The Dark is Rising: The must-read classic children's fantasy novel (A Puffin Book) - Softcover

Cooper, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241377099 ISBN 13: 9780241377093

Publisher: Puffin, 2019

Synopsis

This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining.

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.

The second novel in Susan Cooper's highly acclaimed Dark is Rising sequence.

About this title

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 classic 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 has written for the theatre and for television. Her website is at www.thelostland.com and her Facebook is at www.facebook.com/SusanCooperFanPage

Edition details

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241377099
• ISBN 13: 9780241377093
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384