The Dark Is Rising (The Dark Is Rising Sequence)
 

The Dark Is Rising (The Dark Is Rising Sequence)

by Susan Cooper

"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." With these mysterious words, Will Stanton discovers on his 11th birthday that he is no mere boy. He is the Sign-Seeker, last of the immortal Old Ones, destined to battle the powers of evil that... (read more)

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mlecompt
  • Rated 4 stars

Susan Cooper has a gift for descriptive writing.

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Morgan J
  • Rated 2 stars

i didnt like the book because it was a bit too confusing. but I loved the movie.

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  • Rated 4.122744 stars
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  • Rated 4.6 stars
 

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  • Hollywood Rachel 101 :)

    hollywood rachel 101 :) said:

    AWESOME book!!!! It's WAY better than the movie!!! But it's really good!

    posted Wednesday, April 23 2008
  • rosieposie62

    rosieposie62 said:

    The movie based on this book was absolutely disgusting, but the book itself is amazing!! Although Greenwitch is my favorite in the series, The Dark is Rising is my second favorite.

    posted Saturday, December 29 2007
  • Aeronwen Parthenia

    aeronwen parthenia said:

    Really wonderful book!!! Susan Cooper is an incredible writer!!

    posted Friday, September 7 2007
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