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masterofmystery · #1 (**permalink**) 06-30-2013, 04:10 AM

The 15th anniversary cover of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was revealed on Scholastic's official Shop, with new art by illustrator Kazu Kibuishi. The cover depicts Harry and a couple of his fellow Dumbledore's Army friends riding on Thestrals from Hogwarts to London.

That image can be seen below. The special edition paperback books with Kibuishi's art will be available for purchase beginning August 27, 2013.

UPDATE: The hi-res shot and press release can be found here.

Harry Potter Fans Reveal New Cover for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by Award-Winning Illustrator Kazu Kibuishi
Fans Discover the Cover on Scholastic Website and Share the News Widely

New trade paperbacks and boxed set with covers by Kibuishi will be released on August 27, 2013

Fans of Harry Potter today revealed the new cover for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – the fifth of seven new trade paperback editions illustrated by New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Kazu Kibuishi. After discovering the image on the Scholastic website, the fans quickly shared the news and the stunning image on fan sites, Twitter and other social media sites. The cover of the first five books in the new trade paperback format can be found at HarryPotter | Scholastic Media Room .

"Devoted Harry Potter fans scour the web every day for any news about the series, and we were happy to have them discover and reveal the fifth new cover by the talented Kazu Kibuishi," said Stacy Lellos, VP, Marketing, Scholastic Trade Publishing. "With the reveal for the first book on Good Morning America, the second third and fourth book covers at Book Expo America, the LeakyCon convention and the American Library Association convention respectively, it took no time for fans to catch the fifth cover right on the Scholastic website. We have two more fun reveals planned in the coming month."

The complete series of new books and a new boxed set from Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, will be available on August 27, 2013, as part of the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the U.S. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the original book in J.K. Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter series, published in September 1998.

Today, there are more than 150 million Harry Potter books in print in the United States alone and the series still hits bestseller lists regularly. The seven Harry Potter books are published in over 200 territories in 74 languages and have sold more than 450 million copies worldwide.