Illustrated 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' is dark and stunning

Accio badass illustrations.
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LONDON -- Remember those teaser images for the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets that were released a while back?

Well, the book is finally here, and it's just as spellbindingly colourful and moody as we'd hoped it would be.

Just like the illustrated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the Chamber of Secrets is peppered with eye-catching imagery by artist Jim Kay.


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Here's a selection of images from the book.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Bloomsbury Publishing, £30/$38 hardback) is published worldwide on Oct. 4.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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