Harry Potter Books in Order
J.K. Rowling has written 25 books featuring Harry Potter, published between 1997 and 2024: 7 in the Harry Potter series and 18 related titles. The first book is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone (1997) and the newest main-line book is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 1997–2024
- Confirmed
- 25 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,985 in 8 of 25 books
Harry Potter is the J.K. Rowling character at the centre of a fantasy sequence about wizards, magic and an orphan raised outside his own world. The books open with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone (1997) and run through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007). 25 catalogued titles carry the character across 1997 to 2024, the most recent being Christmas at Hogwarts. Companion volumes, short stories and screenplay books sit alongside the main novels.
How many Harry Potter books are there?
Harry Potter appears in 25 books, released between 1997 and 2024. 7 of them belong to the Harry Potter series, and 18 related titles sit outside it: companion books, short stories and novellas, screenplays, plays and picture books.
Who wrote Harry Potter?
J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books: every one of the 25 catalogued titles is credited to J.K. Rowling.
Harry Potter Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Harry Potter books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's StoneHarry Potter #11997 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/419973204/4
- 219983414/4
- 319994354/4
- 4Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (As: Newt Scamander)Harry Potter Companion #12000 · confirmed 4/42000–4/4
- 52000–4/4
- 62001–3/4
- 720038704/4
- 820056524/4
- 920077594/4
- 102008–3/4
- 11Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - The Original ScreenplayFantastic Beasts The Original Screenplay #12016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 122016–3/4
- 13Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous HobbiesPottermore Presents #22016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 14Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky PoltergeistsPottermore Presents #32016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 152016–3/4
- 162016–3/4
- 172016–4/4
- 18Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – The Original ScreenplayFantastic Beasts The Original Screenplay #22018 · 304 pages · confirmed 4/420183044/4
- 19A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark ArtsHarry Potter: A Journey Through... #12019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 202019–4/4
- 212019–4/4
- 22A Journey Through Care of Magical CreaturesHarry Potter: A Journey Through... #42019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 23The Secrets of Dumbledore – The Complete ScreenplayFantastic Beasts The Original Screenplay #32022 · 304 pages · confirmed 4/420223044/4
- 242023–4/4
- 252024–4/4
Harry Potter Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Harry Potter series run from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone (1997) to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Harry Potter in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Harry Potter books in order?
You should read the Harry Potter series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 18 related titles (companion books, short stories and novellas, screenplays, plays and picture books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Harry Potter book also stands alone.
Where to start with Harry Potter
Start with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone (1997), the earliest published book in the Harry Potter series.
What is the first Harry Potter book?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone (1997) is the first book in the Harry Potter series, and the numbered table above starts with it.
When did the first Harry Potter book come out?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone, the first book in the Harry Potter series, was published in 1997. The newest main-line book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007), came out 10 years later.
What is the newest Harry Potter book?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) is the newest book in the Harry Potter series. The newest related title is Christmas at Hogwarts (2024).
Is there a new Harry Potter book coming?
No next Harry Potter book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Harry Potter at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Harry Potter title on record is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007), 19 years ago. Related titles have appeared since.
- Release pace
- Harry Potter books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,985 pages across the 8 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 388 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Harry Potter books, 12 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 17 of the 25 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Harry Potter books are about
11 of the 25 Harry Potter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 3 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 3 of 11 books
- Foster homes 3 of 11 books
- Magic 3 of 11 books
- Monsters 3 of 11 books
- Orphans 3 of 11 books
- Drama 2 of 11 books
- Good and evil 2 of 11 books
- Juvenile drama 2 of 11 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 11 books
- Juvenile works 2 of 11 books
- Wizards 2 of 11 books
More books by J.K. Rowling
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- J.K. Rowling books in order 48 books