Harry Potter — by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • Length:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1998
  • Latest Book:
    August 2016
  • Genres:
    Action Adventure, Fantasy
  • Age Level:
    Middle Grade (Ages 8-12)
  • Rating:

Harry Potter Series in Order (8 Books)

Order Book Date Rating
1 4.5
2 4.5
3 5
4 5
5 5
6 5
7 4.5
8 4

Book Descriptions for series: Harry Potter

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Book - 1

    Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life...

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Book - 2

    The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby...

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Book - 3

    For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leavi...

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Book - 4

    It's the pivotal fourth novel in the seven-part tale of Harry Potter's training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He...

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Book - 5

    There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? Harry has a lot on his mind for this, his firth year at Hogwarts: a Defense Agains...

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Book - 6

    The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Ph...

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

    Book - 7

    Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclusion to J.K. Rowling's spellbinding series is not for the faint of heart--such revelations, battles, and betrayals await in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that no fan will make it to the end uns...

  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II

    Book - 8

    The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne, a new play by Jack Thorne, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first off...

Awards

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2007 Grammy Award (Spoken Word) -- Child. Spoken Word Album
2007 Nebula Award -- Andre Norton Award
2008 Audies -- Solo Narration-Male
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2000 Grammy Award (Spoken Word) -- Child. Spoken Word Album
2001 Audies -- Solo Narration-Male
2001 Bookseller's Choice -- Middle Readers
2001 Hugo Award -- Novel
2002 Golden Archer Award -- Middle/Junior High
2006 Audies -- Hall of Fame
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2003 Bram Stoker Award -- Young Readers
2004 Anthony Award -- Young Adult
2004 Audies -- Audiobook of the Year
2004 Audies -- Children Ages 8-12
2004 Audies -- Package Design
2005 Golden Archer Award -- Middle/Junior High
2006 Audies -- Hall of Fame
2006 Colorado Blue Spruce Award -- Young Adult
2008 Golden Archer Award -- Middle/Junior High
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
1999 Bram Stoker Award -- Work for Young People
1999 Costa Book Award -- Children's
2000 Locus Award -- Fantasy Novel
2001 Golden Archer Award -- Intermediate
2001 Maine Student Book Award -- Grades 4-8
2004 Colorado Blue Spruce Award -- Young Adult
2006 Audies -- Hall of Fame
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
1998 Book Sense Book of the Year Award -- ABBY Children's Winner
1999 Book Sense Book of the Year Award -- Children's
1999 Bookseller's Choice -- Middle Readers
1999 Grammy Award (Spoken Word) -- Child. Spoken Word Album
2000 Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award -- Grades 9-12
2000 Grand Canyon Reader Award -- Teen
2000 Great Stone Face Book Award -- Grades 4-6
2000 Nene Award -- Children's Fiction
2000 Nevada Young Readers' Award -- Young Readers
2000 Sasquatch Award -- Children/Young Adult
2000 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award -- Junior Book
2001 Colorado Blue Spruce Award -- Young Adult
2001 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award -- Young Readers
2001 West Virginia Children's Book Award -- Children's
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2005 Quill Award -- Book of the Year
2005 Quill Award -- Children's Chapter
2008 Colorado Blue Spruce Award -- Young Adult
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II
2016 Goodreads Choice Award -- Fantasy

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 8 books in the Harry Potter series.

The Harry Potter series does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II (Book 8), was published in August 2016.

The first book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, was published in September 1998.

The Harry Potter series primarily falls into the Action Adventure and Fantasy genres. This middle grade series was written for ages 8-12, but can be enjoyed by older readers as well.
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