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MARCH 8, 2005 at 7:59 AM
Posted by GERI
Source: HPANA
The British
and American publishers of Harry Potter have posted the jacket covers for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The children's British versions by Jason Cockcroft, shows Harry and Dumbledore in rings of fire and the adult version is from a photograph by Michael Wildsmith showing a tattered book called Advanced Potion-Making.
The Scholastic cover by Mary GrandPré was debuted this morning on NBC's Today show (click for video!). On the American edition, Harry and Dumbledore are looking into what seems to be a pensive.
Click here for all three covers (biggest available online).
Update: Read Raincoast Books' press release, Scholastic's press release, and Bloomsbury's press release. Also, see this photo of artist Mary GrandPré at her studio with the book cover on her desk.
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Witch
Points: 913
Molly the Destroyer says:
That's so cool!! I'm so happy I'm back on HPANA after months and months!! I can't believe the book is coming out so soon, how exciting!!
Posted Apr 8, 2005 at 8:07 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1069
Xenatina says:
All of the book covers look wonderful. But the cover is not what matters to me it's the BOOK!!! I can't wait to curl up with it and read until I fall asleep.
Posted Apr 10, 2005 at 1:53 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1357
swiffy says:
I always buy the british version and to tell you the truth (I know some of you will kill me for saying this) I'm a little dissapointed, I guess I expected something more... I like the UK adult version best, well just because I love photography and the US one's not so bad either. Well the cover doesn't count that much anyway, it's what inside it that I'm really wanting to get my hands on...
Posted Apr 25, 2005 at 4:52 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 36
happykat03 says:
I really like the new cover its up there with the order of the phenoix.
Posted May 2, 2005 at 5:58 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 15
Pureblood_Rose says:
I've never really liked the american covers, I just don't like the drawing style I guess. I like the British one because of the colours.
I WANT TO READ THE BLURB NOW. The suspense is killing me!
Posted Jun 16, 2005 at 5:00 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1688
Dumbledore's_Ghost says:
Wow the British childrens book cover is wicked, they look like they are in a battle and the adult version is very nice its kinda classy. The American version is alright, its just what I expected from the artist it definately looks like its the next of the series.
Posted Jun 18, 2005 at 9:21 AM EST
Wizard
Points: 666
Saquerus Lezzier says:
That book cover looks very mysterious, dark, interesting, and SO me!! Granpré does her work very well and I respect her for her hard work.
Posted Dec 7, 2005 at 9:09 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2307
Queen_Democrat says:
I already know what the US edition HBP book cover looks like, but I thought it was interesting to find out another person's design of the HBP cover. Especially because it was a photograph of the textbook. I thought that Mary GrandPre's cover looks more interesting than a photograph of a textbook.
Posted Dec 7, 2006 at 12:08 AM EST
Witch
Points: 542
Tara Piglet says:
I didn't like this cover better than Ootp, and I'd like to see the next one in Orange for some reason.
Posted Jan 15, 2007 at 5:53 PM EST
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