Considered as the eight installment of Harry Potter, the script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, parts I and II, will be published as a book this summer. J.K. Rowling’s first Potter publication in eighth years will be available to fans at midnight on July 31: Harry Potter’s birthday.
When it was announced that JK Rowling would be setting pen to paper to tell the world what happened after Harry Potter left Hogwarts, some of her fans were disappointed that her efforts would only make it to the stage, rather than in another novel.
The new publication won’t be a novel, as many fans had hoped, but will allow those to find out what happens in the sequel who haven’t managed to get hold of tickets to the sold-out, two-part production of the play, which opens on July 30. The script is co-written by Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.
A description of the new volume reads: “It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children.
The news comes after rumours in the Harry Potter fandom that publication was underway. The Little, Brown Book Group is the new publisher. Bloomsbury are J.K. Rowling’s usual publisher. A statement from the publishers said that she won’t be doing any publicity or signings following the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Meanwhile, if you are a devoted fan and have missed out on some of the previous books, you may find it here.
