Cover art for J K Rowling’s new Harry Potter book, due in July, has been released. As previously, there are two versions of the cover: a children’s edition (left) and an adult edition. The book’s title, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was announced last June. Those who are really keen can get their hands on a copy at 00.01am on Saturday 16 July.
Four months before its release, this new instalment in the Harry Potter series is already the fastest-selling book in British history. By February 2005, it had secured advance sales topping 100,000 at amazon.co.uk alone. It is currently their top selling book (with the adult version, alarmingly, taking second place!)
The new title will be the sixth, and penultimate, book in the series of seven - although rumours of an eighth book circulated a few years ago.