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MARCH 28, 2007 at 7:31 AM
Posted by GERI
Source: HPANA
Earlier this morning the cover art for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was revealed on the 'Today Show.' Both Bloomsbury and Scholastic web sites have been updated with the art.
You can see the British covers here
and a large image of the adult version here.
The cover illustration for thechildren's edition is by Jason Cockcroft, who drew the cover illustrations for the previous two Harry Potter books: Harry Potter and the Order of the PHoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The cover design for the adult edition is from a photograph by Michael Wildsmith, who has photographed all the adult edition jackets.
The inside flap of the British children's edition reads:
Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himself the strength to complete the task he has been given. He must leave the warmth, safety, and companionship of The Burrow and follow without fear or hesitation the inexorable path laid out for him!
In this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectactular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited. The spellbinding, richly woven narrative, which plunges, twists and turns at a breathtaking pace, confirms the author as a mistress of storytelling, whose books will be read, reread and read again.
The back of the adult edition reads:
Harry is waiting in Privet Drive. The Order of the Phoenix is coming to escort him safely away without Voldemort and his supporters knowing if they can. But what will Harry do then? How can he fulfil the momentous and seemingly impossible task that Professor Dumbledore has left him with?
Scholastic has an interactive version of the cover here.
According to Scholastic’s Vice President and Creative Director, David Saylor (who has designed all the covers):
The front cover of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows features a dramatic sky of oranges and golds. It depicts 17-year-old Harry with arm outstretched, reaching upward. The structures around Harry show evident destruction and in the shadows behind him, we see outlines of other people.
For the first time the cover is a wrap-around. On the back cover spidery hands are outstretched towards Harry. Only when the book is opened does one see a powerful image of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, his glowing red eyes peering out from his hood.
You can view the reveal of the cover here (Quicktime) or download here (Windows Media, remember to right click & save target as ...). You can now also watch the video on the MSNBC web site, thanks Hannah.
Canadian publishers, Raincoast Books, have updated their web site with the artwork as well as options for pre-ordering the book.
You can see all the covers here in our gallery.
UPDATE: CBBCNewsround reports that the British version of Deathly Hallows will be 608 pages long, the second longest after Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
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Witch
Points: 597
bambee says:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! *Is moderately excited*
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 4:21 PM EST
Squib
Points: 112
HorcruxLord says:
Its amazing! I think Harry has the locket around his neck. What's this coliseum thing though?
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 4:25 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 395
Padfoot. says:
AAHadfuahrfdsa;AAA
Harry and Voldemort are both reaching for the same thing! What is it?!!! WHAT IS IT?!!!
This is so exciting!
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 4:40 PM EST
Witch
Points: 874
Together Forever, H/Hr... says:
So is it just me or does it look like the Parthenon in the background? I don't know It's just a thought.... I can't wait to be able to take a look at the covers from the UK!
*%* Susanna *%*
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 5:11 PM EST
Witch
Points: 677
Fawkes's Lament says:
Hey! (I bet a thousand of you have already said this but...) I spy with my little eye Slytherin's locket! Right there in the middle for everyone to gaze upon. It's a beauty.
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 5:27 PM EST
Points: 644
digicasey says:
Okay....something else that I don't think has been pointed out yet. On the American cover, why are Voldemort and Harry both wearing the same brown robe???
Also, if they are in Gringotts, is there a chance that instead of being Dobby, it could be Griphook (the ONLY goblin ever given a name in the series)
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 6:18 PM EST
Witch
Points: 898
Sophie Wright says:
I love the new covers. They look amazing and so colorful. My excitment has grown this they came out.
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 6:24 PM EST
Princess of the Heliopaths
Points: 5276
Ginny Weasly says:
I like the way that the Brittish cover looks better than the North American one.
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 7:02 PM EST
Squib
Points: 115
sweet_hp_angel says:
wow... can't believe it's here. I love the US one, harry by himself, symbolising that this is HIS battle... love voldy on the overleaf though. Can't get more scarier than that. UK kids one surprised me initially... i didn't imagine it to be so... cartoony? but yeah, love the fact the trio is on there. So overall... roll on july!
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 7:09 PM EST
Witch
Points: 797
Kori says:
I am so excited and that is some beautiful artwork! I love comparing the differences between the American and British versions. Two such completely differently styles and ideas.
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 7:18 PM EST
Hogwarts Valedictorian
Points: 2807
Lily*R/Hr says:
For some reason the pictures aren't showing up on my computer. I'm bummed, I can't wait to see them. I can't believe we're less than four months away from reading the last book. Crazy.
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 7:27 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 449
Emma#1fan says:
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!the cover is so awsome, this just gets me even more excited for the book to come out!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 7:46 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 55
Lord Vayne says:
I feel that Harry and Lord Voldemort are reaching for the final Horcrux. This Sucks I know July is only 3and half months away, but it feels ilke forever!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 8:19 PM EST
Witch
Points: 684
HermioneandRon says:
This one feels really diffrent then the others ones but that is probally just because its the last one and all.Whaoo im so excited for this, i wonder what the situation is and what he is grabing and where is he and soooooo many questions now beacuse the cover on the book always shows the ending in a way so i wonder what it means. wow that was a very long sentence.
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 8:44 PM EST
Lady of the Rings
Points: 4116
Padfoot4387 says:
Ohmygosh! I am usually so on top of things when it comes to HP news, but I've only now learned of the covers!!! But man, are they BEAUTIFUL!!! The American cover is already my desktop background, because I'm a dork :P
I like how it's orange. I thought it'd be red, but orange definitely works.
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 8:50 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1841
Remmy4193 says:
Ahhh! i can't believe that Deathly Hallows is already almost here! The cover for the final book looks really great as well!
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 9:34 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1029
Magic Dancer K says:
Mmmmm, these pictures are great. I feel like the british children's cover gives more information than the american version.
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 10:10 PM EST
Witch
Points: 639
Harry(the 4th champion) says:
Amazing!!! I love them all! I like the US version! I like it a lot! And I love the UK adult version!!! I want that one too!! I can't wait for the book to come out!!!!
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 10:18 PM EST
Student
Points: 200
CWalk says:
Why do they look so young in that one cover with the trio? I really like the US cover... it's preeeety!
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 10:40 PM EST
Witch
Points: 823
jade_eyes says:
Okay...so I'm sure everyone else is just DYING to read this book! I'm thinking this July will be just about the best July ever!!! Not only do we get a movie, but we get a great book, I can't wait!!
Posted Mar 29, 2007 at 11:59 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 320
Jorel says:
wow i feel like i know alot know but i dont know anything at all. As always THE US BOOK COVER ROCKS.
Posted Mar 30, 2007 at 12:32 AM EST
Student
Points: 286
HarryPotterNerdNumber1 says:
Sorry for the late post, to busy looking at the covers, and and getting the low res, the normal res and the hi res versions, which all rock. I noticed with the U.S cover, Harry's got the locket under his shirt, and in the background, are people (black outlines of them), have no idea what Harry is holding his hand up for (I possibly think something to do with the Veil, maybe you can send things back at different locations), and the Colloseum like thing around looks like either something in another country, or in the Department of Mysteries. The Children U.K cover instantly made me think of the Department of Mysteries, don't ask me how, or why, it just did. The snake in the bubble, in the top left corner, has a window....The Adult U.K cover has Slytherin's Locket, which I have always wanted to see (and the shape fits the one, under Harry's shirt in the U.S cover)
Posted Mar 30, 2007 at 2:25 AM EST
Obsessive Genius
Points: 3175
FeeLinG_bLuE says:
oOo...wow. Cool color choices for the U.S. version. I was expecting dark and mysterious colors again. Well, let the speculation of the meaning of the covers begin!
Posted Mar 30, 2007 at 2:48 AM EST
Lips of an Angel
Points: 26390
3.1415926535 says:
Ok, i am so slow! I have finally seen the pic for it! the only one i had seen was the US one... but i wnated to see the UK one..and now i have! hehe
Yeah, i like it... a bit more colourful than i expected though!
Posted Mar 30, 2007 at 8:07 AM EST
Dragon Rider
Points: 4437
~MalfoyPotter~ says:
Is anyone here as jumpy as I am now? I am so jumpy that I cannot sit still on my seat!! I can wait for the last book!!
~MP~
Posted Mar 30, 2007 at 8:18 AM EST
Witch
Points: 937
thy_future_is_bright1 says:
Those are the coolest covers ever. I can't wait for the book to come out so I can get it and look at that cover all day long.
The book is going to be amazing- the cover says it all.
Posted Mar 30, 2007 at 9:08 AM EST
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