–fantasy series launched by (then totally) unknown British writer, J. K. Rowling, writing at local coffee shops (especially Nicolson’s Café in Edinburgh).
After eight publishers reject the manuscript, Bloomsbury Publishers offers her a 2,500 British pound (approximately $5,000) advance in 1995. Over 400 million copies now sold. Repeat: Four hundred million.
Protagonists at mythical Hogwarts School in England: Harry Potter, Lord Voldemont, Ron Weasely, Hermione Granger.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; the Chamber of Secrets; the Prisoner of Azkaban; the Goblet of Fire; the Order of the Phoenix; the Half–Blood Prince; the Deathly Hallows.