arry Potter Audio Book Collection (1-7) - Audio Books
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Harry Potter - The Complete Seriesby J. K. RowlingNarrated by Jim Dale
iTunes Audiobook FormatThe iTunes audiobook format - mpeg4-audio, chapterized (m4b) - is incredible as far as spoken word performances go. Even at 48K, these books sound as good as they do on CD, but take up about 1/4 of the space. You can also resume exactly where you left off, and skip to chapters you want to hear.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ. K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale
Amazon.com SummaryA mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Soon enough, however, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig... and that's where the real adventure--humorous, haunting, and suspenseful--begins. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, first published in England as
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, continues to win major awards in England.
Details:Title:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneAuthor: J. K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale
Released: 1 Dec. 1999
Publisher: Listening Library
Runtime: 8:17:26
Format: m4b (iTunes Audio) - 48K
Filesize: 177.2 MB
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. RowlingRead by Jim Dale
Amazon.com summaryChilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to happen at Hogwarts. The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall proclaim, "The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware." But what exactly does it mean? Harry, Hermione, and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible--including risking their own lives--to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsAuthor: J. K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale
Released: 1 Dec. 1999
Publisher: Listening Library
Runtime: 9:01:54
Bitrate: 48K m4b - iTunes Audiobook format
Filesize: 193 MB
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. RowlingRead by Jim Dale
Amazon.com reviewAs it turns out, Harry isn't punished at all for his errant wizardry. Instead he is mysteriously rescued from his Muggle neighborhood and whisked off in a triple-decker, violently purple bus to spend the remaining weeks of summer in a friendly inn called the Leaky Cauldron. What Harry has to face as he begins his third year at Hogwarts explains why the officials let him off easily. It seems that Sirius Black--an escaped convict from the prison of Azkaban--is on the loose. Not only that, but he's after Harry Potter. But why? And why do the Dementors, the guards hired to protect him, chill Harry's very heart when others are unaffected? Once again, Rowling has created a mystery that will have children and adults cheering, not to mention standing in line for her next book.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanAuthor: J. K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale
Released: 1 Feb. 2000
Publisher: Listening Library
Runtime: 11:48:23
Bitrate: 48K m4b - iTunes Audiobook
Filesize: 251.9 MB
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J. K. RowlingUnabridged Performance by Jim Dale
Now 14, Harry has only two more weeks with his Muggle relatives before returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yet one night a vision harrowing enough to make his lightning-bolt-shaped scar burn has Harry on edge and contacting his godfather-in-hiding, Sirius Black. Happily, the prospect of attending the season's premier sporting event, the Quidditch World Cup, is enough to make Harry momentarily forget that Lord Voldemort and his sinister familiars--the Death Eaters--are out for murder.
This year there will be no Quidditch matches between Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Instead, Hogwarts will vie with two other magicians' schools, the stylish Beauxbatons and the icy Durmstrang, in a Triwizard Tournament. Those chosen to compete will undergo three supreme tests. Could Harry be one of the lucky contenders?
Long before her fourth installment appeared, Rowling warned that it would be darker, and it's true that every exhilaration is equaled by a moment that has us fearing for Harry's life, the book's emotions running as deep as its dangers. Along the way, though, she conjures up such new characters as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, a Dark Wizard catcher who may or may not be getting paranoid in his old age, and Rita Skeeter, who beetles around Hogwarts in search of stories. (This Daily Prophet scoop artist has a Quick-Quotes Quill that turns even the most innocent assertion into tabloid innuendo.) And at her bedazzling close, Rowling leaves several plot strands open, awaiting book 5. This fan is ready to wager that the author herself is part veela--her pen her wand, her commitment to her world complete.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireAuthor: J. K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale
Released: 8 Jul. 2000
Publisher: Listening Library
Runtime: 20:36:16
Bitrate: 48K m4b (iTunes Audiobook)
Filesize: 440.8 MB
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It's been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero's non-Muggle friends from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief... or will it?
The fifth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Somehow, over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the Daily Prophet) has turned Harry's tragic and heroic encounter with Voldemort at the Triwizard Tournament into an excuse to ridicule and discount the teen. Even Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of the school, has come under scrutiny by the Ministry of Magic, which refuses to officially acknowledge the terrifying truth that Voldemort is back. Enter a particularly loathsome new character: the toadlike and simpering ("hem, hem") Dolores Umbridge, senior undersecretary to the Minister of Magic, who takes over the vacant position of Defense Against Dark Arts teacher--and in no time manages to become the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, as well. Life isn't getting any easier for Harry Potter. With an overwhelming course load as the fifth years prepare for their Ordinary Wizarding Levels examinations (O.W.Ls), devastating changes in the Gryffindor Quidditch team lineup, vivid dreams about long hallways and closed doors, and increasing pain in his lightning-shaped scar, Harry's resilience is sorely tested.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a coming-of-age story. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black-and-white suddenly come out in shades of gray.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixAuthor: J. K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale
Released: 21 June 2003
Publisher: Listening Library
Runtime: 26:29:23
Bitrate: 48 Kbps iTunes Audiobook .m4b
Filesize: 567.2 MB
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceUnabridged performance by Jim Dale
Do not open Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince until you have first found a secluded spot, safe from curious eyes, where you can tuck in for a good long read. Because once you start, you won't stop until you reach the very last page.
A darker book than any in the series thus far with a level of sophistication belying its genre, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince moves the series into murkier waters and marks the arrival of Rowling onto the adult literary scene. While she has long been praised for her cleverness and wit, the strength of Book 6 lies in her subtle development of key characters, as well as her carefully nuanced depiction of a community at war. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, no one and nothing is safe, including preconceived notions of good and evil and of right and wrong. With each book in her increasingly remarkable series, fans have nervously watched J.K. Rowling raise the stakes; gone are the simple delights of butterbeer and enchanted candy, and days when the worst ailment could be cured by a bite of chocolate. A series that began as a colorful lark full of magic and discovery has become a dark and deadly war zone. But this should not come as a shock to loyal readers. Rowling readied fans with
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by killing off popular characters and engaging the young students in battle. Still, there is an unexpected bleakness from the start of Book 6 that casts a mean shadow over Quidditch games, silly flirtations, and mountains of homework. Ready or not, the tremendous ending of
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will leave stunned fans wondering what great and terrible events await in Book 7 if this sinister darkness is meant to light the way.
Details:Title:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceAuthor: J. K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale
Released: 16 July 2005
Publisher: Listening Library
Runtime: 18:32:26
Bitrate: 48K m4b
Filesize: 397.3 MB
Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsUnabridged Performance by Jim Dale
The heart of Book 7 is a hero's mission--not just in Harry's quest for the Horcruxes, but in his journey from boy to man--and Harry faces more danger than that found in all six books combined, from the direct threat of the Death Eaters and you-know-who, to the subtle perils of losing faith in himself. Attentive readers would do well to remember Dumbledore's warning about making the choice between "what is right and what is easy," and know that Rowling applies the same difficult principle to the conclusion of her series. While fans will find the answers to hotly speculated questions about Dumbledore, Snape, and you-know-who, it is a testament to Rowling's skill as a storyteller that even the most astute and careful reader will be taken by surprise.
A spectacular finish to a phenomenal series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a bittersweet read for fans. The journey is hard, filled with events both tragic and triumphant, the battlefield littered with the bodies of the dearest and despised, but the final chapter is as brilliant and blinding as a phoenix's flame, and fans and skeptics alike will emerge from the confines of the story with full but heavy hearts, giddy and grateful for the experience.
Details:Title:
Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsAuthor: J. K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale
Released: 21 Jul. 2007
Publisher: Listening Library
Runtime: 21:38:53
Bitrate: 48Kbps M4b iTunes Audiobook Format
Filesize: 462.7 MB
