#2 in Middle grade
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 672
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
- Film 2005
- On screen
- Hugo Award for Best Novel
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Our view
The fourth book is where the series grows up: the tone darkens, the stakes rise, and a tournament Harry never chose to enter gives the story a clear spine. Some readers name it their favourite of the whole series. At well over six hundred pages it asks for patience, and it should not be read out of order, but it repays both.
Worth knowing The turning point of the series: the book in which it grows darker and much longer, close to twice the length of the third. Its title was kept secret until a few weeks before the July 2000 launch, and the US first printing was 3.8 million copies. It is the only Harry Potter book to win the Hugo Award for best novel. The 2005 film was the first in the series rated PG-13 in the US.
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About the book
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a fantasy novel by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the mystery surrounding the entry of Harry's name into the Triwizard Tournament, in which he is forced to compete.
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 FireThis book
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 Hallows
8.88.8 / 10 - Harry Potter prequelHarry Potter prequel–Not ranked yet
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen once.
- FilmHarry Potter and the Goblet of FireIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.7 across 7,473 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. A further +0.10 comes from the small bonus for major awards.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 349 | 5% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 33 | 0% |
| Hardcover | 8.7 | 7.1K | 95% |
Frequently asked
What age is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 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 672 pages — longer than 69% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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