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Fantastic Beasts

By J.K. Rowling

Fantastic Beasts is a three-volume sequence of published screenplays following Newt Scamander and the conflict with Grindelwald decades before Harry Potter's story. These are film scripts rather than prequel novels. Read them in publication order if you want this branch, preferably after the seven Harry Potter novels; they are optional and are not needed for Harry's main story.

The three Fantastic Beasts books in this catalogue are published film screenplays, not novels. Read them in release order as an optional prequel-era branch, preferably after the seven Harry Potter novels.

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Cover of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay

2016

Cover of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay

2018

Cover of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: The Complete Screenplay

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: The Complete Screenplay

2022