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Audio CD Description In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling offers up equal parts danger and delight--and any number of dragons, house-elves, and death-defying challenges. Now 14, her orphan hero has only two more weeks with his Muggle relatives before returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yet one night a vision harrowing enough to make his lightning-bolt-shaped scar burn has Harry on edge and contacting his godfather-in-hiding, Sirius Black. Happily, the prospect of attending the season's premier sporting event, the Quidditch World Cup, is enough to make Harry momentarily forget that Lord Voldemort and his sinister familiars--the Death Eaters--are out for murder. Readers, we will cast a giant invisibility cloak over any more plot and reveal only that You-Know-Who is very much after Harry and that this year there will be no Quidditch matches between Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Instead, Hogwarts will vie with two other magicians' schools, the stylish Beauxbatons and the icy Durmstrang, in a Triwizard Tournament. Those chosen to compete will undergo three supreme tests. Could Harry be one of the lucky contenders? But Quidditch buffs need not go into mourning: we get our share of this great game at the World Cup. Attempting to go incognito as Muggles, 100,000 witches and wizards converge on a "nice deserted moor." As ever, Rowling magicks up the details that make her world so vivid, and so comic. Several spectators' tents, for instance, are entirely unquotidian. One is a minipalace, complete with live peacocks; another has three floors and multiple turrets. And the sports paraphernalia on offer includes rosettes "squealing the names of the players" as well as "tiny models of Firebolts that really flew, and collectible figures of famous players, which strolled across the palm of your hand, preening themselves." Needless to say, the two teams are decidedly different, down to their mascots. Bulgaria is supported by the beautiful veela, who instantly enchant everyone--including Ireland's supporters--over to their side. Until, that is, thousands of tiny cheerleaders engage in some pyrotechnics of their own: "The leprechauns had risen into the air again, and this time, they formed a giant hand, which was making a very rude sign indeed at the veela across the field." Long before her fourth installment appeared, Rowling warned that it would be darker, and it's true that every exhilaration is equaled by a moment that has us fearing for Harry's life, the book's emotions running as deep as its dangers. Along the way, though, she conjures up such new characters as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, a Dark Wizard catcher who may or may not be getting paranoid in his old age, and Rita Skeeter, who beetles around Hogwarts in search of stories. (This Daily Prophet scoop artist has a Quick-Quotes Quill that turns even the most innocent assertion into tabloid innuendo.) And at her bedazzling close, Rowling leaves several plot strands open, awaiting book 5. This fan is ready to wager that the author herself is part veela--her pen her wand, her commitment to her world complete. (Ages 9 and older) --Kerry Fried

Customer Reviews Harry Mania J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter has captured the imagination of children and adult alike using fresh ideas when stories were running dry. She injected the kind of originality missing for so long in children's fantasy novels. She created a whole new world so complete and detailed that you suspend you disbelief and get immersed immediately. I, Secrecy Sensor The three investigators return in perhaps the most complex mystery told by Rowling yet. In the beginning: The days look bright for Harry's future. Attending the World Quidditch Cup is easily his greatest desire. To be in the company of his best friends Ron and Hermione, with whom he has shared many a preternatural adventure, is a glowing wish. Complete exoneration of the Dudleys' horrific nephew-management, a yearning that soon becomes fulfilled. In Goblet of Fire, the reader will see Harry Potter as a truly happy fourteen year old boy. For a short while. Then mysterious, secret things begin to happen. What seems amusing to some becomes a reality of causative catastrophe. Demonic events unfold beneath the reader's very nose, without him or her being aware of it. J. K. Rowling's tale of delight holds clues that seem to Apparate in the closing chapters of the book. Goblet of Fire takes first place as a modern mystery whodunnit, out-twisting even Prisoner of Azkaban. The skillful writing of Rowling's hand intermingles, entwines, and combines sub-plot after sub-plot, until the amalgam of Harry's universe is entirely realistic; the reader's brain swells with concentration. The details are enormous in count. One must re-read the book to seize every known factor, simply to comprehend. Pretty soon, the days begin to look grim, and not just for Harry. Who would want to go out with Hermione, the bushy haired, big-toothed know-it-all? When will Ron ever get a chance to step out of Harry's shadow? What's to become of Fred and George's new entrepreneurial ventures? Will Professor Snape ever stop hating Gryffindors (and Neville especially)? And why doesn't the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor trust anyone? Secrets, that's why! In "The Beginning," Rowling exposes Hogwarts castle to a terror unmistakably foreign to its innocent occupants. Rowling's book is a literal vector transporting all of us far away from our own distorted lives, directly into the bubbling turmoil that is the wizarding community. A silly lot, aren't they? But as clever as they are (with Muggles), almost toying with "our" world (as is evident in earlier books), the overall camaraderie between individuals in Goblet of Fire proves that many wizards and witches, be they malicious or virtuous, are passionate. Everyone is connected by two common designs: life and magic. That's something I wish more people would strive for in the real world. Look at "customer images" to see this book in action! Much darker than its predecessors I really enjoyed reading 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'. It has all the fun and humour of the other books but it is much darker and scarier than those that came before it. Rowling uses a lot of suspense to keep the readers on the edge of their seats and also throws in a few surprising twists. Harry and friends are teenagers now so this book comes with its share of 'teenage problems'. (Harry must ask a girl to the Yule Ball.) Our wizard hero must also come face-to-face with danger and evil, when he is entered into the prestigious Triwizard Tournament. Its competitors must complete three demanding tasks in order to win the cup and substantial prize money. This book was incredibly exciting and much scarier than I expected. I think this is the best of the Harry Potter books I have read and fans will not be disappointed. The plot is strong and engaging and the characters you loved from the other books are back for another adventure. The reader is also introduced to some intriguing new characters. I really loved this book! It was very entertaining and had a lot of depth and mystery about it. Fans of Harry Potter should get this now! What are you waiting for?