Harry Potter y el misterio del príncipe / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)

by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter y el misterio del príncipe es la sexta novela de la ya clásica serie fantástica de la autora británica J.K. Rowling.

Con dieciséis años cumplidos, Harry inicia el sexto curso en Hogwarts en medio de terribles acontecimientos que asolan Inglaterra. Elegido capitán del equipo de quidditch, los ensayos, los exámenes y las chicas ocupan todo su tiempo, pero la tranquilidad dura poco.

A pesar de los férreos controles de seguridad que protegen la escuela, dos alumnos son brutalmente atacados. Dumbledore sabe que se acerca el momento, anunciado por la Profecía, en que Harry y Voldemort se enfrentarán a muerte: «El único con poder para vencer al Señor Tenebroso se acerca... Uno de los dos debe morir a manos del otro, pues ninguno de los dos podrá vivir mientras siga el otro con vida.»

El anciano director solicitará la ayuda de Harry y juntos emprenderán peligrosos viajes para intentar debilitar al enemigo, para lo cual el joven mago contará con un viejo libro de pociones perteneciente a un misterioso personaje, alguien que se hace llamar Príncipe Mestizo.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth volume of British author J.K. Rowling’s now classic series of fantasy novels.
 
At age sixteen, in the midst of serious events plaguing England, Harry begins his sixth year at Hogwarts. Having been chosen captain of the Quidditch team, practices, tests, and girls are keeping him busy, but that peace and tranquility is short-lived.
 
Despite tight security measures that protect the school, two students are brutally attacked. Dumbledore knows that, as proclaimed in the Prophecy, the time is approaching when Harry and Voldemort must face each other in a deadly match: "The only one with strong enough powers to defeat the Dark Lord is approaching ... One of the two must die at the hands of the other, because neither can live as long as the other is still alive.”
 
The old Headmaster will enlist Harry's help, and together they will undertake dangerous trips in order to try to weaken the enemy, for this the young wizard will have the help of an old potion book that belonged to a mysterious person, someone who calls himself the Half-Blood Prince.

• ISBN10: 1644732122
• ISBN13: 9781644732120
• Publish Date: 23 June 2020 (first published January 1970)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: ES
• Imprint: Salamandra Bolsillo
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 576
• Language: Spanish
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781644732120

Reviews

[celinenyx]

I don't know, after book 4 it just seemed to me that J.K. Rowling didn't enjoy writing any more. The plot feels forced and heavy.
Also, why did Harry's dad had to be such a bully? That he wasn't perfect, sure, but as he is discribed here you just can't like him anymore.

[ladygrey]

In rereading Rowling I find that I skip a lot of things. Possibly they need to be included because it fully forms the world, but once I know them, elaborate setting descriptions and character descriptions and the minutia of Harry's thoughts and feelings, then I don't need it anymore. I read a lot of the dialogue and the scenes I find most interesting.

The good thing about this book is that there were a lot of interesting dialogue and scenes to go back to. Most of it made it into the film, which indicates how well the filmmakers did in the translation. The things unique to the book I enjoyed are more of the memories (especially the Gaunt memories), Dumbledore's conversations with Harry as they go in and out of the memories and the aftermath of the Astronomy Tower. Interestingly, I felt really bad for Snape at the end as everyone was vilifying him.

[ibeforem]

I’m going to try to sum up my feelings on the book without giving anything away. I liked this one more than I liked the last one. So much happened in #5 that you were almost relieved when it was over. This book ended really giving me a sense of what was to come, and that’s not something I’ve gotten from the previous books. And I didn’t feel overwhelmed with information when it was over.

Yes, it’s a kid’s book, but it entertains me and that’s all that matters.

[alindstadtcorbeax]

My favorite book in the whole series 3