Shelfari: The Site for Books & ReadersShelfari Logo

Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising Sequence)
 

Over Sea, Under Stone (Cooper, Susan, Dark Is Rising Sequence.)

by Susan Cooper

On holiday in Cornwall, the three Drew children discover an ancient map in the attic of the house that they are staying in. They know immediately that it is special. It is even more than that -- the key to finding a grail, a source of power to fight the forces of evil known as the Dark. And in searching for it themselves, the Drews put their very lives in peril.
This is the first volume of... (read more)

Top tags: fantasy,  susan cooper,  fiction,  series,  young adult (all tags)

Readers

Groups

  • 50 Book Challenge! Discussion Group
  • Children's and Young Adult Literature Discussion Group
  • Favorite Fantasy Discussion Group
  • Young Adult Fantasy Lovers Unite! Discussion Group
  • Eclectic Readers Discussion Group
  • young bookworms Discussion Group

Other Reviews

Amazon Reviews
 

Most Helpful Reviews

Liked It

Mike Y
  • Rated 4 stars

“Susan Cooper's books in this series are mostly wonderful stories of children or young adults involved in trying to prevent the return of evil powers into the world. Some books were harder for me to enjoy than others, as the settings and characters changed from book to book, but the overall sense of impending threat is well maintained as the heroes try to learn what they must do to prevent the Dark from returning. Many vivid scenes remain behind after reading these books, and I would recommend...”

Mike Y’s full review »
more reviews »

Didn’t Like It

Grecia Arvizu
  • Rated 1 stars

“I choose this book because its about fantasy. This book is about forces of good and evil that have battled continuously.Jane,Simon and Barney Drew have discovered and ancient text that reads of a legendary grail lost centuries ago and they are trying to discover the secret about the text.I think the author choose this book because he is tying to think about things that aren't real. The book was ok for me it was a little hard to understand. I think that this book is for people who likes...”

Grecia Arvizu’s full review »
more reviews »
Community:
  • Rated 4.027304 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.445455 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Squirrel

    squirrel said:

    “I find that even though this book is the first of the series, It was a lot more enjoyable and interesting if you read it second, after the book "The Dark is Rising." ”

    posted Wednesday, September 17 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • guitargirl

    guitargirl said:

    “I read this years ago, at the time I found it exciting and suspenseful, but if I ready it now, I'm not sure how I would feel about it.”

    posted Thursday, September 11 2008
  • Evelyn S

    evelyn s said:

    “i WAS RECOMMEND TO READ THIS BOOK, and whilst it was not that bad, it was, in my opinion, for what that is worth, a book for children of around 10 - 12 yrs, it was not a book I would recommend for an adult, unless they really like this age limit. I did have the next book on but the Library wanted it back and I really was not certain that the next book would be on any higher level, so for me, it is not my type. Evelyn S”

    posted Wednesday, September 10 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
© 2008 Shelfari, Inc. | Portions of Shelfari.com are Copyright © 1996-2008 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy