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The Dark Is Rising (1973)

by Susan Cooper

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Series: The Dark is Rising Sequence (2)

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On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.
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  edurell | Aug 20, 2023 |
loved this series as a kid ( )
  Andy5185 | Jul 9, 2023 |
Newbery Honor Book ( )
  Eurekas | May 22, 2023 |
Liked Over Sea, Under Stone better.
but still looking forward to reading the rest of the series. ( )
  zizabeph | May 7, 2023 |
Not my favorite type of genre to read but overall I think it was good. The plot is good, which is more like good versus evil. I think if someone likes magic and darkness- this would be the perfect fit for them . ( )
  Abby_Natalia_Parra | Apr 17, 2023 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Cooper, Susan—primary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cober, Alan E.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Dillon, JulieCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Edwards, LesCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jennings, AlexNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Pekkanen, PanuTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rikman, KristiinaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Westrup, Jadwiga P.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Canonical title
Original title
The Dark is Rising
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Original publication date
1973
People/Characters
Dr. Armstrong
Maggie Barnes
Miss Bell (village schoolmaster)
Mr. Beaumont (vicar)
Frank Dawson
Important places
Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Hunter's Combe, England, UK
Thames Valley, England, UK
Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Important events
Related movies
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007 | IMDb)
Awards and honors
Newbery Honor (1974)
IBBY Honour Book (1988.3 | Norwegian Translation, 1988)
Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books (1997, No 25)
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (1973.1 | Fiction, 1973)
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (1974)
Epigraph
Dedication
For Jonathan
First words
"Too many!" James shouted, and slammed the door behind him.
Quotations
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.

Iron for the birthday, bronze carried long;
Wood from the burning, stone out of song;
Fire in the candle-ring, water from the thaw;
Six Signs the circle, and the grail gone before.

Fire on the mountain shall find the harp of gold
Played to wake the Sleepers, oldest of the old;
Power from the green witch, lost beneath the sea;
All shall find the light at last, silver on the tree.
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Disambiguation notice
This LT work, The Dark Is Rising, is Book 2 (of 5 Books) in Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising Sequence. Please distinguish it from other single titles in the series, and from any combination(s) of part or all of the series. Thank you.
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On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.
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Midwinter terror,
Seventh son of seventh son
Is a young Old One.
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Melvil Decimal System (DDC)

823.914Literature › English & Old English literatures › English fiction › Modern Period › 1901-1999 › 1945-1999

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PZ7.C7878Language and Literature › Fiction and juvenile belles lettres › Fiction and juvenile belles lettres › Juvenile belles lettres

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