Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 5) (5)

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter book series, as well as several stand-alone novels for adults and children, and a bestselling crime fiction series written under the pen name Robert Galbraith. The Harry Potter books have now sold over 600 million copies worldwide, been translated into 85 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. They continue to be discovered and loved by new generations of readers. A new faithful TV adaptation of the Harry Potter books is currently in production, and full-cast editions of the audiobooks are now out. To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short companion volumes for charity: Quidditch Through the Ages, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of her international children’s charity, Lumos. She also collaborated on the writing of a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which was published as a script book. Her other books for younger children include The Ickabog and The Christmas Pig, which were published in 2020 and 2021 respectively and have been global bestsellers. J.K. Rowling also writes novels for adults. The Casual Vacancy was published in 2012 and adapted for television in 2015. Under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, she is the author of the highly acclaimed ‘Strike’ crime series, featuring private detectives Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott. J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing. She also supports a number of humanitarian causes through her charitable trust, Volant and is the founder of the children's charity Lumos. Image: © J.K. Rowling Read more about this author Read less about this author Read more about this author Read less about this author Neil Packer is an award winning freelance Illustrator living and working in London for the past 35years. He has illustrated many books for the Folio Society including Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and The Name of The Rose and Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. More recently he has illustrated several children books for Walker books including re-interpretations of both The Iliad and The Odyssey by Gillian Cross. In September 2020 Walker Studio published "One of a Kind" Neil Packer's first book as an Author and Illustrator, and in June 2021 it won the Bologna Ragazzi award for Non Fiction. In October 2018 Bloomsbury published the children's illustrated edition of Peter Frankopan's international best seller "The Silk Roads" illustrated by Neil Packer. Neil was born in Birmingham in 1961 and studied art at Colchester School of Art in the late 1970s. He has had work exhibited at the The Illustration Cupboard - London, Chris Beetles Gallery - London, The Royal Academy - London, The British Museum - London, The British Library - London and the V&A Museum - London. In 1977 he was awarded runner up prize at the Broomfield flower and produce show (Art competition). Read more about this author Read less about this author Read more about this author Read less about this author Additional authors: Mr. Jim Kay J.K. Rowling author Neil Packer author Mr. Jim Kay author