Harry Potter

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Sumérgete en el clímax épico de la saga de J. K. Rowling y sé testigo de la confrontación definitiva entre Harry Potter y Lord Voldemort.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows stands as the seventh and conclusive novel in the globally acclaimed Harry Potter series, penned by the distinguished British author J. K. Rowling. Its highly anticipated worldwide release took place on 21 July 2007, with Bloomsbury Publishing overseeing its distribution in the United Kingdom, Scholastic in the United States, and Raincoast Books in Canada. This pivotal publication brought to a definitive close the epic saga that had commenced a decade earlier in 1997 with the debut of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The narrative meticulously chronicles the intense events that immediately follow Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which was published in 2005, leading directly to the ultimate and decisive confrontation between the protagonist wizards, Harry Potter, and his formidable adversary, Lord Voldemort. Rowling completed the extensive writing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in January 2007. Prior to its release, Bloomsbury reportedly invested an astounding 10 million pounds to ensure the utmost secrecy regarding the book's contents. In a bid to prevent spoilers, American publisher Arthur Levine steadfastly refused to issue any advance copies of the novel for press review, although two early reviews did manage to surface. Despite these rigorous security measures, a significant incident occurred shortly before the official launch when photographs of all 759 pages of the U.S. edition were illegally leaked and subsequently transcribed, prompting Scholastic to initiate an urgent investigation into the source of this breach. Upon its global launch in an impressive 93 countries, Deathly Hallows immediately broke sales records, earning the title of the fastest-selling book ever, a record it continued to hold as late as 2012. Within an astonishing 24-hour period following its release, it sold an unprecedented 15 million copies, with more than 11 million of these sales concentrated solely in the U.S. and UK. This phenomenal success significantly surpassed the previous first-day sales record of 9 million copies, which had been set by its immediate predecessor, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The novel's monumental global reach is further demonstrated by its translation into over 120 different languages, allowing it to be enjoyed by a vast international readership.

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