Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The series chronicles the adventures of a young wizard, Harry Potter, the titular character, and his friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The main story arc concerns Harry's quest to defeat the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who aims to become immortal, conquer the wizarding world, subjugate non-magical people, and destroy all those who stand in his way, especially Harry Potter.
Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, on 30 June 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide.
The series has also had some share of criticism, including concern about the increasingly dark tone as the series progressed. As of May 2015, the books have sold more than 450 million copies worldwide, making the series the best-selling book series in history, and have been translated into 73 languages.
The last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history, with the final installment selling roughly 11 million copies in the United States within the first 24 hours of its release.
Because of the success of the books and films, Harry Potter-themed areas, known as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, have been created at several Universal Parks & Resorts theme parks.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in the Harry Potter series, written by J. K. Rowling. The book follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Along with friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry investigates Sirius Black, an escaped prisoner from Azkaban whom they believe is one of Lord Voldemort's old allies.
To ensure their own safety as well as that of their family and friends, they are forced to isolate themselves. As they search for the horcruxes, the trio learns details about Dumbledore's past, as well as Snape's true motives—he had worked on Dumbledore's behalf since the murder of Harry's mother...
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十二年来，在令人恐惧的要塞阿兹卡班，一直关押着一个著名的囚犯，名叫小天狼星布莱克。他的罪名是用一句咒语杀害了十三个人，据说他还是伏地魔的忠实追随者，哈利的父母被害也与他有关，而现在他逃出了监狱……而且阿兹卡班的守卫还听到布莱克说的梦话：“他在霍格沃茨……他在霍格沃茨……”
小天狼星是不是想来杀掉哈利？即使在魔法学校里，身边都是朋友，哈利·波特也并不安全。因为最可怕的是，在他们当中也许隐藏着一个背叛者……
作者简介
J.K.罗琳（1965— ），超级畅销书“哈利·波特”系列的作者。24岁那年，在从曼彻斯特到伦敦的一趟延误的火车旅途中，J.K.罗琳萌生了创作“哈利·波特”系列小说的念头。在接下来的七年里，她勾画出每本书的情节大纲，并开始撰写第一本。《哈利·波特与魔法石》于1997年在英国Bloomsbury出版社出版，2000年由人民文学出版社在中国推出简体字中文版。这个系列用了将近十年的时间完成，最后一本《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》于2007年推出。全世界一次又一次掀起“哈利·波特”阅读狂潮。
J.K.罗琳荣获了众多奖项和荣誉，其中包括表彰她对儿童文学做出巨大贡献的大英帝国勋章、法国荣誉军团勋章，以及国际安徒生文学奖。她通过维兰特（Volant）公益信托大力支持慈善事业，同时她还是致力于改善贫困儿童生活的慈善组织“荧光闪烁（Lumos）”的创始人。
继“哈利·波特”系列之后，J.K.罗琳又创作了《偶发空缺》和《布谷鸟的呼唤》，简体字中文版均由人民文学出版社出版。
插画家介绍
本书插图作者玛丽·格兰德普勒曾为二十多部漂亮的童书绘制插图，其中最著名的是“哈利·波特”系列小说美国版。她的作品还登载于《纽约客》《大西洋月刊》和《华尔街日报》，她的油画和粉彩画在美国各地的画廊中展出。由于情景的逼真和人物的传神，她的作品深受人们的喜爱。
封面作者介绍
木部石（Kazu Kibuishi）创作了《纽约时报》畅销书“护身符”系列，以及他广受欢迎的网络漫画合集《铜》。他同时也是受到赞誉的《飞行》选集的创始人和编选者。他的第一本漫画小说《黛西·库特之末班列车》被美国青少年图书馆服务协会（YALSA）列为最佳青少年图书之一，而《护身符第一部之守石人》则被美国图书馆协会选为最佳青少年图书，并进入了儿童选择奖的图书最终候选名单。木部石和妻子艾米·金都是漫画家，他们与两个孩子生活在加利福尼亚州的阿罕布拉。
