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  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Book 6

  • Written by: J.K. Rowling
  • Narrated by: Jim Dale
  • Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (4,311 ratings)

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Book 6

Written by: J.K. Rowling
Narrated by: Jim Dale
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Publisher's Summary

There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building...wherever they had murdered...

When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny...

Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter stories never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new listeners.

©2005 J.K. Rowling (P)2005 Pottermore Limited

What the critics say

"To call Dale a 'reader' of books is like saying Monet was a Sunday painter." (Los Angeles Times)

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Jim Dale does an unreal job of bringing the story to life. It’s an enjoyable listen.

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We were riveted!

Wonderful listen for our family:) We loved the twists and turns of the novel and the performance.

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Well done, girls voices need some variety

The story is wonderful and the reader does a marvelous job, the only frustration we had was all the girls voices are done the same.

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Great story

Love the story but Jim Dale seems to have difficulty with female character voices making older women sound slow and as if they have a mouth full of marbles, and young women sound whiny

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unreal Jimmy Dale the goat for this one

how he do it jimmy dale really the goat on God that boy savage. he a 100 emoji irl on god

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Outstanding

As a child I only read the first Harry Potter Book. A few months ago I decided to listen to it on audio and from then on I was hooked. Jim Dale is fantastic and Jk Rowling writing is hilarious, thrilling, moving and heart warming all at the same time.

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Another wonderful way to enjoy Harry Potter

I love to carry around my favorite characters, it makes any chores much more enjoyable!

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They're all good.

One to go. It's hard not to have a bit of an internal freak out right now. What an adventure.

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I know I am being picky...

...but I really despise the instrumentalization at the beginning and at the end of these book series. They impose a tone that has nothing to do with the darker tone of the Harry Potter series during the last books.

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Fantastic

It was simply magical and the half blood prince was a great book to listen to.

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