The Dark Is Rising (Puffin Modern Classics) - Softcover

S Cooper

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140364625 ISBN 13: 9780140364620

Publisher: Puffin Books, 1994

Synopsis

Will has got everything in the world to feel happy about; but an overwhelming sense of foreboding persists.

Suddenly, as everyone else enjoys Christmas, Will is caught up in a powerful and fantastic adventure, battling against the powers of Darkness and evil that threaten to destroy the world.

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Review

"When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back,
Three from the circle, three from the track;
Wood, bronze, iron; water, fire, stone;
Five will return, and one go alone."

With these mysterious words, Will Stanton discovers on his 11th birthday that he is no mere boy. He is the Sign-Seeker, last of the immortal Old Ones, destined to battle the powers of evil that trouble the land. His task is monumental: he must find and guard the six great Signs of the Light, which, when joined, will create a force strong enough to match and perhaps overcome that of the Dark. Embarking on this endeavor is dangerous as well as deeply rewarding; Will must work within a continuum of time and space much broader than he ever imagined.

Susan Cooper, in her five-title Dark Is Rising sequence, creates a world where the conflict between good and evil reaches epic proportions. She ranks with C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien in her ability to deliver a moral vision in the context of breathtaking adventure. No one can stop at just one of her thrilling fantasy novels. Among many other prestigious awards, The Dark Is Rising is a Newbery Honor Book and a Carnegie Medal Honor Book. (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter

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Performed by Alex Jennings

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140364625
• ISBN 13: 9780140364620
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 331