TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Harry Potter's latest illustrated edition looks amazing
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
The 115-colored-image book will include this beautiful illustration of a female phoenix.
(Pottermore/-)
T
he latest illustrated edition of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is slated to be released on Oct. 4.
Award-winning artist Jim Kay, who illustrated the first edition launched last October, will also create the artwork for this second book.
According to a report by Buzzfeed, Rowling said that Kay's illustration of the first book had moved her profoundly. "I love his interpretation of Harry Potter’s world, and I feel honored and grateful that he has lent his talent to it.”
Readers were of the same opinion, many praising the artist for successfully capturing the detail of Potter's magical universe. It is fortunate then that the rest of the Potter series will also be drawn by Kay.
In the second edition, Mr. Weasley's iconic flying Ford Anglia will adorn the cover as it flies toward the family's house, the Burrow. As announced on the character's official website, the 115-colored-image book will also include a da Vinci-esque study of Mandrakes, a detailed portrait of Rubeus Hagrid, an ethereal take on Hogwarts Castle at night and a beautiful illustration of a female phoenix.
The book is slated to be published in over 21 languages around the globe. (kes)
