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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter 6): Adult audio cassette edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: J.k. Rowling, Stephen Fry
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Category: Book
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Rating:  199 reviews
Sales Rank: 45170
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Adult Edn.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.9 x 4.1
ISBN: 0747582602
EAN: 9780747582601
ASIN: 0747582602
Publication Date: August 22, 2005
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Condition: Very slight bumping to edges and extremities of slip-case, otherwise still sealed. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any queries. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers. Please contact us with any queries.
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in J.K. Rowling's bestselling series, picks up shortly after we left Harry at the end of The Order of the Phoenix. Lord Voldemort is acting out in the open, continuing his reign of terror which was temporarily stopped almost 15 years beforehand. Harry is again at the Dursleys, where the events of the previous month continue to weigh on his mind, although not as much as the impending visit from his Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Given their last meeting, Harry is understandably confused as to why the old wizard would want to visit him at home. Rowling opens with a chapter she had wanted to use for the first book, of The Philosopher's Stone--Lord Voldemort has been creating chaos in the Wizard and Muggle communities alike, the war is in full swing and the Wizarding community now lives in fear. The press have been questioning the events at the Ministry which led to the admission of Voldemort's return, and of course Harry's name is mentioned a number of times. Harry's got his problems, but his anxiety is nothing compared to Hermione's when the OWL results are delivered. There's a new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher, an assortment of new characters and creatures, and startling revelations about past characters and events. Gone is the rage-filled Harry of The Order of the Phoenix--he's not being kept in the dark any more, his unjustified Quidditch ban has been lifted and he has matured considerably in his short time out of school. Half-Blood Prince follows Harry into the world of late-teens, and his realisation that nobody is infallible has made his growth that much easier. Accepting his destiny, Harry continues to behave as teenagers do, enjoying his time with his friends, developing his relationships outside of his usual circle, and learning more about how he must, eventually, do what he is destined to do. J.K. Rowling delivers another fantastic tale which will have the readers gasping for more, capturing the characters perfectly and continuing a tale which readers will enjoy over and over again. --Ziggy Morbi
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 Absolutely perfect. December 25, 2007
(Contains spoilers for 'Order of the Phoenix' and slight spoilers for 'Half Blood Prince'.)
This entire series is special but now that it's complete I can safely say this is my favourite. I'll re-read all the books but this one the most.
Review:
After Sirius' death in book five, Dumbledore invites Harry to help him investigate and obtain information regarding Voldermort's past (or to be more precise- Tom Riddle's past). With Voldermort's Deatheaters returning to him en masse, Voldermort is now ready to return to his reign of terror so Dumbledore and Harry must look into his past to see if there is any way of defeating him. These flashback sequences via the pensieve are terrific and really flesh out the character of Tom Riddle, giving him more substance.
As with each new book a new teacher arrives at Hogwarts. This time it is the larger than life, jolly yet fiercely ambitious Horace Slughorn who Dumbledore has convinced to come out of retirement. Apart from Hermione, Slughorn has now become my favourite character in the series. He is neither completely good or bad, he is complex, flawed and likable. For me he is one of Rowling's best creations.
Rowling has a wonderful ability to simultaneously progress the overall main story (in this book MAJOR events happen) and at the same time put excellent detail into the smaller stories that occur in the book. Each book always has a mystery element to be solved and here Harry, Ron and Hermione attempt to figure out who the 'Half- Blood Prince' is.
Some of the best chapters concern Harry, Hermione and Ron and their day to day troubles within Hogwarts such as Quiddich practice, how they are faring in certain classes now that they are studying the more difficult N.E.W.T course, not to mention their complicated love lives.
Rowling's world is completely absorbing and this was a pleasure to read with its' usual combination of mystery, humour and sadness, all of which is underpinned by the wonderful Characters- old and new.
10/10.
 Great end to this series of Books August 20, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Careful Spoilers included:-
An enjoyable end to this series of 7 books. Darker, more intense then most of the other 6 books, this novel has few if any laughs but the battle scenes towards the end of the book are exciting, and there are some nice twists to the story, even if some of the story is a little predictable.
The last 200 pages were especially good and I found I couldn't put the book down and it great to have Gringotts featured again and of course nice that a lot of the ending happened at Hogwarts as that did seem to be missed from the beginning of the book.
I was disappointed that Mad Eye Moody was killed off so suddenly and found the scene where Dobby the House Elf came to rescue Harry and the others and then got killed by Bellatrix was especially emotional and was written really well by JKR. Also felt sad about Lupin, Tonks and Fred and of course guessed that Snape would kind of come good in the end, after all Dumbledore had never doubted him and he was usually right. I did however feel that the Epilogue at the end was a bit of a mistake and was just the publishers push to JK to tie things up in a neat ribbon for younger readers at the end, but it was so rushed and added little to the story that it really was unnecessary to have it there.
All in all a really good book and thorougly enjoyable to read and a shame the series has come to an end. Don't feel it should be read to very young children though as they may feel very upset with the scenes where people die as these are written in quite a bit of detail.
I don't think JKR should write any more HP books though, it should be left at this one and its fantastic that she has got people of all ages reading again. She should be highly commended for this.
A great ending to a fantastic series July 30, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
In years to come, these books will be ranked along with the greats of child literature. A modern classic.
 Bad but better than the last one July 16, 2007
7 out of 39 found this review helpful
all I can say is its better than the last one but that's only because the last one is one of the worst books I've ever read (such a disappointment after the first 4) and to point out how truly bad the 6th and 5th are the bullet proof ness of Harry Potters die hard fans have actually been broken and I call upon any non extremist of Harry Potter to write a review about how much of a disappointment this is compared to the other 4. They are actually only 4 and a half stars it doesn't sound like much but if you think about it its is huge. And it proves my point
How will it end? July 11, 2007
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' is the sixth book in JK Rowling's magical 7-part series and the Second War is now in full swing.
At the end of the previous novel, The Order of the Phoenix, Harry found out the details of the prophecy and so now, with the power of the pensive and the help of Professor Dumbledore, Harry visits memories from other witches and wizards revealing key moments in his nemesis, Lord Voldemort's past, providing useful information for his unavoidable battle with him in the near future.
Also during this year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardary, Harry obtains a Potions Book that was previously owned by a student who named himself "The Half-Blood Prince". In this book are hand-written notes giving Harry extremely useful tips on potions, making him the top in his class and also some homemade spells.
Relationships are also covered in book 6, including some jealousy problems with Ron and Hermoine and also Harry has a new love interest but worries about the consequences of asking the girl out as it is his best mate's sister, Ginny.
This is a much darker and more serious book than some of the previous ones in the series and also feels like a huge introduction to the final book. There are so many shocking twists and surprises that'll keep you wanting to read more and more to find out what is going to happen next. This is an extremely exciting and important book in the series and one of the best yet.
If you haven't read any of the series before, this probably isn't a good place to start, (even if you have seen the films before as there are many scenes and characters missing from the films) as it is based almost purely on everything that has happened in the previous 5 books.
This is a top read that will have you gagging for book 7 once you reach the end of it. I just want to know now "how will it end?".
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