Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
One summer night, when Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shriveled, but he will not reveal why. Rumours and suspicion spread through the wizarding world – it feels as if even Hogwarts itself might be under threat. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: could there be a Death Eater amongst them? He will need powerful magic and true friends as, with the help of Dumbledore, he investigates Voldemort’s darkest secrets.
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Harry's sixth year pairs him with an old potions textbook full of shortcuts written by someone called the Half-Blood Prince, while Dumbledore walks him through Voldemort's past. The school year ends terribly.
Half-Blood Prince is the sixth book in the seven-book series, between Order of the Phoenix and Deathly Hallows. It deepens the Voldemort backstory through Memory sequences and sets up the final novel.
Half-Blood Prince is darker than the early books, with on-page deaths, dark magic instruction, and increasing dread. Most readers consider it appropriate for the same audience that handled Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was written by J.K. Rowling, published in 2005 by Bloomsbury.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is 640 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince takes most readers 10 to 14 hours to finish.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a standalone novel by J.K. Rowling, not part of a series.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.