Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
	Cover art of the original UK edition
Author	J. K. Rowling
Illustrator	Jason Cockcroft (first edition)
Language	English
Series	Harry Potter
Release number	7th in series
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Bloomsbury (UK)
Publication date	21 July 2007
Publication place	United Kingdom
Pages	607 (first edition)
ISBN	0-7475-9105-9
Preceded by	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel in the Harry Potter series. It was released on 21 July 2007 in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The novel chronicles the events directly following Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) and the final confrontation between the wizards Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort.

Deathly Hallows shattered sales records upon release, surpassing marks set by previous titles of the Harry Potter series. It holds the Guinness World Record for most novels sold within 24 hours of release, with 8.3 million sold in the US and 2.65 million in the UK.^[1]^[2] Reception to the book was generally positive, and the American Library Association named it a "Best Book for Young Adults".

A film adaptation of the novel was released in two parts: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 in November 2010 and Part 2 in July 2011.

^ "Record First-Day Sales for Last 'Harry Potter' Book". The New York Times. 22 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^ "Fastest selling book of fiction in 24 hours". Guinness Book of World Records. 21 July 2007. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.

[1] "Record First-Day Sales for Last 'Harry Potter' Book". The New York Times. 22 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[Guinness_Book_of_World_Records-2] "Fastest selling book of fiction in 24 hours". Guinness Book of World Records. 21 July 2007. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.

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