Having listened to all the Harry Potter books on the US audio book version and the UK first book I thought I should comment here. The UK books are very good and well recommended, however the US versions, read by Jim Dale and beyond excellent! His way of reading and the voices he uses are without comparison, you really get the feel of the characters and motivations. The books on their own are wonderfully written and Jim's reading makes it even better. I would recommend these to anyone, even if you have read the books already. Treat yourself to be fully emerges in Harry Potters world. Crys ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book in the now 7 part Harry Potter series and is the first book with a darker more ominous feel. Harry Potter for those buried under a hill for the last decade is a teenage wizard who when a baby was attacked by the most powerful wizard of all time Lord Voldemort, the spell back fired and Voldemort was vanquished and Harry was left with a scar on his forehead. The first two novels in the series re-introduces Harry as a 12 year old when his magical abilities start to become more apparent, the attack at his childhood killed his parents and he had been looked after by an aunt and uncle with little love so has ...  Read the complete review

I'm a massive fan of Harry Potter. I've read all the books so much they've started to fall apart, watched all the films, and over the last few years have managed to collect all the audio book versions (I never intended to, initially I purchased the first one for my mum, but couldn't resist a sneaky listen, and got hooked!) Potter fans will know, of course, that Prisoner of Azkhaban is the third book in the series. Harry is about to start his third year at Hogwarts - that is, of course, if he get's there in one piece. A disastrous visit from an unlike-able relative has resulted in smashed sherry glasses, one fat auntie floating over the house like a dirigible, ...  Read the complete review

I am a fan of audiobooks because I think they make a welcome change to listening to music on your journey or watching a film/reading a book. You can have the involvement of reading a book without actually having to make the effort of reading the book! Result! Like a bedtime story only better! Depending on whether you have the US or UK version your narrator will either be Jim Dale (US) or Stephen Fry (UK). Now I have listened to both versions and both are excellent. These two narrators have a natural way of story telling and really engage with what they are reading and liven it up to make it the Harry Potter we know and love. If I had to pick a favourite I ...  Read the complete review

harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling and is narrated by Stephen Fry. It chronicles young wizard Harry Potter's third year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the book takes on a much darker feel to the previous 2 novels. Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione arrive back at Hogwarts after the summer holidays only to find that security is tight all over the school grounds as crazed mass murderer Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban prison and is on the loose. the grounds are being guarded by the sinister hooded Dementors who drain the happiness out of everyone they encounter. When Sirius ..  Read the complete review