Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition

出版者:Bloomsbury Childrens

作者:J.K.Rowling

页数:272

出版时间:2016-10-6

价格:GBP 30.00

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781408845653

丛书系列:harry potter the illustrated edition(UK Edition)

具体描述

Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's dazzling full-colour illustrations in this stunning new edition of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Breathtaking scenes, dark themes and unforgettable characters - including Dobby and Gilderoy Lockhart - await inside this fully illustrated edition. With paint, pencil and pixels, award-winning illustrator Jim Kay conjures the wizarding world as we have never seen it before. Fizzing with magic and brimming with humour, this inspired reimagining will captivate fans and new readers alike, as Harry and his friends, now in their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, seek out a legendary chamber and the deadly secret that lies at its heart .

The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.

And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.

But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone -- or something -- starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects... Harry Potter himself?

作者简介

J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold over 450 million copies, been translated into 79 languages, and made into 8 blockbuster films. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: "Quidditch Through the Ages" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (in aid of Comic Relief), and "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (in aid of Lumos), as well as a film script inspired by "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." J.K. Rowling is currently collaborating on a stage play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child -- Parts I & II," which will open in London s West End in the summer of 2016. In 2012, J.K. Rowling s digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy her new writing and immerse themselves deeper in the wizarding world. J.K. Rowling has written a novel for adult readers, "The Casual Vacancy," and also writes crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. She has received many awards and honors, including an OBE for services to children s literature, France s Legion d honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Jim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations in "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness. Jim studied illustration at the University of Westminster and since graduating has worked in the archives of Tate Britain and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Jim has produced concept work for television and contributed to a group exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He now lives and works in Northamptonshire, England, with his partner and a rescued greyhound."

用户评价

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就情节的精妙构思而言，这本书简直是教科书级别的。密室的设定，蛇怪的传说，日记本的“互动”，每一个元素都不是孤立存在的，而是像一个设计精密的钟表齿轮一样，环环相扣，最终指向那个令人震惊的真相。我尤其欣赏作者在构建逻辑链条时的严谨性，即便是最看似随机的事件，回过头去看，都早有伏笔。比如，某些看似无关紧要的细节，在故事的后半段突然爆发出了巨大的能量，将所有的线索汇集起来，形成一个逻辑上无懈可击的整体。这种“啊，原来如此！”的恍然大悟感，是阅读侦探或悬疑类作品时最美妙的体验。而且，与前作相比，这里的谜团设置更加紧凑和具有压迫感，需要读者付出更多的思考去跟随主角们的推理过程，这极大地提升了阅读的参与感和满足感。

天哪，这本书的插图简直是魔法！我完全被那种沉浸式的体验给震撼到了。每一次翻页都像是在探索霍格沃茨的秘密通道，那些细致入微的描绘，无论是幽灵的飘渺，还是密室中蛇怪的威严，都跃然纸上。特别是当情节发展到关键时刻，插图的色彩运用和光影效果，那种戏剧性的张力一下子就抓住了我的心。我得承认，我已经好久没有被一本书的视觉表现力如此深深打动了。它不仅仅是文字的辅助，更像是给故事注入了新的生命力，让我仿佛真的能闻到古老石墙上的霉味，听到密室里回荡的低语。对于那些和我一样，对细节有着近乎偏执追求的读者来说，这绝对是一次视觉盛宴。我甚至会花上比阅读文字更长的时间去欣赏每一幅画作的布局和人物表情的微妙变化，那种用心程度，看得出来出版方是下了血本的。它把原本就精彩的故事，提升到了一个全新的艺术层面，让阅读体验从“阅读”升华为“朝圣”。我强力推荐给所有相信魔法存在的人。

关于人物塑造，这本尤其精彩，尤其是配角群体的丰满程度令人赞叹。我们看到了友谊如何经受考验，也看到了一个看似不起眼的幽灵如何成为至关重要的信息来源。斯内普教授的亦正亦邪，洛哈特的浮夸无能，还有赫敏在危机时刻的冷静和知识储备，都让这些角色立体得像真实存在的朋友或敌人。最让我感到欣慰的是，主角们在面对恐惧时所展现出的成长。他们不再是初入魔法世界时懵懂的新生，而是开始学会质疑权威，学会独立判断，甚至敢于打破校规去探求真相。这种角色的动态发展，远比静态的完美英雄更具感染力。每一次我读到他们互相支持、共同面对巨大威胁的场景时，都会由衷地感到一种温暖和力量，仿佛自己也是这个紧密团队中的一员，这份情感联结是任何优秀故事都梦寐以求的。

这本书的叙事节奏把握得极其老道，有一种让人欲罢不能的魔力。从一开始，那个关于密室传说和被锁住的秘密的悬念就被巧妙地抛了出来，然后作者如同一个高明的音乐指挥家，层层递进，音符的强弱变化恰到好处。你总以为自己抓住了线索，以为谜底就在眼前，结果又被一个突如其来的转折推向更深的迷雾之中。尤其是在处理几位主要角色之间的关系时，那种微妙的猜疑、友谊的考验以及潜藏的勇气，被刻画得入木三分。我特别喜欢那种双重叙事结构——一方面是日常的校园生活和学业挑战，另一方面则是笼罩在霍格沃茨上空的阴影和迫在眉睫的危险。这种张弛有度的叙事，使得紧张感始终保持在一个高水平线上，让人捧卷不释，甚至影响到了我的睡眠质量，因为我总想知道“下一个是谁？”或者“真相到底是什么？”这种叙事功力，才是真正定义一部经典文学作品的基石。

Jim Kay的插图确实到了dazzling的程度。之前和儿子订的计划是一年读完一本，没想到他天天缠着我给他念，特别是现在暑假期间一天念三次，每次都逼着我念到没力气为止。读完这本才意识到儿子的英文词汇量已经非常大了，大部分都能听懂。

Jim Kay的插图确实到了dazzling的程度。之前和儿子订的计划是一年读完一本，没想到他天天缠着我给他念，特别是现在暑假期间一天念三次，每次都逼着我念到没力气为止。读完这本才意识到儿子的英文词汇量已经非常大了，大部分都能听懂。

Jim Kay的插图确实到了dazzling的程度。之前和儿子订的计划是一年读完一本，没想到他天天缠着我给他念，特别是现在暑假期间一天念三次，每次都逼着我念到没力气为止。读完这本才意识到儿子的英文词汇量已经非常大了，大部分都能听懂。

好美好美......

You will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. You will also find that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.