{"id":329,"date":"2022-10-28T07:33:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dialoguebooks.org\/?p=329"},"modified":"2024-01-07T14:29:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T14:29:56","slug":"how-many-harry-potter-books-are-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialoguebooks.org\/how-many-harry-potter-books-are-there\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Harry Potter Books Are There?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Harry Potter <\/em>is one of the biggest fictional franchises in human history, besting even the Lord of the Rings<\/em> book series<\/a> in terms of sheer size and scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The books, first published in the Summer of 1997, very quickly took the world by storm, and the ensuing rights battle over the franchise from studios such as Disney, Warner Brothers, and Universal Studios eventually led to the cultural juggernaut that we know (and love) today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The series has spawned numerous successful films, video games, theme park attractions, and mountains of merchandise. So much so that it is often easy to forget about the books that started it all! Just like how Stephen King’s corpus of books<\/a> influences media to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how many Harry Potter books actually are there? How many are important to the canon? And are there any spin-offs to take into consideration? And what genre is Harry Potter<\/a>? Or in what year does Harry Potter take place<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve been wondering how many Harry Potter books there are, then make sure to keep reading below, because we are going to find out exactly how many there are! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Many Harry Potter Books Are There?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Though you may initially assume that this would be an incredibly easy question to answer, the answer itself is actually slightly complicated when you take into consideration the number of spin-off and sequel books there are that have spawned from the franchise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a look at the major books first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mainline Series<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The simple answer to this question is that there are seven books currently to be found in the mainline Harry Potter <\/em>franchise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These include the books: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n