This was a really good book. This is a book where they combined the whole series into one book. Although it's a little long, it's really good. I think that this is one of the more special and interesting books I have read. The author has a really good idea where he incorporates so many characters and also he uses the stories of King Arthur in the book. This book is about good against evil, which seems very stereotypical, however, it's a really different concept of good and evil. My favorite part of the book is when Will is trying to get all the signs after Merriman told him what to do. I really recommend this book.
The Dark Is Rising
By Susan Cooper
Book 2 of 5 in the
The Dark Is Rising Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 10 - 8 | X | 6.2 | 82143 |
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 throughout the ages to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. He is plunged at once 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. Thereafter, for the twelve days of Christmas while the Dark is rising, life for Will, although outwardly normal, is strangely wonderful as he is drawn through terror and delight. This book is a rare act of creative imagination in which the reader will be equally moved by the warm happy village life Will shares with his large family and the nearly overwhelming danger he encounters, often in other centuries and places, while he seeks the Signs and learns their power. Interweaving ancient Celtic and English traditions with the legends of the Buckinghamshire hills and valleys where she grew up, Susan Cooper has written a superlative dramatic fantasy of the eternal conflict between good and evil out of which all myth is made.
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN-13: 9780689829833
ISBN-10: 0689829833
Published on 10/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
Book Reviews (6)
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I think that this is quite an interesting book. I like the concept of ing special powers that makes the main character different. I also like how some people know about the rider and the dark. It is as if there is a never ending war that began years and years ago agains the previous light and previous dark. I really like the story and the objective in the story.
I decided to read this book because it looked very interesting and was full of events
these books are awesome! Greenwitch is my favorite out of this series.
I am reading the dark is rising with my dad and it is really good but I think it must be really scary to be in his shoes
Its good so far