Harry Potter (novel series)

Harry Potter is a series of seven children's fantasy novels by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books follow the young wizard Harry Potter and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as Harry struggles against the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who wants to become immortal and rule over wizards and the non-magical people known as Muggles. The first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, appeared on 26 June 1997, published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Press in the United States. The series blends fantasy, drama, coming-of-age fiction and the British school story, with elements of mystery, thriller, adventure, horror and romance, and its major themes include prejudice, corruption, madness, love and death. By February 2023 the books had sold more than 600 million copies, making them the best-selling book series in history, and Warner Bros. Pictures adapted them as an eight-part film series.