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Dark is Rising (Dark is Rising Sequence)

by Susan Cooper

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift — that he

is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of

evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical signs that will one day aid

the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas,

while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.

Review:

Psychology Today

"Susan Cooper is one of the few contemporary writers who has the vivid imagination, the narrative

powers, and the moral vision that permit her to create the kind of sweeping conflict between good and

evil that lies at the heart of all great fantasy. Tolkien had it. So did C.S. Lewis. And Cooper

writes in the same tradition."

Synopsis:

On his birthday Will Stanton finds himself endowed with strange powers, released from the hold of ordinary times and entrusted with a quest to unite the six Signs of Light so he can stem the rising power of the Dark. Newbery Honor book; ALA Notable Children's Book; Carnegie Medal Honor Book; Kate Greenaway Medal Honor Book; Boston Globe/Horn Book Award.

About the Author

SUSAN COOPER is best known for her acclaimed sequence of fantasy novels known as The Dark Is

Rising which includes OVER SEA, UNDER STONE; THE DARK IS RISING (1974 Newbery Honor book); GREENWITCH;

THE GREY KING (1976 Newbery Award book); and SILVER ON THE TREE. Her novels for young readers also

include SEAWARD and DAWN OF FEAR. She has written three books for younger children as well: THE SILVER

COW, THE SELKIE GIRL, and TAM LIN, all illustrated by Warwick Hutton. In collaboration with actor

Hume Cronyn, she wrote the Broadway play Foxfire and — for Jane Fonda — the television film

The Dollmaker, for which they received the Humanitas Prize in 1985. Born in Buckinghamshire,

England, Susan Cooper moved to the United States in 1963 and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Lucy Caudill, November 20, 2006 (view all comments by Lucy Caudill)
I loved these books as a young reader, enjoying all the time spent in a world where children were empowered, magic was afoot, and horses were the primary mode of transportation. They blended well with the Chronicles of Narnia, the Mists of Avalon, and The Tolkein novels.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689710872
Author:
Cober, Alan
Publisher:
Simon Pulse
Author:
Cober, Alan
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Action & Adventure
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Fantasy
Subject:
Fantastic fiction
Subject:
People & Places - Europe
Subject:
England
Subject:
Good and evil
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
England Fiction.
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B101
Series:
Dark is Rising Sequence (Paperback)
Series Volume:
046
Publication Date:
November 1986
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
232
Dimensions:
7 x 4.2 x .7 in 4.375 oz
Age Level:
9-14

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