![]() ![]() The illustrated edition of Goblet of Fire is a worthy addition to the series. There are three chapters in the book without any illustrations (other than the small black-and-white motifs above the chapter title), and there are a few that only have one image.Īmong the many great illustrations, a few of my personal favorites include Kay’s first portrait of Ginny, a great black-and-white depiction of Harry and Cedric running through the maze, a beautiful two-page spread of Draco Malfoy in the woods, and a couple shots of the Hogwarts Express travelling through the Scottish Highlands. The beginning and the ending of the book seem to be more heavily illustrated, but the middle chapters suffer a bit. Bloomsbury or Scholastic haven’t released an official number of how many pictures are included inside, but it does feel like some sections of the book are not as heavily illustrated as we have come to expect. The length of this story does seem to have affected the ratio of images per chapter in this book, though. This fourth entry is not afraid to be dark where it needs to be, but it’s also liberal in its use of the entire color palette – giving a very lively vibe to the events that transpire in the built-up to the ominous finale. Prisoner of Azkaban’s darker tone was evident right from its cover. The Quidditch World Cup, the Triwizard Tournament, and the return of You-Know-Who, come to life through the images on the page – as vividly as you ever experienced them before. I’m sure nobody will be surprised to hear that the illustrations are once again awe inspiring. When it comes to the actual artwork, Jim Kay delivers another stunning piece of work. I personally don’t want the illustrated editions to get so big we can’t even hold them. ![]() This makes the size of the book very similar to its predecessor – which is surely a good thing. ![]() The paper used in this new book is much thinner than the one in previous instalments. ![]() On the outside, the difference is even less noticeable. From looking at the book, one can notice that this has been achieved by using a slightly smaller font, and reducing the spacing throughout the text. This new edition of Goblet of Fire is only 128 pages longer than Prisoner of Azkaban, despite the original books having a bigger page count difference. With this book we finally know, and the answer is: not that big. One of the lingering questions the fandom has had since the release of the first illustrated edition has been how big will the books get as the series progresses. Two years after the release of Prisoner of Azkaban’s own illustrated version, we are finally able to immerse ourselves into Jim Kay’s interpretation of the events in the fourth instalment. The illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is finally hitting bookshelves this month. And if you realize now you can’t go one more day without having the illustrated Goblet of Fire in your possession, you can get your copy here.Early review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Illustrated Edition 554 words If you have to wait a while before getting your hands on a copy of this gorgeous volume, take solace in a preview in the gallery below. In Jim Kay’s version, Hermione gets her periwinkle-blue robes back, and then some.įor a book like this, even the most detailed review will never be equal to the experience of just looking through Kay’s artwork yourself. To ignore that small detail somehow felt that they were wrenching something I loved away from me. I still remember being outraged after leaving a showing of the Goblet of Fire film: Why did they have to make Hermione’s dress pink instead of blue? The book clearly says her Yule Ball robes are “made of a floaty, periwinkle-blue material” (GoF 414). The movies have their own appeal, but for me, they have never been matched by what I found in the books themselves. My favorite thing about the phenomenon of the Harry Potter illustrated editions has always been the way they refocus attention on the text of the series. Flipping through its glossy pages, I never felt there was a shortage of Kay’s deft sketches, paintings, and page adornments. Though this means that there are a couple of chapters with sparse illustrations, rest assured that this volume feels just as full of magic and beauty as its predecessors. (Even so, it’s hard to imagine that the illustrated Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be anything other than gargantuan.) In fact, through some book sorcery of margins and illustration distribution, it appears only slightly thicker than the previous installment. There was a lot of speculation among fans that Goblet of Fire, at 300 pages longer than Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in the original American editions, would be an impossibly hefty volume to illustrate. ![]()
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