne bog gengives Rowlings tale til inspiration for enhver, der er optaget af, hvad et godt liv er.

Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of J. K. Rowling's wizarding world has won legions of fans since the Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in hardback in 2015, becoming a bestseller around the world. This irresistible smaller-format paperback edition of J. K. Rowling's novel brings the magic of Jim Kay's illustration to new readers, with full-colour pictures, French flaps and a handsome poster pull-out at the back of the book. This edition has been beautifully redesigned with selected illustration highlights - the fully illustrated edition is still available in hardback. When a letter arrives for Harry Potter on his eleventh birthday, a decade-old secret is revealed to him that apparently he's the last to know. An incredible adventure is about to begin!

J. K. Rowling's screenwriting debut is captured in this exciting paperback edition of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay.

Maailman myydyin kirjasarja! Harry Potteria risoo. Hän ei ole kuullut sanaakaan velhomaailmasta koko kesän aikana, eikä jästiuutisten salakuunteleminenkaan tuota tuloksia. Pian kuitenkin alkaa tapahtua ja sellaista vauhtia, että Harry kohta muistelee melkein kaiholla Dursleyllä vietettyä kesää. Ankeuttajat hyökkäävät ja Harrya uhkaa (jälleen kerran) Tylypahkasta erottaminen. Asioiden laita ei parane hänen palattuaan Tylypahkaan: kouluun on pestattu uusi pimeyden voimilta suojautumisen opettaja, Dolores Pimento, joka saa Kalkaroksenkin vaikuttamaan herttaiselta joulupukilta. Uusi häikäilemätön professori toimii taikaministeri Cornelius Toffeen kätyrinä muuttaen mielivaltaisesti koulun sääntöjä, eikä edes rehtori Dumbledore tunnu mahtavan hänelle mitään. Harry joutuu uuden professorin silmätikuksi ja hermostuu yhä pahemmin. Arpea särkee polttavasti ja hän näkee niin merkillisiä unia, että pelkää menettävänsä järkensä. Lordi Voldemort on liikkeellä, Harry tietää sen jokaisella solullaan, ja järjestää Ronin ja Hermionen kanssa Tylypahkan oppilaille salaisia tapaamisia, joissa harjoitellaan pimeyden voimilta suojautumista. Mutta kykenevätkö he oppimaan tarpeeksi vahvoja taikoja voittaakseen Voldemortin ja hänen joukkonsa? Harry Potter ja Feeniksin kilta paljastaa uusia, yllättäviä piirteitä niin Harrysta kuin muistakin aikaisempien teosten henkilöistä. J. K. ROWLING on kirjoittanut ikisuositun Harry Potter -sarjan, useita erillisiä romaaneja sekä menestyvän rikosromaanisarjan. Idea Harry Potterista tuli hänelle pitkittyneellä junamatkalla vuonna 1990, ja hän aloitti sarjan kirjoitustyön. Ensimmäinen kirja Harry Potter ja viisasten kivi julkaistiin Isossa-Britanniassa vuonna 1997. Sarjan valmistuminen kesti kymmenen vuotta, ja se päättyi vuonna 2007 seitsemänteen kirjaan Harry Potter ja kuoleman varjelukset. Kirjoja seurasivat valtavan suositut elokuvat. Harry Potter -kirjoja on myyty maailmanlaajuisesti yli 600 miljoonaa kappaletta ja käännetty 85 kielelle. Äänikirjoina niitä on kuunneltu yli miljardi tuntia. Sarjaan liittyen J. K. Rowling kirjoitti myös kolme lyhyttä hyväntekeväisyyskirjaa: Huispaus kautta aikojen sekä Ihmeotukset ja niiden olinpaikat Comic Reliefin ja Lumosin tueksi ja Siuntio Silosäkeen tarinat Lumosin tueksi. Ihmeotukset ja niiden olinpaikat inspiroi uuden elokuvasarjan päähenkilönään taikazoologi Lisko Scamander. Harryn tarinaa aikuisena jatkoi näytelmä Harry Potter ja kirottu lapsi, jonka J. K. Rowling kirjoitti näytelmäkirjailija Jack Thornen ja ohjaaja John Tiffanyn kanssa. Näytelmää esitetään useissa teattereissa eri puolilla maailmaa. Vuonna 2020 Rowling palasi lastenkirjallisuuden pariin ja kirjoitti sadun Ikkabog. Kirjan tuotto ohjattiin Rowlingin hyväntekeväisyyssäätiö Volantin kautta lievittämään COVID-19-pandemian sosiaalisia vaikutuksia. Lastenromaani Jouluposso julkaistiin vuonna 2021. J. K. Rowling on saanut useita palkintoja ja kunnianosoituksia kirjoittamisestaan, mukaan lukien OBE- ja Companion of Honour -palkinnot, Hans Christian Andersen -palkinnon ja Blue Peter Gold Badge -palkinnon. Hän tukee useita humanitaarisia kohteita Volantin kautta ja on perustanut kansainvälisen hyväntekeväisyysjärjestö Lumosin tukemaan lasten hyvinvointia. J. K. Rowling asuu Skotlannissa perheensä kanssa.