--- product_id: 72287254 title: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay" price: "$27.73" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/72287254-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-the-original-screenplay store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay **Price:** $27.73 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay - **How much does it cost?** $27.73 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/72287254-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-the-original-screenplay) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay : Rowling, J.K.: desertcart.co.uk: Books Review: Fantastic beasts book - Brought as a carry on for a book reading grandson aged 9 years old who loves reading books. Review: Screenplay V's Novel - Okay, must have, for all who love anything slightly, in any way, connected to the magical world of 'Potter'. But ,and for me a big but, why a screen play script? Screen play scripts are interesting to have and read but they are not novels. Usually the novel, or at least the story, comes first and they decide to make a movie or a stage play of it so employ a screen play or script writer, who may be the original author or someone working with same or not, to turn it into a movie or stage play. Sometimes a producer will have an outline of a story and go straight to script/screen writer thus bypassing the novel and then later when the play/movie as proved to be a hit someone will rewrite it as a novel. But which ever way round the script/screen play is never intended for public consumption and only classics like Shakespeare become freely available for the public to read. It just seems lazy that J.K. Rowling as come up with two new story ideas for the magical universe of Potter and gone straight to production of one a play and the other a movie without first giving us the benefit of letting us read either of them as novels or at least in prose first. So what; we still get the story, why do we need them as novels? You may ask. Well scripts are just directions for the director, the set designers and actors to follow. The script just gives the out lines for the other artist to add their colour and interpretation to. Shakespeare scripts work as in Shakespeare it's what is said, the philosophy, the beauty of the language and poetry of the speech that matters more than the imagery and so work just as well on radio as in the visual medium. The novel or story using prose. Is coloured by the author, the author shares their emotion for the story and it's protagonists with the reader, they set the scenes using words like a painter uses colour and generate atmosphere in the reads imagination. Yes you get the story, but most of us can tell a story, it takes an author to give a story life and soul and I feel, maybe you disagree and I would be keen to hear your take on it, but I feel short changed by just getting the scripts of these two new stories. I've nothing against screen plays and scripts; they are academically interesting to have; however I'd much prefer a proper novel to settle down and absorb my imagination in reading. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 0751574953 | | Best Sellers Rank | 87,613 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 43 in Drama for Young Adults 66 in Performing Arts Books for Young Adults 251 in Contemporary Fantasy for Young Adults | | Book 1 of 3 | Fantastic Beasts | | Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (15,930) | | Dimensions | 12.6 x 2.2 x 19.6 cm | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 9780751574951 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0751574951 | | Item weight | 240 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 304 pages | | Publication date | 26 July 2018 | | Publisher | Sphere | | Reading age | 12 - 15 years | ## Images ![Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91Vaku0QCPL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic beasts book *by D***. on 13 December 2025* Brought as a carry on for a book reading grandson aged 9 years old who loves reading books. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Screenplay V's Novel *by R***Y on 18 November 2016* Okay, must have, for all who love anything slightly, in any way, connected to the magical world of 'Potter'. But ,and for me a big but, why a screen play script? Screen play scripts are interesting to have and read but they are not novels. Usually the novel, or at least the story, comes first and they decide to make a movie or a stage play of it so employ a screen play or script writer, who may be the original author or someone working with same or not, to turn it into a movie or stage play. Sometimes a producer will have an outline of a story and go straight to script/screen writer thus bypassing the novel and then later when the play/movie as proved to be a hit someone will rewrite it as a novel. But which ever way round the script/screen play is never intended for public consumption and only classics like Shakespeare become freely available for the public to read. It just seems lazy that J.K. Rowling as come up with two new story ideas for the magical universe of Potter and gone straight to production of one a play and the other a movie without first giving us the benefit of letting us read either of them as novels or at least in prose first. So what; we still get the story, why do we need them as novels? You may ask. Well scripts are just directions for the director, the set designers and actors to follow. The script just gives the out lines for the other artist to add their colour and interpretation to. Shakespeare scripts work as in Shakespeare it's what is said, the philosophy, the beauty of the language and poetry of the speech that matters more than the imagery and so work just as well on radio as in the visual medium. The novel or story using prose. Is coloured by the author, the author shares their emotion for the story and it's protagonists with the reader, they set the scenes using words like a painter uses colour and generate atmosphere in the reads imagination. Yes you get the story, but most of us can tell a story, it takes an author to give a story life and soul and I feel, maybe you disagree and I would be keen to hear your take on it, but I feel short changed by just getting the scripts of these two new stories. I've nothing against screen plays and scripts; they are academically interesting to have; however I'd much prefer a proper novel to settle down and absorb my imagination in reading. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them book Review *by A***N on 23 July 2025* Great book and I would definitely recommend you read it if you like the Harry Potter books. ## Frequently Bought Together - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay [Paperback] Rowling, J.K. - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – The Original Screenplay - Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – The Complete Screenplay (Fantastic Beasts, Book 3) (Harry Potter) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/72287254-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-the-original-screenplay](https://www.desertcart.us/products/72287254-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-the-original-screenplay) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*