Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling

Nov 2015 · Harry Potter Book 3 · Pottermore Publishing · Narrated by Jim Dale

About this audiobook

'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.

Ratings and reviews

The book is fine, but I found it was extremely difficult to get into the story because the narrator reads everything in the same tone and inflection. I also wish they'd chosen someone a little younger sounding because it takes you out of to the story to hear the events that are supposed to be through a teenager's POV in a voice that sounds like it belongs to a 50 year old man.

So MAGICAL!! It is one of my all time favorite books!! I would recommend it to all my peers. Hermione is such a great character she is a brilliant person. Ron thought wrong about Hermione, they will end up needing her in the end. ( Sorry for those reading and have not yet finished the series) Really pay attention to the way things are described, because in England they have a lot of weird words.

I read or listen to this series three or four times a year.. As a woman in my mid 40s i still love them as much now as when they first came out. I truely hope she puts out more books about there children.

About the author

J.K. Rowling (Author)
J.K. ROWLING is best known as the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which were published between 1997 and 2007. The enduringly popular adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione have gone on to sell over 500 million copies, be translated into over 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. Alongside the Harry Potter series, she also wrote three short companion volumes for charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. J.K. Rowling collaborated with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany to continue Harry's story in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opened in London in 2016 and is now playing worldwide. In the same year, she made her debut as a screenwriter with the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first in a series featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander, which was inspired by the original companion volume. J.K. Rowling has also written a standalone novel, The Casual Vacancy, and is the author of the Strike crime series under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Both have been adapted for television. She has received many awards and honours, including an OBE and a Companion of Honour for services to literature and philanthropy. She lives in Scotland with her family.