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  • Written by: J.K. Rowling
  • Narrated by: Jim Dale
  • Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (5,134 ratings)

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3

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

‘Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'

When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss.

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.    

©1999 J.K. Rowling (P)1999 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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Best book in the series

Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban is amazing in and all by itself. The narrator just takes it to another level. #Audible1

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Perfect

This is one of my favourites from the series and I was not disappointed at all! Jim Dale's narrative is addictive.

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I've listened to them all

I have listened to them all. what a captivating story linr and thrill. highly recommend

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Amazing series

This is my second time listening. Just got the HP Trivia game. So needed to listen to the books again. Just as good the second time.

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Jim Dale

The performance of Jim Dale is amazing, just like in the other books! I would listen to him for ages!

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Jim Horrible Read

I agree with so many others. The women in the story are not anything like he portrayed them. Dammit there is a T at the end of Voldamort!!!

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Great story - narrative needs improvement

Granger doesn’t sound like she’s whining all the time.

Pronounce the T for Voldemort for goodness sake!

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  • JB
  • 2022-07-03

Good for road trips

great book. Narrator is good but gave my favorite character a whining voice. so that was frustrating. otherwise solid.

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Great, except the voice of Hermione

Honestly my only complaint is the voice he gave Hermione. I can’t help but cringe every time he reads one of her lines. It makes it almost too hard to listen to. But if you can get over that it’s a great performance and of course a great story

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Expecto Patronum!

Great story as usual, only qualm is the narrator, as Hermione, sounded whiny and weird. “Har-eeeee!!”
Cringed every time I heard it 😬

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  • rottndachs
  • 2016-01-12

Jim Dale at his best

I was so excited to hear that Audible got the rights to Harry Potter. My introduction to audio books began with Harry Potter. Jim Dale's voice and delivery brought to life characters that J. K. Rowling created on paper. Very few books have given me driveway moments, minutes spent listening to the end of a chapter, long after arriving home.
Thank you again to all for providing me an escape from the real world of muggles.

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  • James Ulrichs
  • 2019-11-05

not a huge fan of the narrator.

good book, nice to go back and relive my childhood, but the reader pronounces Voldemort "voldemore" through out the book and it annoyed me greatly.

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  • Nyisha Johnson
  • 2015-12-04

Amazing Story! Poor App

What made the experience of listening to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3 the most enjoyable?

Jim Dale's character voices.

What other book might you compare Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3 to and why?

No comparison period.

What about Jim Dale’s performance did you like?

I like the tone of his voice; I feel like this is the movie version but better.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Starring Jim Dale as Everyone!

Any additional comments?

Audible, even though I love that you have added Harry Potter to your list of books I am also upset that each chapter of every Harry Potter book is missing it's chapter title which ruins the experience of this wonderful story but it is also disrespectful to J.K. Rowling and the art form of writing to totally disregard what Rowling wrote. If Rowling wanted the chapters to just be numbered she could have easily done that; she didn't; she named every chapter; the chapter titles enhance the experience not just an after thought. They are also functional because I may not always use the bookmarks or remember the number of the chapter I left off at. Often times I spot the chapters name and immediately know where I am in the story. You are the only app that I know of that doesn't include the chapter titles in there app. Please change your app to include the chapter titles for all digital audiobooks you sell.

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  • Andrew
  • 2017-11-23

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good

Story: The story continues... and gets even better! As I mentioned in my review of Chamber of Secrets, it becomes more and more clear how J.K. Rowling brilliantly created the world of Harry Potter. The characters continue to develop, new characters add to the story and the world continues to unfold in every book. The story seems to flow effortlessly from one book to the next. My favorite part of this particular book that was omitted from the movies and I didn't know about until now... The Marauders. I knew of the map, sure, but the amount of detail, backstory, everything about the Marauders added so much more to this book than I thought possible.

Performance: Gosh, once again the performance is stellar! I feel as though Jim Dale is really engaging with the characters and therefore is able to capture them quite well. I gave this a four star again because of this audio issue - the audio pauses for a few seconds making me think there is an error with the audiobook (starting to think I'm the only one with this issue). That said, the narration itself is performed wonderfully!

Overall: Seriously, how do these books get better and better?! One thing I failed to mention on the previous two books is just how much better the books are compared to the movies (but when is that not the case?). This is my first time reading / listening to this series, but still, I almost can't believe the amount of detail in the books that make them so much better and more enjoyable. Prisoner of Azkaban doesn't disappoint!

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  • Kelly Creason
  • 2020-05-18

Narration can be irritating

I still wonder why Stphen Fry's narration of the series was not made available to US audiences. He is so much better. Dale's pronunciation of Harry's name by Hermione (Harreeeee) is so wrong. I don't care for his voicing of the female professors, either...they're all sputtering and sound like they've got a mouthful of jawbreakers.

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  • Bree Brooks
  • 2020-11-12

Voldemort IS pronounced correctly!

To everyone complaining about how he pronounces Voldemort, please note that it is correct. The movies are incorrect, JK has stated this.

Otherwise, that is all this narrator does right. His voices are terrible, and they are constantly whining. Poor Hermione is the worst. HarrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeEEEEeeeeee!

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  • Debbi
  • 2015-12-17

We love all the Harry Potter books....

Absolutely fantastic... Jim Dale's character voices are perfect! J K Rowling's characters come to life.

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  • Chip Atkinson
  • 2017-01-03

Remarkable

We all need fantasy to turn to when reality closes in. The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Peter Pan and now Harry Potter lead the way. Any one of these does the trick for me.

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  • Winter Moon
  • 2020-11-15

Decent Listen

The narrator was bothersome with drawn out and mispronounced words. I didn't seem to hear this on the first two books. Still I enjoyed it and will listen to this book again. Maybe just a matter of taste in narrators.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2021-02-09

The best book

This is my favorite book of the series
But you won’t find a better narrator than Jim Dale
He is phenomenal truly.
Enjoy this book

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