British author and philanthropist (born 1965) · 1965
J. K. Rowling Books in Order
47 books · 4 series · 1997-2025
Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard which is the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. She also writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | Harry Potter prequel | 2008 | Amazon | |
| 1 |  | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 1997 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 1998 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 1999 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 2000 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 2003 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 2005 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | 2007 | Amazon |
| — |  | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | 2016 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Cuckoo's Calling | 2013 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | The Silkworm | 2014 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Career of Evil | 2015 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Lethal White | 2018 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Troubled Blood | 2020 | Amazon |
| 7 | The Running Grave | 2023 | Amazon | |
| 8 | The Hallmarked Man | 2025 | Amazon |
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | 2001 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Quidditch Through the Ages | 2001 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | The Tales of Beedle the Bard | 2008 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide | 2016 | Amazon | |
| 2 | Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies | 2016 | Amazon | |
| 3 | Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists | 2016 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
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Reading J. K. Rowling in order
J. K. Rowling has 4 series in our catalogue. Each one above is listed in reading order with its position number, so you can start at book one and work forward.
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