The Grey King - Softcover

Cooper, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140309527 ISBN 13: 9780140309522

Publisher: Puffin Books, 1977

Synopsis

'You are the last of the Old Ones to be born on Earth and I have been waiting for you.' Following a serious illness, Will is sent to convalesce in Wales. There he meets Bran, a mysterious boy, who helps Will in his quest to find the golden harp and confront the most dangerous power of the Dark he has yet encountered: the Grey King. This fourth book in the classic "The Dark is Rising" sequence, "The Grey King" was awarded the Newbery Medal.

About this title

From the Publisher:

There is a Welsh legend about a harp of gold, hidden within a certain hill, that will be found by a boy and a white dog with silver eyes -- a dog that can see the wind. Will Stanton knew nothing of this when he came to Wales to recover from a severe illness. But when he met Bran, the strange boy who owned a white dog, he began to remember. For Will is the last-born of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to saving the world from the forces of evil, the Dark. And it is Will's task to wake -- with the golden harp -- the six who must be roused from their long slumber in the Welsh hills to prepare for the last battle between the Dark and the Light.

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Will is the last-born of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to saving the world from the forces of evil. And now it is Will's task to wake--with the golden harp--the six who must be roused from their long slumber in the Welsh hills to prepare for the last battle between the Dark and the Light.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0140309527
• ISBN 13: 9780140309522
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192