| Country | Date of publication | Publishers |
| Iran | 1st April 2005 | Caravan Books |
| Brazil | 2nd April 2005 | Editora Rocco |
| Czech Republic | 4th April 2005 | Argo |
| Kazakhstan | 5th April 2005 | Atamura Corporation LLP |
| Italy | 6th April 2005 | Bompiani |
| Austria, Germany and Switzerland | 9th April 2005 | Diogenes Verlag |
| Portugal | 12th April 2005 | Editora Pergaminho |
| Hungary | 20th April 2005 | Athenaeum 2000 KFT |
| Russia | 23rd April 2005 | Sophia Publishers Centre |
| Ukraine | 23rd April 2005 | Sophia Publishers Centre |
| France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada | 4th May 2005 | Editions Flammarion |
| Bulgaria | 9th May 2005 | Obsidian Press |
| The Netherlands and Belgium | 17th May 2005 | Uitgeverij de Arbeiderspers |
| Poland | 20th May 2005 | Drzewo Babel |
| Israel | 20th May 2005 | Yedioth Ahronoth Books |
| Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay | 27th May 2005 | Editorial Planeta Argentina |
| Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia | 27th May 2005 | Editorial Planeta Colombiana |
| Chile | 27th May 2005 | Editorial Planeta Chilena |
| Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean | 27th May 2005 | Random House Mondadori |
| USA Spanish edition | 27th May 2005 | Rayo Publishing House |
| Croatia | 3rd June 2005 | VBZ |
| Estonia | 6th June 2005 | Pilgrim Group |
| UK and India (English) | 6th June 2005 | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Greece | 6th June 2005 | Livani Publishers Organization |
| Georgia | 10th June 2005 | Bakur Publishing House |
| India (Malayalam language) | 20th June 2005 | DC Books |
| Lithuania | 30th June 2005 | Vaga Ldt. |
| Korea | 11th July 2005 | Munhakdongne |
| Arab Countries | 15th July 2005 | All Print Publishers |
| South Africa (English) | 15th July 2005 | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Australia and New Zealand | 1st August 2005 | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Latvia | 18th August 2005 | Janize Rouse |
| US and Canada | End August 2005 | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Spain | 6th September 2005 | Editorial Planeta |
| Spain (Catalan language) | 6th September 2005 | Enciclopèdia Catalana |
| Romania | 15th September 2005 | Editora Humanitas |
| Serbia | 23th September 2005 | Paideia |
| Denmark | 27th September 2005 | Bazar Forlag ApS |
| Finland | 27th September 2005 | Bazar Kustannus Oy |
| Norway | 27th September 2005 | Bazar Forlag AS |
| Sweden | 27th September 2005 | Bazar Förlag AB |
| Armenia (Eastern and Western dialect) | September 2005 | Armenian Cultural Association HamazKayin |
| Macedonia | September 2005 | Izdavcki centar TRI |
| Turkey | 1st October 2005 | Can Yayinlari |
| Japan | November 2005 | Kadokawa |
| Albania | December 2005 | Toena Publishing House |
| Slovakia | December 2005 | Sofa |
| India (Hindi language) | December 2005 | Wisdom Tree |
| India (Punjabi language) | December 2005 | Unistar Books |
| India (Marathi language) | December 2005 | Padmagandha Prakashan |
| Indonesia | December 2005 | PT Gramedia |
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