The Dark Is Rising: Modern Classic

Susan Cooper

Oct 2010 · The Dark Is Rising Book 2 · Random House

About this ebook

The perfect book for the Christmas season.

It is Midwinter's Eve, the night before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. Will is about to make a shocking discovery - that he is the last person to be born with the power of the Old Ones, and as a guardian of the Light he must begin a dangerous journey to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark.

Ratings and reviews

I read this book in high school now quite sometime ago, I couldn't put it down I loved it so much that I didn't want to give it back.

One of my first fantasy series, set the tone for everything I have read since I was 13yrs old

A regular midwinter read, this book combines the best of magical fantasy rooted in paganism , the Arthurian

About the author

Susan Cooper is a world-renowned author of children's books. Born and brought up in England, she worked as a journalist before moving to America, where she now lives. Her fabulous The Dark Is Rising sequence has won the Newbery Medal and was twice shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her Boggart titles have won the Scottish Arts Council Children's Book Award and been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Smarties Prize. King of Shadows was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. As well as writing novels, Susan Cooper writes successful plays, and screenplays for film and television.