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Witch Fiction

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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  • 1999 first published
  • 416 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (645 ratings)
  • 279 editions
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J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999) is a witch fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in England and Azkaban. Characters include Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. It deals with orphans, foster homes, Locus Award winner and Bram Stoker Award winner.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 645 ratings, and 4,263 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 279 editions across 30 languages.

At about 416 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

For Harry Potter, it’s the start of another far-from-ordinary year at Hogwarts when the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and comes to an abrupt halt in front of him. It turns out that Sirius Black, mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, has escaped – and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry’s tea leaves. And perhaps most frightening of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds with their soul-sucking kiss – in search of fresh victims.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Fantasy fiction
  • Orphans
  • Foster homes
  • Fantasy
  • Juvenile fantasy fiction
  • Locus Award winner
  • Bram Stoker Award winner
  • Whitbread Book Award winner
  • Adventure
  • Juvenile works
  • Juvenile audience
  • Children's books
  • Magic
  • Wizards
  • Schools
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic

Quick answers

Who wrote Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was written by J. K. Rowling and first published in 1999.

What genre is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction.

How long is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?

The median edition has 416 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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