Hardcover, 652 pages
English language
Published June 21, 2005 by Arthur A. Levine Books.
The war against Voldemort is not going well: even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of The Daily Prophet looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.
And yet …
As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate, and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.
So it's the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Here at Hogwart's , Harry will search for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort - and thereby find what may be his only …
The war against Voldemort is not going well: even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of The Daily Prophet looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.
And yet …
As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate, and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.
So it's the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Here at Hogwart's , Harry will search for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort - and thereby find what may be his only vulnerability.
--front flap
Very good writing, indeed. I enjoyed reading this book so much, the story of Harry and Voldemort. Discovering the whole magic world which Rowling created is amazing. Love it!
If you read previous Harry Potter novels, there is little new in this one. Still, it deserves credit for suspense, action and bravery to kill one of the main characters.
This was the first Harry Potter audiobook I listened to and I am greatly impressed by Jim Dale's narration. It is superb and well deserving of all the awards he got for this reading.
If you read previous Harry Potter novels, there is little new in this one. Still, it deserves credit for suspense, action and bravery to kill one of the main characters.
This was the first Harry Potter audiobook I listened to and I am greatly impressed by Jim Dale's narration. It is superb and well deserving of all the awards he got for this reading.
