Natalie Dormer to Narrate Audio Original, Harry Potter: A History of Magic
August 09 2018 - 9:00AM
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Audible also to release a free audio tour of
the New-York Historical Society exhibition of the same name,
featuring Dormer’s voice
Audible Inc., the world’s largest seller and producer of
downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment, today
announced the forthcoming release of Harry Potter: A History of
Magic, published by Pottermore Publishing. An original non-fiction
audiobook that reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world
magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling’s magical inventions
alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears. The
recording reflects the exhibition of the same name which ran at the
British Library last year and will run at the New-York Historical
Society in the United States October 5, 2018 – January 27, 2019,
with a selection of objects not featured in London that are on view
to the public for the very first time. Narrated by Natalie Dormer,
whose stage and screen roles include Margaery Tyrell in Game of
Thrones and Cressida in The Hunger Games, Harry Potter: A History
of Magic will release on October 4th and is currently available for
preorder exclusively at www.audible.com/historyofmagic.
Throughout Harry Potter: A History of Magic, Dormer leads
listeners through an audio journey like no other, delving into
real-world magical texts and artifacts. From Ethiopian charms and
Chinese oracle bones, to the story of Nicolas Flamel and Smelly
Nelly’s black moon crystal ball, listeners will be transfixed by
tales of magical history and mystical traditions from all over the
world, many of which they will recognize from the Harry Potter
books that they know and love. Featuring exclusive interviews with
series narrators Jim Dale and Stephen Fry, illustrators Jim Kay and
Olivia Lomenech Gill, and curators from the British Library and
New-York Historical Society, Harry Potter: A History of Magic
illuminates both the Wizarding World and the creative process
behind the development of the beloved Harry Potter stories.
“I’ve always adored the Harry Potter books, but it wasn’t until
I started speaking with the British Library’s curators – hearing
about the various myths, legends and cultures that have helped
shape the wizarding world – that I really began to appreciate the
richness and depth of J. K. Rowling’s writing,” said Dormer. “There
are so many wonderful details to explore and A History of Magic
unearths some remarkable gems of information that are sure to have
listeners awestruck. It’s been fun to join the Wizarding World
family.”
“From the first time we spoke to the curators at the British
Library and the New-York Historical Society, it was clear that the
magical artifacts in the exhibition held so many hidden stories,”
said Ann Scantlebury, Development Editor at Pottermore Publishing.
“In this audiobook we have been able to delve a little bit deeper
to hear about scandals and intrigues, seven reasons why a werewolf
might attack, a witch flying a broomstick backwards, and a
cautionary tale of an exploding cauldron. Fans of Harry Potter are
in for a treat too – Jim Dale, Stephen Fry, Jim Kay, and Olivia
Lomenech Gill give us great insight and some fantastic stories of
how they created their own interpretations of the Wizarding
World.”
“We are thrilled to offer Audible listeners the opportunity to
enjoy a brilliant performance of yet another essential component of
the Wizarding World,” said Audible EVP and Publisher Beth Anderson.
“Natalie’s narration and the wealth of informative and inspiring
interviews really bring listeners deep into the rich magical
heritage of the Harry Potter stories and beyond. Ever since we
first made the Harry Potter series available in Audible 2015, they
have been consistently among the highest rated and most listened to
audiobooks in our store.”
A special audio tour to accompany the Harry Potter: A History of
Magic exhibition at New-York Historical, featuring Dormer’s voice,
will be available to ticketholders as a free Audible download,
offering in-depth content on fascinating objects throughout the
exhibition galleries.
ABOUT AUDIBLE, INC.
Audible, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary
(NASDAQ:AMZN), is the leading provider of premium digital spoken
audio content, offering customers a new way to enhance and enrich
their lives every day. Audible was created to unleash the emotive
music in language and the habituating power and utility of verbal
expression. Audible content includes more than 425,000 audio
programs from leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters,
entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business
information providers. Audible is also the provider of spoken-word
audio products for Apple’s iTunes Store.
ABOUT POTTERMORE
PUBLISHING
Pottermore Publishing is the global digital
publisher of the Harry Potter and Fantastic
Beasts series as well as other audiobooks and eBooks
from the Wizarding World. It aims to lead the way
in innovative digital publishing and to bring
new generations of readers together with long-standing fans,
celebrating and bringing to life the stories that first
began with the Boy Who Lived.
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