UPDATED: New Info and Cover for Updated “Fantastic Beasts” Textbook Revealed!

by · January 5, 2017

The updated versions of two of the books from the Hogwarts Library, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, are due to be released by Bloomsbury UK on January 12, with the long-awaited updated edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them scheduled for March 14, 2017.

The new covers are designed by Jonny Duddle, who also designed a set of covers for the series back in 2014. Today, the cover for the new Fantastic Beasts has been released, following the release of the first two last year. Below you can see the digital e-book cover, designed by Olly Moss,; the Scholastic US edition, and the Jonny Duddle-designed Bloomsbury UK edition.

 

 

The updated version of the book will contain a new foreword and content from J.K. Rowling, but Pottermore also revealed that the book will contain six new beasts.

Six new magical creatures will feature in this up[-]to[-]date edition, out on 14 March, as well as a brand[-]new foreword from Magizoologist Newt Scamander and some beautiful line illustrations by artist Tomislav Tomic.

Bloomsbury further added,

This immensely collectible hardback has been revised and updated by J.K. Rowling, bringing the original classic book up to date with new content that reflects the exciting developments in J.K. Rowling’s [w]izarding [w]orld and the blockbuster film release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

New beasts lurk within the pages of this edition and eagle-eyed readers will have fun spotting them among the much-loved favourites. J.K. Rowling’s new introduction, written from the viewpoint of Newt Scamander, offers tantalising hints about the Magizoologist’s adventures and relationships, and Tomislav Tomic’s beautiful line illustrations bring many of the beasts to roaring, stomping, growling life.

The updated textbook, available in a beautiful hardcover with the new cover design by Jonny Duddle, will be released in the UK by Bloomsbury on March 14, priced at £12.99. More details are available here, including how to pre-order. Proceeds from the sales of the book will go to Comic Relief and Lumos.

UPDATE (February 16): 

Details of a box set featuring all three newly recovered Hogwarts Library books has been revealed. Using the cover of the new Fantastic Beasts textbook, the box set features all three textbooks in hardback with new covers by Jonny Duddle and illustrations by Tomislav Tomic. Check it out below.

 

 

Details about a Scholastic version of the box set are yet to be released. The box set from Bloomsbury will be released on June 1, 2017, and you can pre-order it here – perfect if you’re looking to own all three of the newly redesigned textbooks!

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What do you think the beasts might be? Do you like the new cover? Let us know in the comments!

Press Release

Bloomsbury to publish updated edition of J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

Illustrated by Tomislav Tomic, cover by Jonny Duddle.

Published by Bloomsbury in hardback, 14th March 2017, £12.99

A brand new edition of this essential companion to the Harry Potter stories with a new foreword from J.K. Rowling (writing as Newt Scamander), inside illustrations from Tomislav Tomic, and an irresistible new jacket by Jonny Duddle.

This immensely collectible hardback has been revised and updated by J.K. Rowling, bringing the original classic book up to date with new content that reflects the exciting developments in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World and the blockbuster film release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

New beasts lurk within the pages of this edition and eagle-eyed readers will have fun spotting them among the much-loved favourites. J.K. Rowling’s new introduction, written from the viewpoint of Newt Scamander, offers tantalising hints about the Magizoologist’s adventures and relationships, and Tomislav Tomic’s beautiful line illustrations bring many of the beasts to roaring, stomping, growling life.

Jonny Duddle’s new bright and colourful jacket design creates a cohesive look that complements the covers of the seven classic Harry Potter novels, as well as the new look Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

Proceeds from the sale of this edition will go to Comic Relief and J.K. Rowling’s own international charity Lumos, charities which help some of the world’s most vulnerable children and young people, to help them have a better life.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has been an approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since its publication. Newt Scamander's masterpiece has entertained wizarding families through the generations and is an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the wizarding world. Scamander's years of travel and research have created a tome of unparalleled importance. Some of the beasts will be familiar to readers of the Harry Potter books – the Hippogriff, the Basilisk, the Hungarian Horntail. Others will surprise even the most ardent amateur Magizoologist.