Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels by English author J. K. Rowling about an adolescent boy named Harry Potter. The story is mostly set at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for young wizards, and focuses on Harry Potter's fight against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents as part of his plan to take over the wizarding world.
Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) in 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, spawning films, video games and assorted merchandise. The six books published to date have collectively sold more than 325 million copies and have been translated into more than 63 languages. The seventh and last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is scheduled to be released on 21 July 2007. Publishers announced a record-breaking 12 million copies for the first print run in the U.S. alone.
Due to the success of the novels, Rowling has become the wealthiest writer in literary history. English language versions of the books are published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic Press in the United States, Allen & Unwin in Australia and Raincoast Books in Canada.
The first four books have been made into highly successful motion pictures by Warner Bros. The fifth, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is scheduled for release on 11 July 2007.
Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) in 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, spawning films, video games and assorted merchandise. The six books published to date have collectively sold more than 325 million copies and have been translated into more than 63 languages. The seventh and last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is scheduled to be released on 21 July 2007. Publishers announced a record-breaking 12 million copies for the first print run in the U.S. alone.
Due to the success of the novels, Rowling has become the wealthiest writer in literary history. English language versions of the books are published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic Press in the United States, Allen & Unwin in Australia and Raincoast Books in Canada.
The first four books have been made into highly successful motion pictures by Warner Bros. The fifth, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is scheduled for release on 11 July 2007.
:::Tonner Harry Potter Dolls review:::
The eyes are amazingly painted on with so much detail and you can almost see a sort of shine in their eyes. The eyes almost make them very life-like. Hermione’s are a nice brown/hazel color. The eyebrows also have a lot of detail. You can see each individual hair that has been painted on. Hermione’s are very thin and arched into the more feminine way. Harry’s are very bushy and absolutely fantastic! The lips are painted a nice pink fleshy color. Hermione’s are a deeper pink than Harry. I like the tone of the skin that they used for the three dolls. Also, the eyelashes have been painted into amazing detail. This paint is the best I’ve ever seen on any Harry Potter thing ever.
These are the most amazing outfits I have ever seen on any Harry potter product ever! They come in their school clothes, which includes: Harry and Ron-white shirt, pants, house sweater, tie, robe, socks, and shoes, Hermione-white shirt, skirt, house sweater, tie, robe, stockings and shoes.
The white collared shirt is made out of real cotton, I think. They have real buttons and come with little snappers under the buttons so you are able to take the shirt off the way you would a regular shirt.
The pants and skirt are made out of a nice linty material that looks good on the figures and makes it look like the pants from the movie.
The house sweaters are AMAZING!!!!!!!!! They are made out of the exact same wool that is used to make the movie sweaters. They look exactly like the movie sweaters! The only problem I have with them are the little hook things in the back that is keeping the sweater on. They seem to be making a permanent holes in the back of the sweater.
The ties are different from the movie but have a nice effect with the figure. The robes are very true to the movie. They are black on the outside and maroon on the inside. They fit nicely on the dolls.
The white collared shirt is made out of real cotton, I think. They have real buttons and come with little snappers under the buttons so you are able to take the shirt off the way you would a regular shirt.
The pants and skirt are made out of a nice linty material that looks good on the figures and makes it look like the pants from the movie.
The house sweaters are AMAZING!!!!!!!!! They are made out of the exact same wool that is used to make the movie sweaters. They look exactly like the movie sweaters! The only problem I have with them are the little hook things in the back that is keeping the sweater on. They seem to be making a permanent holes in the back of the sweater.
The ties are different from the movie but have a nice effect with the figure. The robes are very true to the movie. They are black on the outside and maroon on the inside. They fit nicely on the dolls.
You can find these dolls and many more Harry Potter figures at DarkFigures.com and are priced below many retailers including purchasing them directly from the manufactures web-site. Parts of this review were supplied by Michael Crawford Reviews, Wikipedia, Tonner Doll, & DarkFigures.com
