The Dark Is Rising - (Dark Is Rising Sequence) by Susan Cooper (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The Dark Is Rising" and "The Grey King" from the heart of Susan Cooper's acclaimed fantasy sequence. Now these Newbery classics are available in digest editions to reach the younger readers who have made "The Boggart" a bestselling book. In "Dark, " Will Stanton learns that he is the last-born of the Old Ones on his 11th birthday and is plunged into a quest that will help him prepare himself for the battle between the dark and the light.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Susan Cooper is one of the few contemporary writers who has the vivid imagination, the narrative power, 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." -- "Psychology Today"<br>
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