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  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

  • A Harry Potter Hogwarts Library Book
  • By: J.K. Rowling, Newt Scamander
  • Narrated by: Eddie Redmayne
  • Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (12,898 ratings)

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

By: J.K. Rowling, Newt Scamander
Narrated by: Eddie Redmayne
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Publisher's summary

An approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since its first publication, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable guide to the magical beasts of the wizarding world. It showcases a menagerie of magical creatures, explained enchantingly by noted magizoologist, Newt Scamander, who you may remember from the film series of the same name.

And, who better to narrate this compendium of beasts than Eddie Redmayne, Oscar-winning star of the Fantastic Beasts films. The audiobook uses thrilling soundscapes to bring the beasts off the page.

The shelves of the Hogwarts Library are also home to many more fascinating books. If you have enjoyed Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them you might want to check out some of its other treasures: Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

Comic Relief, operating name Charity Projects, is a registered charity in the UK with charity nos. 326568 (England/Wales) and SC039730 (Scotland). Lumos Foundation is a registered charity in the UK with no. 1112575 (England/Wales). 15% of the proceeds* received by Pottermore Limited from this audiobook will be made available to the charities for their work across the UK and globally including helping children and young people have a better life. These proceeds will be shared 20% for Comic Relief and 80% for Lumos Foundation.

*Proceeds means the cash-price or cash-equivalent price less sales taxes.

©2017 J.K. Rowling (P)2017 J.K. Rowling
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Featured Article: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Explained

There’s no doubt that the Harry Potter series is a spectacular feat of world-building, from the labyrinthine shifting staircases of Hogwarts Castle and the intricate history of witches and wizards who made their mark. But for many fans of the series, the standouts that elevate the story to new heights are the countless magical beings featured throughout all seven installments. Luckily, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is here to help you understand the ins and outs of the wizarding world’s most incredible creatures.

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Audio Editing gone wrong.

If you could sum up Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in three words, what would they be?

informative, bad audio

What was one of the most memorable moments of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?

having eddie redmayne as the narrator

Did Eddie Redmayne do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

There weren't any different characters. But he did an excellent job using the same "Newt" manner of speaking that he did in the movie.

Any additional comments?

I loved the book. The content and performance were fantastic. However, the audio editing caused some major problems for me. The fact that it went lower every time he read a "note" made it very hard for me to hear those parts. The added sound effects took away from the performance as well. Worth a listen but don't try to use a speaker. Headphones only or you will miss large sections of the book

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Absolutely delightful.

Having Eddie Redmayne narrate this was a wonderful idea. Had a lot of information and was pretty funny. Chuckled out loud a few times.

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I thought it was the actual story

I think this is cool and interesting to learn more about the creatures more in depth. I’m glad I bought this as an audiobook as I think it’s much better that way listening to everything and the background noises they made when announcing the animals. But I didn’t know it wasn’t going to be the story until after now I need to actually go buy the other book lol.

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Great Listen!

I really loved this book! it was nice to hear a voice to go along with the written book!

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expected a story

expected a story to fill what the movie may represent, bit disappointed, hope the movie is better and the following stories in book form are not screenplay style.

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It’s not perfect

I wish that it had excluded some more story to it. It was good though.

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Fantastic Books and where to find them

Verisimilitude at its finest, with an enduring performance by the narrator that scores over most audiobook performances.

Excellent.

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Far superior to other audible Potter books

Far superior to the other audible potter books. This is due to the narration by Eddie redmayne. Truly a dramatic reading. I would recommend this audible book to children. It will stretch their imaginations.... Redmayne's narration creates visual pictures in the mind. This is what makes the story come alive. I could listen to it over and over again.

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Fantastic Production!

Worth your time and Money! Perfectly done with sound effects and Newt himself reading. Perfect for your child who maybe reading the Harry Potter books.

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Essential for every wizard!

A fun book for any fan of the Potterverse.

Be a Granger, not a Malloy. Read (listen to) this book!

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