Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
core novel 1999 Harry Potter
Record
| First published | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.58 (5,036,498 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 547 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780747542155 |
| First-edition publisher | Bloomsbury |
| First-edition country | UK |
Synopsis
As his third year at Hogwarts begins, Harry learns that Sirius Black, a dangerous man convicted of mass murder and believed to have served Voldemort, has escaped from the wizard prison of Azkaban. Black is rumored to be hunting Harry. With Dementors, the soul-draining guards of Azkaban, posted around the school, Harry navigates a new year alongside an unconventional Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Remus Lupin, who begins teaching him the Patronus Charm. Denied permission to visit the village of Hogsmeade, Harry receives from Fred and George Weasley a map revealing the castle's secret passages. Meanwhile Ron and Hermione quarrel over her cat Crookshanks and his rat Scabbers, while rumors about Black's connection to Harry's parents grow.
Where it sits
- Universe: Harry Potter
- Series: Harry Potter core; position 3 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: J.K. Rowling
Awards (verified)
- Whitbread Book of the Year (Children's Book), 1999: won
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2000: won
- Hugo Award (Best Novel), 2000: nominated; Lost to A Deepness in the Sky.
Notes
- From the series record (Harry Potter): Seven novels, 1997-2007 (Bloomsbury UK).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Harry Potter: position 3 of 7: previous Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998) · next Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban
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