<Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 0 - 545 - 01022 - 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince </Td> </Tr> <P> Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J.K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the Harry Potter series . The book was released on 21 July 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone . It was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in the United Kingdom, in the United States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books . The novel chronicles the events directly following Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince (2005), and the final confrontation between the wizards Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort . </P> <P> Deathly Hallows shattered sales records upon release, surpassing marks set by previous titles of the Potter series . It holds the Guinness World Record for most novels sold within 24 hours of release, with 8.3 million sold in the U.S. alone and 2.65 million in the U.K. Generally well - received by critics, the book won the 2008 Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award, and the American Library Association named it a "Best Book for Young Adults". A film adaptation of the novel was released in two parts: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows--Part 1 in November 2010, and Part 2 in July 2011 . </P>

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