J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Books in Order
Author J.K. Rowling first introduced the public to the wizarding world of Harry Potter in 1997.
Today, on Harry Potter’s birthday — and Rowling’s 54th birthday — we’re returning to the iconic series that has sold more than 500 million copies worldwide. Keep reading to find out the order of the Harry Potter books.
1. ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the most popular book in the series, according to Bloomsbury, Rowling’s publisher.
In the first installment, audiences were introduced to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy and discovered magic along with Harry Potter, the boy who lived, as he navigated his new life of being a wizard.
Pages: 309
Publication date: June 26, 1997
According to Harry Potter’s publisher, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone has received the following awards:
- Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1997 Gold Medal 9–11 years
- FCBG Children’s Book Award 1997 Overall winner in Longer Novel Category
- Birmingham Cable Children’s Book Award 1997
- Young Telegraph Paperback of the Year 1998
- Carnegie Medal 1998 (Shortlist)
- British Book Awards 1997 Children’s Book of the Year
- Sheffield Children’s Book Award 1998
- Whitaker’s Platinum Book Award 2001
- Voted nation’s [sic] favourite children’s book in Reading charity Booktrust’s ‘100 best books for children’ vote (2013)
Movie premiere date: November 14, 2001
Rotten Tomatoes score: 81% Tomatometer, 82% Audience Score
2. ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’
Publication date: July 2, 1998
Pages: 341
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has won the following awards:
- Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1998 Gold Medal 9–11 years
- Scottish Arts Council Children’s Book Award 1999
- FCBG Children’s Book Award 1998 Overall winner in Longer Novel Category
- British Book Awards 1998 Children’s Book of the Year
- North East Book Award 1999
- North East Scotland Book Award 1998
- The Bookseller Association / The Bookseller Author of the Year 1998
- Whitaker’s Platinum Book Award 2001
Movie premiere date: November 14, 2002
Rotten Tomatoes score: 83% Tomatometer, 80% Audience Score
3. ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’
Publication date: July 8, 1999
Pages: 435
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has won the following awards:
- Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1998 Gold Medal 9–11 years
- Scottish Arts Council Children’s Book Award 1999
- FCBG Children’s Book Award 1998 Overall winner in Longer Novel Category
- British Book Awards 1998 Children’s Book of the Year
- North East Book Award 1999
- North East Scotland Book Award 1998
- The Bookseller Association / The Bookseller Author of the Year 1998
- Whitaker’s Platinum Book Award 2001
Movie premiere date: June 4, 2004
Rotten Tomatoes score: 90% Tomatometer, 86% Audience Score
4. ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’
Publication date: July 8, 2000
Pages: 734
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has won the following awards:
- Scottish Arts Council Book Award 2001
- Children’s Book Award in 9–11 category 2001 Winner of the Hugo Award
- Whitaker’s Platinum Book Award 2001
Movie premiere date: November 18, 2005
Rotten Tomatoes score: 88% Tomatometer, 74% Audience Score
5. ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
Publication date: June 21, 2003
Pages: 870
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has won the following awards:
- WH Smith People’s Choice Book Awards, Fiction category, 2003
- British Book Awards Book of the Year (shortlist) 2003
Movie premiere date: July 11, 2007
Rotten Tomatoes score: 78% Tomatometer, 81% Audience Score
6. ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’
Publication date: July 16, 2005
Pages: 652
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has won the following awards:
- Winner of the British Book Awards, WH Smith Book of the Year 2006
- Royal Mail Award for Scottish Children’s Books (best book for readers aged 8–12 years) 2006
Movie premiere date: July 15, 2009
Rotten Tomatoes score: 83% Tomatometer, 78% Audience Score
7. ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
Publication date: July 21, 2007
Pages: 759
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has won the following awards:
- Booksellers Association Independent Booksellers’ Book Prize (shortlist) 2008
- Carnegie Medal 2008 (longlist)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part movie premiere date: Part 1 premiered on November 19, 2010, and Part 2 premiered on July 15, 2011.
Rotten Tomatoes score: Part 1 – 77% Tomatometer, 85% Audience Score, Part 2 – 96% Tomatometer, 89% Audience Score
What is J.K. Rowling writing now?
Today, Rowling has a new series she’s writing called the Strike Series, about a private investigator, Cormoran Strike.
Published under the pseudonym, Robert Galbraith, Rowling became unmasked as the true author shortly after the release of the first book in 2013. Learn how Rowling’s secret got out, here.
