Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Hardcover)

The fifth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter sequence arrives in a 576-page Bloomsbury hardcover, taking the series into darker territory as Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts begins. It follows directly from Goblet of Fire. This instalment is the longest of the early books and the most concerned with institutions: the Ministry of Magic, the press, and a school under new management. Readers meet the Order of the Phoenix itself, and the tone shifts noticeably from the earlier volumes as the stakes widen beyond the castle. Anyone coming to the series fresh should begin at the first book, since the plot and the character histories build cumulatively. Things that stand out: • Fifth book in the seven-volume sequence • 576 pages in a Bloomsbury hardcover • A markedly darker turn from the earlier instalments • Continues the storyline from Goblet of Fire For young adult and adult readers working through the series, published by Bloomsbury Publishing and stocked at Boipoka.