Some part exiting but difficult to follow and understand for children under 13.

Very exciting and scary but there are some parts which are not explained well enough for a reader of under 13. The first 6 books were easier to follow.

Excelent Story but quite a wait for it to be sent.

I can not fault the goods but I wqas very disapointed that the item was not sent until 2 weeks after the order, with no explanation or warning. It arrived too late for us to take on holiday. I have never had such slow service from Amazon themselves. I would think twice before using this suplier again.

The book arrived just as it was supposed to do it.

Not only the book arrived new and in good condition, but also it was delivered sooner than I expected. It took less than one week for the book to arrive (from UK where it was ordered to Spain where it was delivered). Thank you!

No Problems so far

Goods received promptly and well packed. CD box set sealed in cellophane not yet opened as purchased for a gift

Aidan's Chamber of Secrets Review

I really enjoyed the second harry potter book (I feel that they're just one big book).gilderoy lockhart is in it throughout!"freshly caught cornish pixies"he says.it's realLy cool, especially the FFFLLLYYYING CAR!

Better late than never

Have seen a couple of the Harry Potter films and not really bothered by them. However, recently saw Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince and was quite impressed so I decided to read the series from the beginning AND I am just beginning to see what the fuss is about. I am, however, 60!!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In my opinion Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a very murderous and exiting book.<br />I recomend this book sutable for ages above 7 because , there is unsutable language in parts of the book.<br />This book is the best of the best Harry Potter collection you could probally get.<br />Danial Radcliff is the best actor in the world because he brings the charcater to life.

a very good read

A latecomer to the world of Harry Potter and having by now read the first four books and been lead further into the parallel world of wizardry and witchcraft, I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Order of the Phoenix and am now looking forward to The Half-Blood Prince. These novels are well written and constructed.

LOVE HARRY P !!!

After reading the book a few years ago I wanted to refresh my memory of it all ... and when commuting to work not always viable to have a big book - so I was able to transfer the Cd's to my iPod and now can listen to my hearts content. <br /><br />Stephen Fry is the best person they could possibly have chosen to read the books, as his interpretation of the characters are great and he reads with such passion ! <br /><br />Am hoping I can gather all the audio's books of the series - as they are great value for money too ! <br />

Perfect!

After reading this book I was left gobsmacked, because someone in the story actually dies, who is a very important character. The start of the book carries on shortly after harry potter and the order of the phoenix, when the ministry of magic find out that Lord Voldamort is BACK!. Harrys adventure's are not over yet, as he and dumbledore find a new weapon to fight against the dark.

Some part exiting but difficult to follow and understand for children under 13.

Very exciting and scary but there are some parts which are not explained well enough for a reader of under 13. The first 6 books were easier to follow.

A very gripping story.

The best way to keep the everybody happy on long journeys by car are JK Rowling's Harry Potter stories read by Stephen Fry.<br />No more"are we nearly there yet." Just happy kids and serene parents,<br />everybody loves to listen to the gripping, whitty, well written and beautifully read adventures.

The book arrived just as it was supposed to do it.

Not only the book arrived new and in good condition, but also it was delivered sooner than I expected. It took less than one week for the book to arrive (from UK where it was ordered to Spain where it was delivered). Thank you!

Bad. No Stars - pity there's no minus star option

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a dreadful book - there, I've said it, and mean it. This, the 5th instalment, did / has put a very considerable artistic dent in the Harry Potter series. For reasons known only to JK Rowling and her publishers, this book was released almost, it seems to me anyway, in draft form. The huge excess of inadequate sub-sub-sub scenarios (I won't say plots as these are a quantum leap from being either integral to the story, or successfully complementing it), and the reams and reams of trivia, make this seem as if there were deadline / time issues, and a draft which was due further culls, went out hurriedly, 'as is'. There are further problems which see Harry suffering from such extreme angst, that both his frequent spitefulness and the scenes where he walks off from his friends - even Hagrid, spoil the spirit. I think this aspect was problematic in its degree and frequency, much less in both would have been better, and thus, less detrimental.<br /><br />Ok, that was the admittedly rather unconventional summing up first rather than last, but, I feel this was necessary to leave those who would / do read this review, in no uncertain terms of at least my opinion, but one I relly do believe matches the opinions of most readers of this book. But, let us cover the basic story too.<br /><br />Voldermort is back, and is using his time to reactivate his supporters to regain power, and to also forge alliances with the less desirable elements of the magic world found in its deeper darker denizens - Dementors, giants, werewolves etc. On the other side of the fence, Dumbledore has rallied his own troops, namely - The Order of the Phoenix, a stoic group of wizards, some familiar to regular readers already, to try and prevent the return to power of the dreaded Mr V and his followers.<br /><br />As for Harry, his anger starts at home with the Dursleys, not only does his more than strained relationship with them continue and worsen, but he is also angry with his friends from Hogwarts for their less than informative letters - Harry wants to know up to the minute news on the fight against Voldemort, but is not getting it.<br /><br />Harry also unwisely goads cousin Dudley over his penchant for hanging tough with his gang and picking on smaller kids, but, this is not Harry actually acting as an officer for the NSPCC on a voluntary basis, he is taking out his anger and frustration on Big Dud. This part of the story threatens to almost see Harry in big trouble from which he would perhaps not have had any reasonable excuse, but, other problems soon rear their ugly head, literally, and this sets off a chain of events which sees Harry having to appear in front of the Minister of Magic, to defend himself with regard to the situation where Harry, in the end, really was blameless.<br /><br />Harry also spends time at the Order's secret location, in fact Sirius's old house, and here we find Harry just as angst and anger ridden, surly, and aloof, far too often. Also, it is here we are subjected to page after page of sleep inducing trivia and 5th rate dialogue - great swathes of this could have been - and should have been - consigned to file thirteen - the bin to you and me. But, it survived, unfortunately.<br /><br />Once back at school, the misery continues on too regular a basis and the book is marred well and truly by now because of it. I particularly dislked the part where Harry slinks away from Hagrid. True, one teacher, new to the school, would cause anyone to be surly and angry, but, it goes beyond even the scenes were this is relevant. As for the more standard / expected Hogwarts' scenarios, it is the 5th form / OWL year, and work is piling up up and up, made worse by many detentions which of course also affect the Gryffindor Quidditch team in the worst possible fashion.<br /><br />All in all, this is a prelude, and a tragically bad one at that, to the later and far more accomplished thus more interesting, gripping in fact, Half-Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows.<br /><br />I really wish there were such things in the literary world as director's cuts; of course I do see the problem straight away - one writer, no one else; but, curtailing the levity, I wish it were possible for a re-edit and re-publish of a honed down drastically / less angry offering. Oddly enough, this has sort of been done, many years ago. The 1954 edition of 'The Ragged Trousers Philanthropist' was so strongly edited, it gave the book an entirely new feel compared with its release when new and unexpurgated, many, many years earlier; I am not sure which is better really, but, the fact is, these are markedly different from each other, so, it is possible. Come on JK, get the black marker out and 'kill the spare' (and import a few smileys from your desktop.)

Better late than never

Just getting into this series - a bit late - but then I am 60. Enjoying them much to my surprise.

A fantastic product!

I was so happy with this - it's a hefty price - but if you think about if from the point of view of buying these books one by one - you're in most cases actually saving money. The quality is great, the box sturdy (in fact taking one out isn't as easy as in most box sets) and it was delivered very quickly. Am still very happy and completely worth the money.

An unfortunate bad end to what could have been a fantastic series

After the disappointment of the sixth book I did have some apprehension when I first read the final installment- the deathly hallows.<br /><br />Bent canon rules of the previous books, dodgy wand lore which didn't make sense as well as terrible moral messages are just some of the reasons why this book was questionable. This is not to mention the multiple dropped themes and twisted characterisation from that which was established in earlier books which Rowling failed to deliver on or keep.<br /><br />Other reasons included general repetition and pacing as well as the terrible writing in some areas other than the infamous epilogue. Other issues include the fact Rowling tried to fit blatent christian apologetics and themes in an area which it simply did not fit.<br /><br />I'm afraid, in the end, Rowling while having a magnificant amount of imagination, just didn't have the talent to pull off writing a seven book series. It's a shame, but from doing this, Rowling has also potentially taught thousands of potential authors to learn from her mistake: that you should always plan ahead.<br /><br />

love hate relationship

ordered a month ago, still waiting to receive it, the book is good, not sure about amazon uk!!!!

Harry Potter Boxed Set (Special Edition) - all 7 books

Couldn't have been easier. Despatched the same day. Arrived quickly and well packaged/undamaged. Very pleased. Thank you.

Harry Potter CD does not disappoint

My 13 year old son has enjoyed the Harry Potter books from an early age. When he was very small I would read them to him, when he was a bit older he read them himself and now he enjoys 'chilling out' with the CD version. Stephen Fry really brings the stories and the characters to life. The CDs are not cheap but represent good value when you consider the number of discs required for each, unabridged, book, the quality of the presentation and the hours of pleasure they give. The 'adult' version seems to differ only in its cover design and was less expensive than the children's version when I bought my copy.