The book sold nine million copies in the first 24 hours after its release, a record at the time which was eventually broken by its successor, ' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'. Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores Lord Voldemort's past, and Harry's preparations for the final battle amidst emerging romantic relationships and the emotional confusions and conflict resolutions characteristic of mid-adolescence.

Rowling's popular ' Harry Potter' series. 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', released on 16 July 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J. Rowling Illustrator =Jason Cockcroft (UK) Mary GrandPré (US) Release date = 16 July 2005 Number in series = Six Chapter Count = 30 Page Count = 607 (UK) 652 (US) Sales = ~65 million (worldwide) Dedicated to = Mackenzie, my beautiful daughter, I dedicate her ink-and-paper twin Story timeline = 1996-1997 Preceded by = ' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' Followed by = ' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' HPBooks caption = UK children's edition name = Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Author= J.

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