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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Released globally in 93[3] countries at a minute past midnight (00:01), local time, on 21 July 2007 (2007-07-20 23:01 UTC), the book reached the top spot on both the Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble bestseller lists just a few hours after the date of publication was announced on 1 February 2007.[4] In the United States[5] and Canada,[6] the book was released for sale within each separate time zone at 00:01 local time, a few hours after other English-speaking countries.

The book chronicles the events directly following Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, leading to the long awaited final struggle between Harry Potter and his allies, and the ever-more-powerful and influential Voldemort and his allies, the Death Eaters.

Retailers such as Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Borders reported that more orders had been placed for this book than for any other in history,[7] and American publisher Scholastic announced an unprecedented initial print run of 12 million copies.[8]

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