HP7 cover!

[Lovecraft13]

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NEW YORK - What picture shows a dramatic gold and orange sky and a teenage boy in glasses reaching upward?

It's the cover to the seventh and final Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," coming out July 21. As always, the cover was designed by illustrator Mary GrandPre, U.S. publisher Scholastic, Inc., announced Wednesday.

"The structures around Harry show evident destruction and in the shadows behind him, we see outlines of other people," David Saylor, Scholastic's art director, said in a statement.

"For the first time, the cover is a wraparound. On the back cover spidery hands are outstretched toward 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."

J.K. Rowling's fantasy series has sold more than 325 million copies worldwide. "Deathly Hallows" has an announced first printing of 12 million in the United States alone.

The cover for the children's edition released by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Rowling's British publisher, shows an adult-looking Harry, Hermione and Ron. The adult edition has a photograph of a locket bearing a serpentine "S" — believed to be the "horcrux" in which Lord Voldemort keeps a fragment of his soul.

[HaphazardJoy]

I was a little underwhelmed, especially after the last one being so awesome looking, but it's just the cover.

[Spacious Interior]

I've never been thrilled by any of the cover released in the US. The British and Irish release cover art was always head and shoulders above.

Good thing we don't judge books by their covers. ;)

[darkwriter]

I have to agree with you there Spacious. Not to sound disrespectful to all my nice US friends, but we Brits do tend to get the better HP covers (plus we don't get some idiot changing it to Sorcerers stone because they believe Americans are too stupid to know what the Philosopher's stone is).

[Spacious Interior]

I'm not too stupid. :cry:

In fact, I've made it a point to get may hands on Brit versions of all the books so far. The covers and titles aren't the only things that have changed. I have a small contingent of family accross the pond so when something like that happens I always end up making a phone call.

Your Eddie Izards are a lot funnier than ours as well.

[darkwriter]

I know you are not stupid, that is my point. The publishers in thier infinite wisdom (well stupidity) decided that it should be renamed the "Sorcerer's Stone". Why? I mean come on it has always been called the Philosophers stone and has been for hundreds of years, ever since alchemists started searching for eternal life and how to turn base metals into gold. Rowling did not invent this, it is far far older than her...so why did they change it.

I wouldn't be surprised if you Americans are once again consider so thick that they need to rename the book to something like "The Deadly Blessing" or even more likey

"Harry Potter - The last book"

[Lovecraft13]

All three versions.

click (http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/gallery/dh)

[darkwriter]

That picture is a bit big.

Well that is no doubt the children's version of the book cover, I personally go for the adult one.

[Lovecraft13]

That picture is a bit big.

Well that is no doubt the children's version of the book cover, I personally go for the adult one.

What picture? ;)

[darkwriter]

See now I like the adult one, it is very simple and elegant and just looks nice.

[Spacious Interior]

I feel like too many changes between releases saps the mystery of the mythos to some degree, but I suppose it's unavoidable. There have been quite a few changes to the American releases. But I've always managed to enjoy the trouble that Larry, Don, and Harmonica always get themselves out of.

[chaosgoat]

I've always loved the US illustrations and covers, and this cover rocks my socks.

[Spacious Interior]

"Rocks my Socks"?

I'm using that. Flat out stealing it. I never realised until now how much I, as well as others, have socks that need rocking.