what year is the half blood prince set in
Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel written by British author J.K. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the "Harry Potter" series. Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores the past of the boy wizard's nemesis, Lord Voldemort, and his preparations for the final battle against Voldemort alongside his headmaster and mentor Albus Dumbledore
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [SEP] Introduction
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a fantasy novel written by British author J.K. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the "Harry Potter" series. Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores the past of the boy wizard's nemesis, Lord Voldemort, and his preparations for the final battle against Voldemort alongside his headmaster and mentor Albus Dumbledore. The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury and in the United States by Scholastic on 16 July 2005, as well as in several other countries. It sold nine million copies in the first 24 hours after its release, a record that was eventually broken by its sequel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".