It's official...
I have such mixed emotions!
I read about it earlier on yahoo. Can't wait! :)
I'm SOOO excited!!!! This is going to be such an awesome summer (first the fifth movie, then the book). I can't wait!
The cover art was just released! go to mugglenet.com to check them out!
The UK (Bloomsbury edition) jackets (both kid and adult editions) can be seen
HEREThey include the blurb and the jacket sleeves. Further to that, Bloomsbury have also announced that the book will be 608 pages long.
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| Harry is waiting in Privet Drive. The Order of the Phoenix is coming to escort him safely away without Voldemort and his supporters knowing - if they can. But what will Harry do then? How can he fulfil the momentous and seemingly impossible task that Professor Dumbledore has left him? |
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| Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himself the strength to complete the task he has been given. He must leave the warmth, safety, and companionship of The Burrow and follow without fear or hesitation the inexorable path laid out for him... |
Arthur Levine, the US editor (Scholastic edition), revealed the US cover art on the Today show. The unveiling can be seen
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| "We're seeing Harry in a very interesting situation. Readers will find out exactly what the situation is," said Levine, who admitted he cried as he read the book. |
When asked about the possibility of Harry dying:
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| Levine held his ground, saying only, "We do know that someone's going to die." |
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"When I was reading it, I had both the excitement and the power of the book, and the plot, driving me forward. But I was also feeling a little sad. It's the last time."
When Levine admitted he "sobbed and sobbed" while reading the book, Vieira made a valiant-but-failed final effort to get Levine to disclose whether Harry Potter is finally done in by Lord Voldemort.
"That means someone we like dies, doesn't it?" Vieira prodded.
"Well, it means it is a very, very emotional book," Levine said. |
The US cover can be seen
HERE.
An interactive version of the cover can be found
HERE.