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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) [Children's Edition] | ![Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) [Children's Edition]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31w--lnNUBL._SL160_.jpg) | Author: J.K. Rowling
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ISBN: 0747595836
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Publication Date: July 10, 2008
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p clear="all" strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"The Final Chapter/font/strong brHarry 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./p pIn this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectactular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited. The spellbinding, richly woven narrative, which plunges, twists and turns at a breathtaking pace, confirms the author as a mistress of storytelling, whose books will be read, reread and read again./p p clear="all" strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Visit the iHarry Potter/i Store/font/strong br Our iHarry Potter/i Store features all things Harry, including books, audio CDs and cassettes, DVDs, toys and more. br clear="all" br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Begin at the Beginning/font/strongbr table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" tr class="tiny" valign="top" align="center" td IHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone/Ibr img border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747532745.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brHardcover br Paperback /td tdIHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/Ibrimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747538492.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brHardcoverbrPaperback /td tdIHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban/Ibrimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747546290.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brHardcoverbrPaperback /td tdIHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire/Ibrimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/074754624X.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brHardcoverbrPaperback /td tdIHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix/Ibrimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747551006.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brHardcoverbrPaperback /td tdIHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince/Ibrimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747581088.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brHardcoverbrPaperback /td /tr /table br clear= "all" strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Why We Love Harry/font/strong br IFavourite Moments from the Series/IbrThere are plenty of reasons to love Rowling's wildly popular series--no doubt you have several dozen of your own. Our list features favourite moments, characters, and artefacts from the first six books. Keep in mind that this list is by no means exhaustive (what we love about Harry could fill ten books!) and does not include any of the spectacular revelatory moments that would spoil the books for those (few) who have not read them. Enjoy. p clear="all"strongIHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone/I/strong br table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" tr valign="top" align="left" tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747532745.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" align="left" /td td* Harry's first trip to the zoo with the Dursleys, when a boa constrictor winks at him. br* When the Dursleys' house is suddenly besieged by letters for Harry from Hogwarts. Readers learn how much the Dursleys have been keeping from Harry. Rowling does a wonderful job in displaying the lengths to which Uncle Vernon will go to deny that magic exists. br* Harry's first visit to Diagon Alley with Hagrid. Full of curiosities and rich with magic and marvel, Harry's first trip includes a trip to Gringotts and Ollivanders, where Harry gets his wand (holly and phoenix feather) and discovers yet another connection to He-Who-Must-No-Be-Named. This moment is the reader's first full introduction to Rowling's world of witchcraft and wizards.br* Harry's experience with the Sorting Hat. /td /tr /table p clear="all" strongIHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/I/strong br table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" tr valign="top" align="left" tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747538484.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" align="left" /td td* The de-gnoming of the Weasleys' garden. Harry discovers that even wizards have chores--gnomes must be grabbed (ignoring angry protests "Gerroff me! Gerroff me!"), swung about (to make them too dizzy to come back), and tossed out of the garden--this delightful scene highlights Rowling's clever and witty genius. br* Harry's first experience with a Howler, sent to Ron by his mother. br* The Duelling Club battle between Harry and Malfoy. Gilderoy Lockhart starts the Duelling Club to help students practice spells on each other, but he is not prepared for the intensity of the animosity between Harry and Draco. Since they are still young, their minibattle is innocent enough, including tickling and dancing charms. /td /tr /table p clear="all" strongIHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban/I/strongbr table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" tr valign="top" align="left" tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747546290.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" align="left" /td td* Ron's attempt to use a telephone to call Harry at the Dursleys'. br* Harry's first encounter with a Dementor on the train (and just about any other encounter with Dementors). Harry's brush with the Dementors is terrifying and prepares Potter fans for a darker, scarier book. br* Harry, Ron, and Hermione's behaviour in Professor Trelawney's Divination class. Some of the best moments in Rowling's books occur when she reminds us that the wizards-in-training at Hogwarts are, after all, just children. Clearly, even at a school of witchcraft and wizardry, classes can be boring and seem pointless to children. br* The Boggart lesson in Professor Lupin's classroom. br* Harry, Ron, and Hermione's knock-down confrontation with Snape. /td /tr /table p clear="all" strongIHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire/I/strongbr table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" tr valign="top" align="left" tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747550999.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" align="left" /td td* Hermione's disgust at the reception for the veela (Bulgarian National Team Mascots) at the Quidditch World Cup. Rowling's fourth book addresses issues about growing up--the dynamic between the boys and girls at Hogwarts starts to change. Nowhere is this more plain than the hilarious scene in which magical cheerleaders nearly convince Harry and Ron to jump from the stands to impress them. br* Viktor Krum's crush on Hermione--and Ron's objection to it. br* Malfoy's "Potter Stinks" badge. br* Hermione's creation of S.P.E.W., the intolerant bigotry of the Death Eaters, and the danger of the Triwizard Tournament. Add in the changing dynamics between girls and boys at Hogwarts, and suddenly Rowling's fourth book has a weight and seriousness not as present in early books in the series. Candy and tickle spells are left behind as the students tackle darker, more serious issues and take on larger responsibilities, including the knowledge of illegal curses./td/tr /table p clear="all" strongIHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix/I/strongbr table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" tr valign="top" align="left"p tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747561079.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" align="left" /td td* Harry's outburst to his friends at No. 12 Grimmauld Place. A combination of frustration over being kept in the dark and fear that he will be expelled fuels much of Harry's anger, and it all comes out at once, directly aimed at Ron and Hermione. Rowling perfectly portrays Harry's frustration at being too old to shirk responsibility, but too young to be accepted as part of the fight that he knows is coming. br* Harry's detention with Professor Umbridge. Rowling shows her darker side, leading readers to believe that Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven for young wizards. Dolores represents a bureaucratic tyrant capable of real evil, and Harry is forced to endure their private battle of wills alone. br* Harry and Cho's painfully awkward interactions. Rowling clearly remembers what it was like to be a teenager. br* Harry's Occlumency lessons with Snape. br* Dumbledore's confession to Harry./td /tr /table p p clear="all" strongIHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince/I/strongbr table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" tr valign="top" align="left"p tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0747584680.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" align="left" /td td* This book is much darker than the rest. Lord Voldemort has been creating chaos in the Wizard and Muggle communities alike, the war is in full swing and the Wizarding community now lives in fear. br* It is much more emotional. The story turns at the whim of a temperamental teenager from war and life-changing tragedy, to euphoria and glistening happiness./td /tr /table p clear="all" strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Magic, Mystery, and Mayhem: A Conversation with J.K. Rowling/font/strong brbr img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/jknewpic.gif" border="0" align="left""I am an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world. I'm sure that I will always be a writer. It was wonderful enough just to be published. The greatest reward is the enthusiasm of the readers." i--J.K. Rowling/i p Find out more about Harry's creator in our exclusive interview with J.K. Rowling. p br clear="all" br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Did You Know?/font/strong table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" tr tdimg border= "0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0745945783.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" /td td valign=centerIThe Little White Horse/I was J.K. Rowling's favourite book as a child. /td tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0192802380.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"/ a /td td valign=centerIJane Austen/I is Rowling's favourite author. /td td img border="0 " src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0099477653.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" /td td valign=centerIRoddy Doyle/I is Rowling's favourite living writer. /td /tr /table
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 Great End to a Glorious Series October 15, 2007
Mike London (Oxford, UK)
130 out of 154 found this review helpful
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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br /Probably the best of the series. Rowling finally unfurls all of her resolutions (well, most of them anyway) to her intricate plotlines she has so successfully nurtured throughout the seven books.
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br /The book is very fast paced, there are a lot of actions sequences, and you can tell everyone is playing for keeps this time. And yes, there deaths and tortures. Lots of them!
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br /The ending, especially the scene involving Hagrid and Harry, is one of the most wrenching scenes in the entire series. The last few chapters will have you speed-reading to find out what happened next. Snape, obviously, has an important role, and we finally get the answers to his loyalties. While some complain that we don't get a lot of Snape until the very end of the novel, she has built his character so successfully we don't need to see a lot of him in this novel.
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br /While the Epilogue has gotten a lot of people mad, it does give us a little (very little) snapshot of what happened after. Still, I think there's almost a novel's worth of material you could write about in the reconstruction after Voldemort's fall. Rowling has given further information in interviews, webchats, etc, about what happened to the characters after the end of book seven.
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br /Now that we finally have the entire series at last, I can only applaud Rowling's unflagging invention. This is indeed a series for the ages
unbeatable August 14, 2007
loza (england)
47 out of 56 found this review helpful
Amazing how some book can be so good that when you've finished them you get filled up with a sadness and nostalgia that you cant describe. this is one of them.
br /absoloutly gripping from the first sentence to the last, harry potter and the deathly hallows completes harry's journey in the wonderful, sometimes sad, incredibly dangerous world of magic.
br /unlike the other books, this novel is full of destruction, death and loss. It doesnt even have the spirit-lifting moments of humor for us to depend on. however, i think this book is enough fast moving that you dont think about it too much and you just become engrossed with the charecters lives. to tell you the truth i find it impossible to fault this book. a 100% must read, and best harry potter ever.
Simply amazing July 23, 2007
KM (England)
21 out of 25 found this review helpful
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' is the seventh and final book in the saga and does not disappoint at all. JK Rowling again brings to life her unique magical world and unforgettable characters that we have all grown to know and love (and hate) in this final battle against Lord Voldemort.
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br /I don't want to give away any of the story but I can say that from the get-go the action is heavy and the surprises come from all directions, especially when you least expect it. Rowling also is extremely ruthless and bloodthirsty with book 7, making it impossible to predict who's going to meet their demise next. The deaths are also very violent which I can imagine would be a bit disturbing for younger readers.
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br /All the loose ends are tied up by the end and Rowling does a fascinating job of answering all the questions that every Potter fan has been theorising about over the past few years. This is an absolutely brilliant book and an excellent end to one of the best series of books ever written and it is actually quite sad to think that there will be no more Harry Potter books to come (although a spin-off is the last thing I want) with no more midnight launches to look forward to and no more discussing theories with other readers.
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br /This is a series of books I know I will read regularly again and again for years to come and one that is without a doubt an absolute classic with a fantastic ending.
THERE ARE NO SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW July 22, 2007
Dr. H. Payne
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Oh my goodness. Its over, the long wait is finally over. I could hardly contain myself in the weeks running up to the launch of the last book in this phenomenal series. Although, as Rowling herself felt, my excitement and anticipation were tinged with a looming sense of loss and finality.
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br /Well. I queued at midnight - sorry Amazon. I read for around 17 hours with a mere 3 hours sleep and finished the book on Saturday evening. What a rollercoaster. I'm about to start it all over again. There's so much detail to take in and mull over.
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br /With the 2 year gap between books 6 and 7 there was plenty of time to second guess the storyline of Deathly Hallows. Most of my guesses were wrong, a few small details I got right. Who cares!!! The sheer joy of finally knowing how Harry, Ron and Hermione spent their year chasing down Voldermort's Horcruxes, who lives, who dies, who is exposed (for good and bad ....), who triumphs and how - its all there on paper and in my head now. The relief, the joy, the sadness too (I can hardly believe I cried at one point when our gallant trio are in a cottage by the sea).
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br /The thing I love about the Harry books is the trail of oh-so-subtle, out-of-the-corner-of-your-eye details that Rowling drops in throughout the books that become important as the story progresses. In the weeks leading up to the launch I re-read the series hoping to spot as many of these a possible. I tried to guess for myself what all the Horcruxes were and where Harry could find them. I had a real sense of involvement in the stories, like a children's panto where you want to yell at Harry "he's behind you", "it's over there".
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br /Having finished Deathly Hallows now I can give testament to Rowling's mastery of hint and deception. When looking for clues early on in the series there were absences of information about some parts of the story (such as backplot about all the Hogwart's ghosts) that I noticed, then dismissed thinking that such things were obviously unimportant to the overall plot. These absences have now been filled and create breathtaking twists and turns to the storyline.
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br /I loved it!
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br /My children are only 3 and 1 year old. I can't wait until they are of age to start having the Harry books read to them. These are truly masterpieces of children's literature that will last for generation after generation. Well done Rowling. And thank you very, very much.
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A fitting finale July 23, 2007
BookWorm (UK)
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
After years of waiting, devoted fans finally got to read the conclusion of JK Rowling's iconic seven part wizarding saga. And it is a fitting end to the series.
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br /The Deathly Hallows is a fast paced, plot driven read, with lots of action throughout. Within a couple of chapters there are nail biting battles and Rowling is pulling no punches (within reason, as it is after all a children's book). The conclusion had me unable to stop reading, utterly gripped to find out at last how it would all end.
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br /This story is different from its predecessors, which all had a familiar structure based around happenings of the school year. This novel sees Harry no longer at school and so the cosy predictability of earlier tomes is lost. This is no bad thing - it makes a more exciting read and conveys more accurately how Harry feels, cast adrift from the routine he knows. It also would have been very hard to do the story justice if Harry and his friends were still having to attend classes and hand in homework.
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br /Unsurprisingly, the book is much darker in tone than the others, and although there are still flashes of humour, they are far fewer. Rowling creates a sense of menace and foreboding, and does an excellent job of conveying the fear of being hunted and of trying to oppose an unjust, corrupt state. For those who like to see allegory, there are strong tones of the Holocaust as wizards with non-magical parents are rounded up. Rowling should be applauded for demonstrating how such things can come about with frightening speed and the terrible effects on ordinary people caught up in the middle. I am sure that teachers of history and politics will be making use of this book.
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br /Less good points include a section in the middle where the plot doesn't seem to move on much, though it does serve a purpose. Older readers in particular may miss the presence of the many suporting characters of earlier books. While most get a cameo appearance, the story is focussed utterly on Harry and his two best friends, and as they are often living in isolation, we get much less of the adult and other characters whom for many readers are the main attraction.
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br /In terms of answering questions and tying up loose ends... well, for Rowling to have done them all, she'd have needed to produce a novel the size of a paving slab, and it would have probably been a pretty tedious read. Let's just say she answers the most important ones, and covers some of the rest in general priniciples. It would have been nicer to have a longer epilogue, with the fates of more characters mentioned, but then again, there would always be some that had to be missed.
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br /There are a number of deaths in the book but these are handled skillfully and, whilst upsetting, I do not think they would unduly distress a younger reader. There is nothing too graphic, and children from 8 upwards should be fine, although there is a lot of subtext here that will go over their heads.
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br /Overall, this is a fitting finale to one of the biggest literary phenonema of modern times. Old and young readers alike will be intrigued to know what happens to Harry and his friends, and they will not be disappointed.
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