Immerse yourself in the untold, blood-chilling history of the darkest wizard of all time.
You love Harry Potter and his enchanting adventures. You've followed along every painstaking step of his journey and know his story inside and out. But, you're curious about the darkness beneath. You've strayed into the menacing shadows around these legends. You want to know the full story of Tom Marvolo Riddle.
At first glance, Tom appears to be a one-dimensional character with very little development. Beneath the surface, there is the barest whisper, a fleeting impression of something far deeper. Tom would prefer you never peek behind the facade of the fearsome, one-dimensional persona heβs crafted (and annoyingly talks about in third person at times). I hope to satisfy your curiosity for the darker aspects of the Harry Potter books as we dive in headfirst, finding the humanity in a man who desperately wants to be anything but human.
Coming out through Media Lab Books in April 2026. Available in Barnes and Noble and Amazon for preorder.
Illustration by @beecher-arts (One of sixteen gorgeous illustrations which will be included in this exploration)
(Authorβs Note: Iβll be posting up snippets of the study and showing the illustrations. Canβt wait to dive in and become more involved with the HP tumblr community again!)
