British author J K Rowling [Images] says her latest Harry Potter [Images] novel is one of the best she has written till date.

Rowling, who is busy giving finishing touches to her sixth book, The Half Blood Prince, says it is going to be her favourite.

'I like it better than I liked Goblet [Of Fire], [Order Of The] Phoenix or Chamber [Of Secrets] when I finished them. Even if nobody else likes it -- and some won't -- I know it will remain one of my favourites in the series. Ultimately, you have to please yourself before you please anyone else,' Sun quoted her as saying.

The writer also added that she plans to take a break before writing the seventh and last novel in the series.

'I dare say my fingers will itch for a pen before long, they usually do, but I doubt I'll be doing any sustained writing for many months yet,' she added.

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