Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel written by the British author J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth novel in the Harry Potter series, and takes place during Harry Potter sixth year at the wizard school Hogwarts. The novel reveals events from the early life of Lord Voldemort, and chronicles Harry's preparations for the final battle against him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel written by the British author J. K. Rolling. It is the sixth novel in the Harry Potter series, and takes place during Harry Potters sixth year at the wizard school Hogwarts. The novel reveals events from the early life of Lord Voldemort, and chronicles Harry's preparations for the final battle against him. This 1st American printings have two notable errors; one is that it’s only 652 pages instead of 672. The other is that on page 100 (not page 99 like usual) it reads “and when you’ve got your eleven (should be ten) ‘outstanding’ O.W.L.s…” which was corrected in later printings.