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Children's, Age 9-12, Classics

The Dark is Rising

Susan Cooper (author)

Hardback Published on: 23/03/2023

£14.99

5 reviews

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A brilliant battle between light and dark

'The Dark is Rising' is one of my favourite fantasy stories, and is part 2 of The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper. I pick it up every couple of years... READ MORE

Harriet Hughes at Lancaster

A Perfect Midwinter Adventure

We follow Will, youngest of the many Stanton siblings, as he is plunged into a dreamlike world of magic and folklore in the snow-covered south of England. ... READ MORE

Jack at Glasgow Argyle Street

Synopsis

It's Midwinter's Eve, the day before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. This will be a birthday like no other. Will discovers that he has the power of the Old Ones, and that he must embark on a quest to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark.

Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunningly beautiful hardback editions of the most famous stories in the world, now including a beautiful 50th anniversary edition of The Dark is Rising, the atmospheric, triumphant book by Susan Cooper.

Publisher information

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN: 9780241623916
Number of pages: 368
Dimensions: 205 x 136 x 33 mm
Interest age: From 9 years
Weight: 401g
Languages: English

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Dark fantasy for younger readers

I bought this book for my daughter, soon to be 11 years old, who was feeling disillusioned by the "boring" reads available at school and wanted to delve in... READ MORE

Amanda Kennedy

Stunning

I re-read this again for the first time in decades and it did not disappoint. The second book in the Dark is Rising sequence, this can be read as a stand... READ MORE

Katy Wheatley

The Dark is Rising series by Susan Copper

A brilliant book! Read it when I was 10-12. Great story and wonderfully written. Couldn't wait to get my hands on the next one right away. I find it mental... READ MORE

Cyn Snowdon