The Harry Potter Books
"It's literature, it is about what we are like, about deeper things
than just telling stories. It's just that it's aimed at an audience who
don't drink a lot of chardonnay."
-- Robbie Coltrane ("Hagrid")
The Harry Potter books are a series of stories written by Scottish author Joanne Rowling. She writes under the pen name of J.K. Rowling, although in reality she has no middle name (the inital 'K' was borrowed from her grandmother, Kathleen).
The books tell the story of a boy named Harry who was raised by an abusive aunt and uncle from age 1 until age 11. On his 11th birthday, he learns to his amazement that he is actually a wizard and that he will be attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The books tell of his years at Hogwarts, one book for each of the seven years.
As Harry learns more and more about his true indentity, he also learns that he is part of a larger saga, an almost legendary confrontation between good and evil, between him, along with his friends and allies, and the greatest Dark wizard of the age, Lord Voldemort. Harry discovers his place in this great struggle as his years at Hogwarts go by and as he finds himself becoming enmeshed in battles and conflicts.
The Harry Potter books are available in a number of editions, including hard cover, soft cover, and audio books. Bloomsbury and Raincoast have also released the books in adult editions, but these are identical to the "children's" editions in all respects except the covers. If you're interested in purchasing any of the books through Amazon.com, click on the book covers on the page for that book.
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