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Does Harry Potter Tickle Sleeping Dragons? (Hardcover)
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You've never delved into Harry Potter like this!
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In summer 2007, the collective tension was palpable. One by one, legions of breathless fans reached the bittersweet end of the Harry Potter series: rewarded for years of patience, yet experiencing odd combinations of understanding and bewilderment, relief and grief, satisfaction mixed with ravenous pining, and often wondering, 'Is that really all there is?'
Well.... That just depends on how you look at it.
While J.K. Rowling confirmed that her Harry Potter series has concluded, she also expressed her intent that the Harry Potter books not be fully understood at their first readings: not at all. Considering Rowling's cleverness, it would be sad - and also wrong - to think that now knowing the crescendo of events inDeathly Hallows'Chapters 32-36 also means that we have fully deciphered absolutely everything in the series' preceding 4000 pages. Far from it! Beyond the romantic hook-ups, humor, adventure, snogging, red herrings, and even the deaths, Rowling's many-layered series still contains many veiled intricacies and misunderstood themes just waiting to be savored with fresh insight. In fact, many of Harry's greatest accomplishments and shrouded secrets still remain virtually unnoticed by vast multitudes of readers...including some of Rowling's brightest fans. This, of course, isn't an insult to the fans, but rather, a compliment to the genius of the author.
Since Harry's inception nearly two decades ago, Rowling has scattered a myriad of clues that, bit by bit, illuminate the complex mosaic of Harry's secrets and fly in the face of various criticisms. The problem is that exploring and understanding the growing plethora of hints could take several years of research and study.
Not to worry.
A Harry Potter fan herself since 1999, author Nancy Solon Villaluz spent five years doing exactly that: fervently researching and writing her compelling new commentary on Rowling's Harry Potter series,Does Harry Potter Tickle Sleeping Dragons?Inside you will plunge into a challenging, in-depth analysis of all seven (7) of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, her companion books, and her influences.
Does Harry Potter Tickle Sleeping Dragons?takes readers on a thought-provoking journey that daringly tackles the deeper mysteries of 'Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus,' guides Harry Potter aficionados basking in the warm shallows of J.K. Rowling's world into the deepest hidden depths of Harry's richness, and sets a high new standard of excellence for Potter fans. Many will be stunned, others might even be offended; but how many could possibly suspect the veritable banquet that still lies, quietly lingering, right within Harry's own pages...just waiting for anyone brave enough to approach the Sleeping Dragons' lair.
Do you dare come along?
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EXCERPT FROM THE HARD COVER DUST JACKET:
'...Always true to Ms. Rowling's texts and interviews, this adventurous expert-level commentary takes readers on a compelling, witty, and intensely challenging exploration of the Harry Potter series. Rather than rushed conjectures and opinions, you will instead feast on the fruit of 5 years of passionate research and accurately honed insights wrought by a patient author who first let J.K. Rowling finish telling her tale.
Inside, a journey awaits in which you will discover how a school motto, clandestine faith, and a bunch of books for kids have accomplished the unimaginable. So surprising is the evidence within these pages, that even Harry's most devoted fans may find the need to go back afresh and delight in reading Rowling's Harry Potter epic again...for the first time.'
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About the Author
Nancy Solon Villaluz would rather not 'prattle on' about herself; she feels that any
Lockhart-ish claims made here would only cause her readers a few headaches
-- and perhaps even a bit of nausea. Instead, she prefers to focus on her goal of lavishly
informing her readers on the subject of Harry. (A much better goal than
crowing about oneself too much; wouldn't you agree?)
Mrs. Villaluz' book will tell you, quite well for itself, everything that you would want to
know about its new revelations, humor, and writing skill in a much more compelling fashion
than could be done here; yes, quite so.
But one caution must be given: ...please make sure you've got your wits about you
when you venture in. 'Does Harry Potter Tickle Sleeping Dragons?' is about to
fearlessly take you into Harry Potter's rich, complex books as you've never been before!
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***Please note: this book is not authorized, endorsed, or approved by J.K. Rowling, her publishers, or Warner Bros. and is solely for the purpose of literary analysis, criticism, and commentary.***
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