#1 in Middle grade
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- 704
- Pages
- about 13 h
- Reading time
- Film 2010 +1
- On screen
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Our view
The final novel is a dark wartime quest that builds toward the confrontation the whole series has promised. Its closing chapters are the reason some readers rank it highest of all, though the opening stretch strikes some as its weakest part. At around seven hundred pages the book demands stamina. It is only for those who have read everything before it; for them, a fitting end.
Worth knowing The last of the seven, published in July 2007: it sold 8.3 million copies in the US in its first 24 hours. Rowling has said its final chapter was drafted years earlier, long before the series was finished. Unlike the earlier books, it spends most of its length away from Hogwarts. It was the first book in the series to be split into two films, released in 2010 and 2011.
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About the book
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the seventh and final novel in the Harry Potter series. It was released on 21 July 2007 in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The novel chronicles the events directly following Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) and the final confrontation between the two wizards Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort.
Reading order · Harry Potter
Full order & progress →- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneStart here
8.68.6 / 10 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
8.48.4 / 10 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8.88.8 / 10 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
8.88.8 / 10 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8.68.6 / 10 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
8.88.8 / 10 - Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsThis book
8.88.8 / 10 - Harry Potter prequelHarry Potter prequel–Not ranked yet
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 2 times — from 2010 to 2011.
- FilmHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1IMDb
- FilmHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2IMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.8 across 7,068 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 98% of the weight and the score stays at 8.8 — the Middle grade average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 414 | 6% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 62 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 8.9 | 6.6K | 93% |
Frequently asked
What age is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 704 pages — longer than 72% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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