The Dark Is Rising Sequence
by:
Susan Cooper (author)
Cooper's highly acclaimed series--Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; and Silver on the Tree--is now available in its entirety for the first time in an attractive, sturdy boxed set that's perfect for gift giving. CC
Cooper's highly acclaimed series--Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; and Silver on the Tree--is now available in its entirety for the first time in an attractive, sturdy boxed set that's perfect for gift giving. CC
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780140316889 (0140316884)
ASIN: 140316884
Publish date: October 25th 1984
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 786
Edition language: English
Series: Dark is Rising -5 (#1)
I'm not sure, just came across these while looking at Narnia books, the titles seem very familiar and I think I read them but can't remember a thing about them and even the descriptions don't ring a bell.
The end of the series, but not the pinnacle.After re-reading the entire series, I understand why I don't re-read it regularly. It's too uneven, though 2 of the 5 books are brilliant. This volume flounders under the weight of both what comes before in Cooper's world and the canon of Arthurian Legend....
So much that's merely hinted at earlier in the series becomes goose-bump inducingly explicit here. The prose is meticulous, flawless, breathtaking. The characters have so many layers that I suspect I'll never read the same book twice. I can't imagine anyone with a childhood steeped in Arthurian leg...
It was Silver on the Tree that made my finishing of this Omnibus Edition go on for so long. I'm not sure if I got around to reading the last book on my first reading of the series, so either that made me slow down or the quick pace of the action made me take more pauses.10 things I thought about wh...
I like some of these better than others, but overall the series is great fantasy.
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