Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling (1999, Hardcover)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book in the Harry Potter series that was written by JK Rowling. It was released in September of 1999 in Canada.

This book is by far an interesting book. The first two books of the series were happy books with a good start, tension and ending. The main characters plod along and solve the problems that occur.

However, in this book the start of something happens. The story is continued through the books with a bit of a darker light occuring.

The book introduces the tension of the escaped convict, Serious Black. You are also introduced to the Dementors and learn about Dumbledore's mistrust of them. You get to learn about the Maurader's map and a number of key characters that will be reoccurring through the entire series.

You also get to see the strength of Harry as he learns to summon a Patronous. :)

This is a great book. It has the youthful innocence of the first two books but it also sets up the darker tone for the rest of the series.

5/5

Latsyrhc
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the book was a replacement for the one the dog chewed up. the teacher would not except it because it was a hard cover in great shape.To expensive. My son told her it came from ebay, then the teacher said ok loving the replacement.

I was informed as soon as a problem was found and was contacted. There was a mix up in books and was asked to return one. After receiving the the items, I found a torn dusk jacket. She was more than willing to correct the problem by offering me a credit. I gladly accpeted and am very pleased with the overall out come!!

The more of the Harry Potter books I read, the more I enjoy them. They are a guide to understanding the movies better.

This book was described as like new condition. when i recieved the book the binder was not attached and the fist half of the book was broken and seperated. i would not call that like new condition.

item was shipped fast though

OVERALL THE TRANSACTION PROCESS WAS QUICK AND EASY. SHIPPING WAS FAIRLY QUICK. FEEDBACK WAS REASONABLE.

Love this book series. We were given most of these books as gifts after reading the series from the library and loving it, but no one could find this particular book at any store. It has taken us 2 Christmases to find a copy in good condition and at a good price. Well worth the wait, now we can reread this whole series at our lesiure, and have done just that.

The third book of the Harry Potter series is in amazing shape. I have no qualms with its condition or the time it took to get here. The book comes with a dust cover (the paper cover over the actual book) and has no tears or deformities. I highly appreciate it, and highly recommend it.

I recieved this book in mid to excellent condition and it was in pretty good shape except for a couple of creases on the spine of the book and a little wear and tear. I bought this book to complete my Harry Potter hardback series

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third installment in the Harry Potter series. I had watched every movie that came out so far, and I wanted to read the series from beginning to end. This book is awesome because it explains so much more than the movie. I could not put the book down!

This book in the Harry Potter Series is where the darkness starts to creep in. A convicted murderer escapes from the wizarding prison and rumors are that he's after Harry. I remember the first time I read this, I was really excited to read this one because it took the series a step further (more school subjects, more background story about Harry's family, people unexpectedly showing up in Harry's world. I would say my favorite part is the climax of the book, near the end, when Harry and his friends are confronted by the murderer and one of their professors. I like this part a lot because you find out a lot of information in a short period of time (much like in the 3rd movie in a trilogy, where things you thought you knew are seen in a completely different light).

I consider the first two books excellent for kids aged 6-8, but this book should be for ages 7-9... because of the darker content. Like I said, this is my favorite of the series....

I would have to say that this book was a pivotal book not only in Harry Potter's life, but in JK Rowling's writing career as well.

For Harry, his past begins to reveal itself and danger comes ever closer to his reluctant sanctuary (ie-the Dursley's residence). For Rowling, her stories are no longer stand alone mysteries that share a common location, but are part of a larger story.

These changes are perfectly timed, as the 8th grade is a pivotal time. It is at this age that children are in between true childhood but not quite yet a young adult. We see changes in Harry, Hermione and Ron that indicate the change.

For one, Draco becomes less of an enemy and more like a pest-problems that they used to have no longer seem to matter, or at least not as much. The spells that Harry and his friends learn are likewise indicative of their maturity. Harry is learns to cast a protective patronus years ahead of his peers, which shows that he has matured beyond his peers. Harry takes his last, irrevocable step into adulthood when he choses to spare the life of his parent's betrayer so he can stand trial.

On the surface, Rowling does not "sanitize" the book as much as she did with the other two, a trend that continues with the rest of the series. Some people say that Prisoner was the last "children's" book and that Goblet of Fire begins her "young adult" books. While I agree with that assessment, I also think that JK was having her books grow up as her children did. We not only see character development in our heros, but in the writing style as well.

But her level of writing maturity does not end there. Each of the first two books had a beginning, middle and end. Each book was self contained. You could read Chamber of Secrets before Sorcerer's Stone and not miss much. Not so anymore. If you read any of the other books out of order, you could follow the plot but all the richness of her literary devices will not make sense to you.

I think what truely sets JK Rowling as a master story teller is that this book does not suffer from the "middle book funk". Too many book writers and movie produces use this excuse to cover their own laziness (sadly, too many people accept this excuse and keep wasting hard earned money on trash).

JK is able to produce a good book by following the same success formula that Marvel and DC comics did-have complete endings for the sub-plots so the readers feel satisfied. Rowling gives us plenty of satisfaction: the innocent escape death, the betrayer's cover is blown, Harry earns the respect of the people needs to rely on in later books and preparations are being made, at least by some, for the storm that they now know will come.

The greatest weakness I found was her assigning value and meaning to items from the first two books. When they were first written, these items were only described so much as to provide ambience. By retro-actively assigning significance to them, she created a feeling of artificialality that comes with forcing a plot device. This was corrected in later books and a much smoother flow will take place.

In short, Prisoner of Azkaban is a wonderfully writen transition book that takes Harry from being a child into adulthood and takes JK Rowling from being a great entertainer into a master storyteller.

John Holland-author of Necklace of Terrersylvanous

From the first three books, this book turn out to be the very best. In this book Harry improves his critical thinking. One sign you see in the begining of the book was when Mrs. Marge stated talking about his mom and Harry snapped and made her blow up. And what's next is the best, he gets his stuff and heads out the door and when Vernom tried to stop him Harry threaten him with magic, so he left from the house. And later on the book we found out that the prisoner that escaped from Azkaban is Harry's own godfather. And later on we also find out that Scabbers, Ron's rat, is realy Peter Petigrew. He was the one who turn the Potter in to Lord Voldemort. And that Lupin was a were-wolf? Man this book is very ambiguous because of all of those twist. But at the end you finally understand it. I say this because that's what happened to me.

Out of all the Harry Potter books, this was my favorite. I bought the hardcover to comlete my set of all hardcovers.

If you are unaware of the phenomenon that is Harry Potter, then please let me be the first to welcome you to planet Earth! Or, hello Earthlings of the future, and please read one of the most beloved stories in history, written during the turn or the century, which propelled a new generation of youngsters to sit down and read a book.

Seriously though, all the books in the series are great, but having 2 copies signed by the author is tremendous and a real treasure!

Item listed as very good condition, but it looks brand new. I'm thrilled as this replaces one borrowed and my dog ate!

I picked up this book as a Christmas present for my little sister after my girlfriend recommended it, and the kid loves it. My girlfriend also liked the series so much that she tries to reread them every year or two, so it must be pretty good.

The book was great to read. Everybody in the family would take turns reading a page or so. It was great family time. We have now read each book as a family and the boy are getting better at reading and reading out loud.

I purchased this book in hard cover as a gift to my daughter. I myself have not read the Harry Potter books, but have seen all of the movies. She is a huge fan and owns the entire series. She loves them all.

The book Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban was shipped fast and recieved in excelent shape. The book was new and in better shape than I had thought. Thanks again

Good book for a good price. edges a little worn but what I expected. Thank you so much for your fast delivery.

Another great book in the series of the magical world of Harry Potter! This book keeps you on the edge right up to the end. Only wish it were longer =)

Awesome book to add to my collection!
I enjoy anything J.K. Rowling writes.
Now I have every one of her books.