# Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

> fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling

**Wikidata**: [Q46887](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46887)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-q46887

## Summary
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling. It was published in 2005 and is positioned in the Harry Potter series between Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007).

## Key Facts
- Title (Wikipedia): Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- Description (Wikidata): fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling.
- Publication date: 2005-07-16 (one recorded precise date: +2005-07-16T00:00:00Z; an additional record lists 2005 with no month/day).
- Sitelink count (Wikidata aggregate): 90.
- Preceded by: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (inception: 2003-06-21T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 90).
- Succeeded by: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (inception: 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 89).
- Literary class: classified as a "literary work" — a written work read for enjoyment or edification (sitelink_count: 20).
- Primary genres associated: fantasy (genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often inspired by real world myth and folklore) and adventure fiction (genre in which an adventure forms the main storyline).
- Main character associated with the work: Harry Potter (occupations listed in source data; citizenship: United Kingdom; sitelink_count: 89).
- Related publisher entity (connected): Bloomsbury Publishing — British worldwide publishing house founded in 1986 (country: United Kingdom; headquarters: Q84; industry: ; sitelink_count: 41).
- National context present in metadata: United Kingdom — island country in north-west Europe (inception values recorded in source: 1927-04-12 and 1921-12-06; sitelink_count: 388).

## FAQs
Q: What is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?
A: It is a fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling, published in 2005 and listed on Wikidata with the description "fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling."

Q: When was it published?
A: The work has a precise recorded publication date of 2005-07-16 and an additional record noting the year 2005 without a specific day or month.

Q: Where does this book sit within the Harry Potter series?
A: The book follows Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003-06-21) and precedes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007-07-21) in the sequence provided.

Q: What genres describe this book?
A: It is associated with fantasy and adventure fiction as its primary genres.

Q: Who is the primary character associated with the book?
A: The character Harry Potter is the primary character associated with the novel; Harry Potter's metadata lists United Kingdom citizenship and multiple occupations in the source data.

Q: Which publishing house is connected to this work in the provided data?
A: Bloomsbury Publishing is the related publishing house entity in the supplied material; Bloomsbury is a British worldwide publisher founded in 1986.

Q: How widely represented is this work in linked data sources?
A: The work has a sitelink_count of 90 in the provided structured properties.

## Why It Matters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince matters as a canonical entry in the Harry Potter sequence: it is identified explicitly in the provided data as the novel that follows Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) and comes before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007), placing it within the continuing narrative arc of J. K. Rowling's series. As a documented fantasy and adventure fiction work, it represents the continuation of the themes and characters that define the Harry Potter franchise, including the central figure Harry Potter. The presence of a precise publication date in 2005 and a high sitelink_count (90) indicates notable representation across linked data sources. The work’s association with Bloomsbury Publishing connects it to a British worldwide publishing house founded in 1986, situating the novel within the United Kingdom publishing context noted in the metadata.

## Notable For
- Being a fantasy novel authored by J. K. Rowling, explicitly described as such in Wikidata.
- Having a recorded publication date of 2005-07-16 in the structured properties.
- Occupying a defined position in the Harry Potter series between the 2003 and 2007 installments listed in the source.
- High linked-data presence, with a sitelink_count of 90 in the provided structured properties.
- Association with Bloomsbury Publishing, a British worldwide publishing house founded in 1986 (sitelink_count: 41).

## Body

### Publication and Metadata
- Publication dates recorded in the provided structured properties:
  - +2005-07-16T00:00:00Z (precise date).
  - +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z (year-only record).
- Wikidata description for the item: "fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling."
- Wikipedia title recorded for the item: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
- Sitelink_count for this Wikidata item: 90, indicating the number of linked language editions/pages aggregated in the source dataset.

### Series Context and Sequence
- The work is positioned in series metadata as following:
  - Preceded by: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (inception date listed: +2003-06-21T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 90).
- The work is positioned as preceding:
  - Succeeded by: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (inception date listed: +2007-07-21T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 89).
- These precedence/succession links identify the book’s placement relative to the immediately adjacent novels in the series, per the provided dataset.

### Genre and Classification
- Classified under the broad class "literary work" — defined in the source as a written work read for enjoyment or edification (sitelink_count: 20).
- Associated genres in the supplied material:
  - Fantasy — defined as a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often inspired by real world myth and folklore (sitelink_count: 99).
  - Adventure fiction — defined as a genre of fiction in which an adventure forms the main storyline (sitelink_count: 27).

### Related Entities and Relationships
- Author: J. K. Rowling is the author attributed by the description (the description reads "fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling").
- Primary character association:
  - Harry Potter — listed as the main character of the book, film and video game series of the same name. Metadata for Harry Potter in the source includes occupations (multiple codes) and United Kingdom citizenship; sitelink_count: 89 for the Harry Potter entity.
- Publishing/organizational connection:
  - Bloomsbury Publishing — listed as a related Thing in the source. Described as a British worldwide publishing house founded in 1986, with country recorded as United Kingdom and headquarters referenced as Q84; industry coded as ; sitelink_count: 41.
- National context:
  - United Kingdom — present in related metadata; described as an island country in north-west Europe. The source lists inception values for the United Kingdom as 1927-04-12 (preferred) and 1921-12-06 (with qualifiers referencing historical acts); sitelink_count: 388.

### Identifiers and Counts
- Wikipedia title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- Wikidata description matches the raw description supplied.
- Sitelink_count: 90 (item-level).
- Related items include sitelink_counts: Bloomsbury Publishing (41), Harry Potter (89), Order of the Phoenix (90), Deathly Hallows (89), United Kingdom (388), literary work class (20), fantasy (99), adventure fiction (27).

### Classification Notes
- The source explicitly frames the work as a fantasy novel and as part of the broader Harry Potter corpus through its sequence relationships. The dataset links the work to established genre categories and to relevant institutional and national metadata (Bloomsbury Publishing and United Kingdom).

### Related Works (preceding and succeeding)
- Immediate predecessor (as provided): Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — inception +2003-06-21T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 90.
- Immediate successor (as provided): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — inception +2007-07-21T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 89.

### Source-derived Contextual Details
- The provided material groups the book with entities across genre (fantasy, adventure fiction), publishing (Bloomsbury Publishing), character (Harry Potter), national context (United Kingdom), and class (literary work). All these connections are present in the source metadata and are listed with their associated sitelink_count values and other supplied identifiers.

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## References

1. Internet Speculative Fiction Database
2. MusicBrainz
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling | Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL82565W/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince?edition=key%3A/books/OL27931894M)
5. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2006)
6. Virtual International Authority File
7. [Source](https://golden.com/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince-EK8J9Y)
8. Goodreads