Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Illustrated Edition
The fifth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, now illustrated in brilliant full color in a deluxe, clothbound collector's edition. 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? It's not just the upcoming O.W.L. exams; a new teacher with a personality like poisoned honey; a venomous, disgruntled house-elf; or even the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Now Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts.
Despite this (or perhaps because of it), he finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew; boundless loyalty; and unbearable sacrifice. This stunning illustrated edition brings together the talents of award-winning artists Jim Kay and Neil Packer in a visual feast, featuring iconic scenes and much loved characters -- Tonks, Luna Lovegood, and many more -- as the Order of the Phoenix keeps watch over Harry Potter's fifth year at Hogwarts. Special features of this deluxe collector's edition include a generously oversized clothbound book in a slipcase with intricate gold foil stamping; high quality paper with gilt edges; two ribbon bookmarks; a special art print; and a bespoke packing carton -- an impressive gift for Harry Potter fans and book lovers of all ages.
- Pages
- 576
- First published
- 2022
- Language
- English
- Edition
- ISBN
- 9781338853797
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Reviews
Finished April 19, 2015 · Read 8 times
2013 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling. 4.5★ ♦♦Some Spoilers♦♦ I have been rereading this series. This took me longer to read then the previous books. This is just as much action as the 7th book is. There is some bits where Harry is teaching the D.A. group (his friends and others) how to fight magically. And the duels and chase scene are great suspenseful action. I love this storyline and Rowling's Magic fantasy world. Order of the Phoenix, I think, is Rowing's most complex book. She tries (sometimes too much) to show that Harry is no longer a kid. There is a lot of character coming of age development here. She gives some good hints and a lot of foreshadow to what's to come in the next books. But I think that they're only noticeable after rereading the series. "Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. . . " - Dumbledore The theme of the series is always Harry and Voldermort's connection. But this book changes pace from that. The quote of Dumbledore's says it all about Order of the Phoenix theme. Rowling shows that there are other evils in Harry's world then just Voldermort. The main villain is Dolores Umbridge, in which i really loath because Harry does too. I see upon rereading this that there are other villains too. The main villain is ignorance, because that's exactly what Voldermort uses to keep his existence a secret. I liked that. So like I said, this book took me longer to read. So to help me get as close to the June deadline as I could, I listened to the Jim Dale audio book while reading this. Of course, sa soon as I got to the last four chapters, I no longer needed to listen and read at the same time. So it was just the middle that was a bit long in my opinion. And the comparison between the book to movie is just like comparing apples to oranges. Like it would've been nice to see the Weasley Swamp monument or Peeves chasing Umbridge out of Hogwarts (the way it's described in the book is quite funny).