J. K. 羅琳（J. K. Rowling, 1965- ），英國女作傢，自小喜歡寫作，當過短時間的教師和秘書。二十四歲那年，她在前往倫敦的火車旅途中萌生瞭創作“哈利·波特”係列小說的念頭。七年後，《哈利·波特與魔法石》問世，之後她陸續創作瞭《哈利·波特與密室》《哈利·波特與阿茲卡班囚徒》《哈利·波特與火焰杯》《哈利-波特與鳳凰社》《哈利·波特與“混血王子”》和《哈利·波特與死亡聖器》，完成瞭該係列的創作，在全球颳起一股股“哈利·波特”颶風，在世界範圍內掀起規模宏大的“哈利·波特”閱讀狂潮。另外，在此期間，她還因為慈善事業而先後完成瞭《神奇動物在哪裏》和《神奇的魁地奇球》這兩部與“哈利·波特”係列相關的圖書，最新完成的作品是《詩翁彼豆故事集》。

J.K.羅琳與她的丈夫及三個孩子生活在愛丁堡，一邊盡享傢庭生活的幸福，一邊文學創作。

時隔兩年，哈利·波特又捲土重來！2005年7月16日，全球同步發行，推齣J·K·羅琳最新力作《哈利·波特與混血王子》英文版。亞馬遜網提前預售，您將在第一時間擁有這本全世界關注的書！！！

《哈利·波特與混血王子》繼續哈利·波特在霍格沃茨魔法學校第六年的故事。故事開始時，伏地魔的力量和他的追隨者日益增加，正義與邪惡的戰鬥已經展開……

作者說過，混血王子既不是哈利，也不是伏地魔。羅琳構思《哈利·波特與混血王子》的開篇第一章已有13年之久，引起人們的濃厚興趣，並會在此書中賜死一位主角。想知道是誰嗎？答案就擺在你的選擇中！

閱讀《哈6》英國原版的理由

據悉，這次全球同步首發《哈利.波特和混血王子》是繼2003年6月，中國國際圖書貿易總公司全球同步發行《哈利.波特和鳳凰社》之後，第二次參與全球同步發行《哈利.波特》係列圖書。該公司負責這一事務的薑濤告訴記者，《哈利.波特》係列圖書英文版有四個版本，分彆是：英國兒童版、英國成人版以及美國兒童版和成人版，而中國國際圖書貿易總公司引進的版本是英國兒童版。

薑濤錶示，盡管美國版和英國版的內容沒有區彆，隻是在書封和內頁排版上有所不同，他們認為英國版纔是《哈利.波特》的純正版本，因此在引進中國的時候選擇瞭英國兒童版。“《哈利.波特》的作者羅琳是英國人，書中的故事都是以英國為背景的。無論是書中所描述的主人公的服飾、還是故事所發生的地點以及其他細節，都是以英國為背景的，我們認為英國版本是更加純正的版本。”薑濤還介紹，成人版和兒童版在內容上也沒有區彆。（新聞來源：新京報）

《哈6》英國版和美國版的區彆

為防止盜版等問題以確保自己的權益，作者羅琳僅授權英國、美國、加拿大、澳大利亞和南非的五傢齣版商齣版其英文版，但由於運輸路徑、成本等原因，國內主要引進的是英國版和美國版。在英國，版本還細分為兒童版和成人版，兩者的主要區彆僅是封麵不同；在美國則隻有一個版本。那麼，美國版與英國版有什麼區彆呢？美國版編輯解釋說，主要是因為美國英語與英國英語的細微差彆所緻，比如，英國用“jumper”錶示套頭衫，而美國認為這是跳高運動員的意思，所以，在美國版中就改用瞭“sweater”一詞，美國版書中主要是做瞭類似這樣的改動。

閱讀《哈6》英文原版的6大好處

1、先睹為快、大飽眼福。真正的哈迷怎麼能夠耐得住性子等中文版等到鞦天呢？！

2、如果你的英文水平有待進一步提高，讀英文原版《哈6》無疑是閱讀興趣與英語學習的最好結閤，並能得到傢長的大力支持。

3、英文原版《哈6》，使你至少在文字上與作者羅琳零距離接觸，從字裏行間讀齣一個“真”羅琳。

4、炎炎夏日，悠長暑假，英文原版《哈6》驚險刺激的情節會令你不時驚齣一身冷汗，可收消夏解暑之效。

5、讀英文原版《哈6》，還可獲得亞馬遜網贈送的各種禮品，並有機會參與抽奬，得原版進口書及無消費限製現金券。

6、如果你是中文版和英文原版通吃的“鑽石級”哈迷，在中文版《哈6》麵世之前的幾個月時間，英文原版正好用來填補等待中文版的急切心情。

Book Description

'In a brief statement on Friday night, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He Who Must Not Be Named has returned to this country and is once more active. "It is with great regret that I must confirm that the wizard styling himself Lord - well, you know who I mean - is alive and among us again," said Fudge.' These dramatic words appeared in the final pages of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In the midst of this battle of good and evil, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince takes up the story of Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with Voldemort's power and followers increasing day by day

Amazon.co.uk

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in J.K. Rowling’s bestselling series, picks up shortly after we left Harry at the end of The Order of the Phoenix. Lord Voldemort is acting out in the open, continuing his reign of terror which was temporarily stopped almost 15 years beforehand. Harry is again at the Dursleys, where the events of the previous month continue to weigh on his mind, although not as much as the impending visit from his Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Given their last meeting, Harry is understandably confused as to why the old wizard would want to visit him at home.

Rowling opens with a chapter she had wanted to use for the first book, of The Philosopher’s Stone--Lord Voldemort has been creating chaos in the Wizard and Muggle communities alike, the war is in full swing and the Wizarding community now lives in fear. The press have been questioning the events at the Ministry which led to the admission of Voldemort’s return, and of course Harry’s name is mentioned a number of times. Harry’s got his problems, but his anxiety is nothing compared to Hermione’s when the OWL results are delivered. There’s a new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher, an assortment of new characters and creatures, and startling revelations about past characters and events.

Gone is the rage-filled Harry of The Order of the Phoenix--he’s not being kept in the dark any more, his unjustified Quidditch ban has been lifted and he has matured considerably in his short time out of school. Half-Blood Prince follows Harry into the world of late-teens, and his realisation that nobody is infallible has made his growth that much easier. Accepting his destiny, Harry continues to behave as teenagers do, enjoying his time with his friends, developing his relationships outside of his usual circle, and learning more about how he must, eventually, do what he is destined to do.

J.K. Rowling delivers another fantastic tale which will have the readers gasping for more, capturing the characters perfectly and continuing a tale which readers will enjoy over and over again.

--Ziggy Morbi

About Author

J.K. Rowling was a struggling single mother when she wrote the beginning of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, on scraps of paper at a local cafe. But her efforts soon paid off, as she received an unprecedented award from the Scottish Arts Council enabling her to finish the book. Since then, the debut novel has become an international phenomenon, garnering rave reviews and major awards, including the British Book Awards Chidren's Book of the Year and the Smarties Prize. Ms. Rowling lives in Edinburgh with her daughter.