The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac: The Official Magical Companion to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Books

★首度官方授權！《哈利波特》魔法圖鑑，大開本全彩精裝、封面精緻燙印、值得每位粉絲珍藏的魔法禮物書
★全方位深度解析！七大主題圖文並茂細節滿滿，從不同角度探索魔法世界，從魔法界新生到資深巫師，滿足每一位哈利波特迷的好奇心　
★特邀七位來自全世界的傑出插畫家，精緻插圖用心呈現每個細節，為魔法注入全新創意
 
　　梅林的鬍子啊，要怎麼把整個魔法世界塞進一本書？全球哈利波特粉絲期盼多年，首度官方授權的魔法圖鑑，以地圖、圖表、時間軸等不同形式的豐富圖文，呈現魔法世界各種令人好奇的細節設定，帶領讀者探索霍格華茲、奇獸、魔法課程與咒語等主題。
 
　　全書共分為七個章節，從一切的起點「那個活下來的男孩」開始，走進哈利和他的精采冒險。第二章則介紹巫師們的日常，從誘人的「神奇美食和它們的產地」，到隨處可見的貓頭鷹信差、預言家日報、奶油啤酒、魁地奇，一起體驗魔法界的食衣住行育樂。第三章前往最經典的魔法場景，造訪斜角巷、洞穴屋和活米村，並前往9 3/4月台，火車即將出發！下一站，抵達霍格華茲後，來場深度探索，參加學院分類儀式，參觀學院交誼廳，準備開學囉！在這裡不只能體驗充實的魔法課程，也解鎖護法咒、不赦咒等進階魔法，探索深奧的魔法知識。接著前往魔法世界最核心的機構——魔法部、聖蒙果醫院、古靈閣銀行，還有惡名昭彰的阿茲卡班監獄。最後，讓我們進入神奇的奇獸與植物世界，從可愛的巫師家庭寵物，到禁忌森林中的危險生物，增進奇獸飼育和藥草學知識，了解魔法世界充滿魅力的另一面。　
 
　　本書特別邀請了七位來自全世界的優秀插畫家共襄盛舉，包括曾為英國版20週年紀念版繪製書封的李維．平弗德（Levi Pinfold）、曾為《霍格華茲圖書館》繪製內頁插圖的克羅埃西亞繪者Tomislav Tomic、比利時插畫家彼得高斯（Peter Goes）、英國插畫家Louise Lockhart、加拿大華裔插畫家麥瑋桐（Weitong Mai）、烏克蘭插畫家Olia Muza，以及越南插畫家Pham Quang Phuc。每位插畫家各自發揮創意，細膩繪製每個細節，一同為魔法世界注入新的活力。精緻的全彩插圖，搭配大開本設計，適合細細探索每個視覺細節，不管是哈利波特深度鐵粉，或是剛踏入魔法世界的霍格華茲新生，都可以從滿滿細節中獲得樂趣和新發現。　

＂The ulitmate compendium of wizarding lists, charts, maps, and all things magical awaits! Study the Marauder’s map, look inside the Knight Bus, visit Hagrid’s hut, browse the shelves of the the Hogwart’s library, and more＂--

J.K. ROWLING is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, which have sold over 600 million copies in 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and made into eight smash hit movies. To accompany the series, she wrote three short companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry’s story as a grown-up was continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.

 

 

In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog, the royalties for which she donated to her charitable trust, Volant, to help charities working to alleviate the social effects of the Covid 19 pandemic. Her latest children’s novel, The Christmas Pig, was published in 2021.

 

 

J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through Volant, and is the founder of the international children’s care reform charity Lumos. J.K. Rowling lives in Scotland with her family.

 

Peter Goes is a freelance artist and picture book illustrator living in Belgium. He studied animation at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent.
Louise Lockhart studied illustration at the Glasgow School of Art and is now an independent illustrator and printmaker based in the UK. Louise’s style is influenced by her love for vintage print ephemera and bright, bold colors.
Weitong Mai is a Chinese-Canadian artist now based in London. She has won many awards and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Creative Arts.
Olia Muza was born in Uman, Ukraine. After studying graphic design, she discovered her passion for book illustration and hasn’t looked back since.
Levi Pinfold has been drawing from his imagination for as long as he can remember. He has published many acclaimed books, and is a winner of the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. Born in the Forest of Dean in the UK, he now lives in northern New South Wales, Australia.
Pham Quang Phuc is a children’s book illustrator from Vietnam with a rich and decorative style. He has illustrated many books, and considers storytelling a way to balance his life. Among other prices, Quang Phuc is a winner of The ASEAN Children’s Book Illustrator Best in Fiction award.
Tomislav Tomic lives with his family in Croatia. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Zagreb. He has always loved making picture books and already had worked published when he was in high school. Tomislav creates exquisite and intensely detailed pen-and-ink drawings.