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Witch FictionAdventure

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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  • 1998 first published
  • 339 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (461 ratings)
  • 306 editions
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J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998) is a witch fiction and adventure fiction novel. It takes readers to England and London in Late 1990s. It features Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Readers will find themes of wizards, magic, schools and Magia.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 461 ratings, and 5,322 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 306 editions across 30 languages.

It runs to roughly 339 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Throughout the summer holidays after his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter has been receiving sinister warnings from a house-elf called Dobby. Now, back at school to start his second year, Harry hears unintelligible whispers echoing through the corridors. Before long the attacks begin: students are found as if turned to stone. Dobby’s predictions seem to be coming true. [Source][1]
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Late 1990s

Characters

Subjects

  • Fantasy fiction
  • School stories
  • Fantasy
  • Nestlé Smarties Book Prize winner
  • Wizards
  • Magic
  • Schools
  • Magia
  • Escuelas
  • Ficción juvenil
  • Novela fantástica
  • Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Imaginary place
  • Harry Potter
  • Wizards, Juvenile fiction
  • Witches
  • Magos

Quick answers

Who wrote Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was written by J. K. Rowling and first published in 1998.

What genre is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction and Adventure.

How long is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?

The median edition has 339 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?

Readers who like it often enjoy Stardust, The Sign of Four and Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet).

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