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~ Winner of the Quill Award for Book of the Year - 2005, Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year - 2006, British Book of the Year - 2006
When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to personally collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shriveled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny . . .
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth installment in the 'Harry Potter' series, the names Black, Malfoy, Lestrange and Snape will haunt Harry with shades of trust and treachery as he discovers the secret behind the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.