Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

本書為哈利波特系列第三集美國版/精裝

　　During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths.

　　Harry Potter has to sneak back to Hogwarts, after accidentally inflating his horrible Aunt Petunia. But once there everyone is whispering about a prizoner who has escaped from the famous wizard prizon, Azkaban. His name is Sirius Black, and as a follower of Lord Voldemort he is determined to track Harry Potter down -- even if it means laying siege to the very walls of Hogwarts!

　　「佛地魔的僕人已被束縛了十二年之久，今晚午夜以前，他將幫助佛地魔東山再起……」 哈利波特升上三年級了，占卜學教授卻對他發出可怕的預言，到底「佛地魔的僕人」指的是誰？暑假才剛要結束，阿茲卡班監獄就發生了空前的越獄事件！傳言逃犯天狼星‧布萊克就是十三年前出賣了詹姆和莉莉的人！現在他將矛頭指向哈利波特，因此連一向安全的霍格華茲學校，也進駐了魔法界最令人膽寒的獄卒「催狂魔」負責守護，校園裡一片風聲鶴唳！

　　除了要防範天狼星‧布萊克的偷襲行動，更讓哈利波特覺得丟臉的是，他一碰到全身罩著斗篷、陰森恐部的「催狂魔」就會昏倒！同時寒意竄入他的胸膛、腦袋裡不斷出現莫名的尖叫聲，並吸去他所有快樂的感覺。哈利波特要如何對抗「催狂魔」的威脅，並趕在午夜時限到達之前，找出潛伏的佛地魔僕人，阻止一場大災難的發生呢？……

★本書中譯本《哈利波特(3)：阿茲卡班的逃犯》由皇冠出版。

作者簡介

　　J.K. Rowling, a graduate of Exeter University, a teacher, and then an unemployed single parent, Rowling wrote Harry Potter when "I was very low, and I had to achieve something. Without the challenge, I would have gone stark raving mad." But Rowling has always written; her first book was called "Rabbit." "I was about six, and I haven't stopped scribbling since."

J.K. 羅琳( J.K. Rowling)

　　全世界最會說故事的魔法媽媽 J.K.羅琳一九九○年，二十四歲的羅琳，坐在前往倫敦的誤點火車上，『哈利波特』咻地闖進了她的生命。透過車窗，彷彿看見了一個黑髮瘦弱、戴著眼鏡的小巫師在對她微笑。十年後，『哈利波特』成了風靡全球的童話人物。

　　從小就喜歡寫作的羅琳，是個單親媽媽，因為找不到工作，只能靠著微薄的失業救濟金養活自已和女兒。為了逃離又小又冷的房間，她總是窩在住家附近的尼可森咖啡館裡寫作；因為沒錢點餐，所以每次只點上一杯卡布奇諾，一字一字的寫下『哈利波特』的故事。

　　結果，《哈利波特》才一出版，便以驚人的魔力風靡全球，羅琳在一夕之間，就從不為人知的貧單親媽媽，一躍成為蜚聲國際的暢銷作家。《哈利波特》在全世界所折起閱讀風潮，更被譽為『文學界的披頭四狂熱』。羅琳說，《哈利波特》是一本會帶給她快樂的書，顯然毫無疑問的，對讀者來說也是一樣的！