Those of you who were as curious as I about the Chinese versions of Harry Potter running unconstrained throughout the continent, rejoice! Apparently the editorial board of the NYT were as curious, and unlike you and I, they have the resources to summon up summaries and excerpts from the works mentioned in the original article.
Accio, sequels!
Stephen King writes about the Harry Potter phenomenon in this weeks Entertainment Weekly. (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20044270_20044274_20050689,00.html)
I thought it was an interesting commentary on the matter. If you’ve read the Dark Tower series, you could have easily deduced he was a fan from his homage in Wolves of the Calla.