When it was first announced, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows had no cover, just an ugly, ugly black placeholder. Perhaps that was just a ploy so that today Scholastic could trumpet the actual cover and get fans all riled up trying to decode its hidden meanings. (The full cover, front and back, is below.) Why is the sky orange? Who is the skeleton man reaching for our hero? Why is this all apparently taking place on the stage of a slightly bedraggled Roman amphitheatre? (Wait, I'm the only one asking that last question.)
It's a mystery, and one sure to get the Potter forums buzzing. And whatever my reservations about the US cover, I'll say this for it: it's better than the UK version (or more correctly the anywhere-other-than-the-US version) by a long shot.
Holy cow.
And to remind you: You can get your copy of HP&tDH right away on July 21. We're taking advance orders for the seventh and final Harry Potter title. Our price is $20.99, down from the list price of $34.95. Stop in today and reserve your copy.--David E
UPDATE: A co-worker pointed me towards the non-US "adult" version of the latest Harry Potter opus. It's not bawdy, it's just supposed to be less juvenile than the other cover, more appropriate for reading on the bus, I guess.
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