Books And Films

Harry Potter video games started as short, film-tied puzzle platformers in 2001 and turned into a 3D action RPG with an explorable castle by … Read more

Spoilers for all seven books, including the ending. Short answer: the Harry Potter books handle death as the series’ ruling theme rather than as … Read more

How to build a fantasy reading list by subgenre comes down to six moves: take inventory of what you already own, choose a fixed … Read more

If you want the short version: both series follow ordinary children into a magical world to face a great evil, but they do almost … Read more

Percy Jackson and Harry Potter share an almost identical premise: an ordinary kid with a hidden parentage discovers a secret world, learns he belongs … Read more

If you want the short version: the closest magic school book to Hogwarts is Naomi Novik’s A Deadly Education, which keeps classes, dorm rivalries … Read more

Percy Jackson, The Septimus Heap, Artemis Fowl and Earthsea usually make the shortlist, because they match the specific things children love about Harry Potter: … Read more

You can stand in a lot of the Harry Potter films without setting foot in a real Hogwarts, because the school exists as a … Read more

The easiest way to reach the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London without a car is a train from London Euston to Watford Junction, followed … Read more

Harry Potter turned a small, loosely defined children’s shelf into a serious commercial category. The series gave publishers proof that one fantasy book could … Read more