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Perdita
03-12-2008, 09:44
J.K. Rowling will release her latest book The Tales Of Beedle The Bard on Thursday.

The book is a collection of five fairy tales which was mentioned in the final Potter book Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

"The Tales Of Beedle The Bard is really a distillation of the themes found in the Harry Potter books, and writing it has been the most wonderful way to say goodbye to a world I loved and lived in for 17 years," Rowling wrote in the sale catalogue for an auctioned copy.

One of the five stories, 'The Tale Of The Three Brothers', refers to certain clues that were crucial to Potter's final mission to destroy Lord Voldermort.

Profits from the sale of the book will be donated to The Children’s High Level Group, a charity for vulnerable children in Eastern Europe.

The Harry Potter novels have so far sold more than 400 million copies and have been translated into 67 languages.

Wonder whether it is too late to write to Santa Claus to see whether he could drop this off through the chimney for me ? :angel:

Abigail
03-12-2008, 12:25
I've ordered the limited edition version from Amazon. Unfortunately, the price hasn't dropped even though VAT has. It's a christmas present from my parents so I can't have it for another three weeks :(

It's been despatched so it should arrive tomorrow :D

Trinity
03-12-2008, 13:23
I've ordered the limited edition (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beedle-Collectors-Offered-Exclusively-Amazon/dp/0956010903/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228306856&sr=8-2) version from Amazon. Unfortunately, the price hasn't dropped even though VAT has. It's a christmas present from my parents so I can't have it for another three weeks :(

It's been despatched so it should arrive tomorrow :D

Books are zero rated fro VAT - so none will have been charged.

Abbie
03-12-2008, 14:59
Aww I would like to get it :p I think its really good that she wrote them

Layne
05-12-2008, 16:52
I've got mine :) I preordered it ages ago from play, and forgot about it - then it arrived y'day :D

Abbie
05-12-2008, 16:55
Have you started reading it?

Luna
05-12-2008, 17:02
Got mine yesterday only had a quick look through it dare i say it doesnt look that good

Layne
05-12-2008, 19:38
I kinda of skim read the intro, and then skim read the tale of the 3 brothers. Its not Harry Potter [obvs] and so so far i like it, its a nice idea, a book that they would have read type thing :)
And there is notes from Dumbledore in there which is quite cool!

Abigail
05-12-2008, 22:09
I can't wait to get my collector's edition on christmas day :D Hope it will be worth the money.

.:SpIcYsPy:.
07-12-2008, 20:58
I ordered the standard one today :)

.:SpIcYsPy:.
13-12-2008, 14:21
I ordered the standard one today :)
It's here! :D I think I will read it after I finish the other book that I am reading :)