Was The Black Magician Trilogy influenced by Harry Potter books?
Actually, nobody has ever asked me this, but having stumbled on a few amusing reader reviews on the internet, I thought I better point out the obvious: The Black Magician Trilogy was written in 1996, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first published in 1997. I didn’t read HP1 until my agent told me all about it, in 2000. I loved it. JK Rowling has done all writers a great favour by encouraging a whole new generation to read – which can only be a good thing for the rest of us!
