Arriving with surprisingly low-key Muggle murmurs, “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” is the newest book written by J.K. Rowling after the final Harry Potter book came out last year.
For those who read Deathly Hallows, you’ll remember a book of wizard fairy tales (the wacky equivalent of the Muggle world’s Grimm’s Fairy Tales) play an important part in Harry’s horcrux search. J.K. Rowling compiled seven hand-written and hand-drawn versions of the tales, bound in dark brown leather and embossed with silver filigree. Six copies were given to close friends involved in the Harry Potter success while the last was auctioned off for charity and acquired by Amazon.com.
Luckily for Rowling’s readers, “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” has been mass produced so that everyone can add it to their Harry Potter collection. There are two versions: 1- The Collector’s Edition which costs $100 and looks like a miniature version of the original book. 2- The Standard Editon which costs (a more wallet-friendly) $12.99 and looks more like the Harry Potter schoolbooks, with Mary Grandpre-illustrated covers.
I can’t wait to purchase a copy and pore over the pages with a bag of Bertie’s Botts Every Flavor Beans by my side. You can also read more about the five fairy tales on Amazon.com.
Are you excited about the latest Harry Potter-themed book? Do you think J.K. Rowling should continue books from/about the wizarding world…or should she move on to something different from Harry Potter?
posted December 6, 2008 at 10:49 am
Why are we even discussing books with this kind of content? This is a religious web-site (ITHOUGHT?) I can’t imagine Jesus reading this kind of thing. The characters are mainly Evil spirits and the like. He cast those out! I look to this site as a good inspired site with good book reviews and the like. That is not what these books are. He needs to get saved and then let God lead him as to what kind iof books to write! I don’t think it will be the ones he has wrote before(Hopfully anyway!)
posted December 6, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Mama,
These are fiction. there is no “he”. They are about the same as the narnia books. They are for fun and not for any other purpose, except moral edification. Read the books before you condemn them – you may be surprised how moral they are.
posted December 8, 2008 at 9:40 am
Mama, Harry Potters greatest “Magic” is “LOVE” this is how he defeats the main characters.
posted December 8, 2008 at 11:58 am
J.K. Rowling is a woman, first of all. And the books are not about evil. As someone else pointed out, Harry is saved by love. These stories are about love, and friendship and courage, and believing in yourself. Not enough of that in the world, as far as I can see.
And this site is not about Religion only. As it says, it’s about Inspiration, Spirituality, and Faith. I think Harry Potter fits in very well here.
posted December 8, 2008 at 4:49 pm
I am a huge fan of this series, both the books and the films. I even listen to the wonderful Jim Dale narrate the stories as I drive. Wonderful as a stress reliever! The stories resonate with moral fiber, courage, bravery, loyalty and love. Yes, they are told with the lens of enchantment and wizardry, but frankly, that is what makes them so enjoyable to me. Who wouldn’t want an “invisability cloak?”