Dark Is Rising Sequence (Simon Pulse): The Dark Is Rising (Paperback)

from ImperfectCJ

This is a solid, suspenseful follow-up to the first in the series/sequence. It doesn't relate directly to Over Sea, Under Stone, but there are echoes that lead one to think that the stories will meet up in later books (well, the echoes and the reviews I've read). My kids are loving this series, w...

from krau0098

We have probably all heard that The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper is being released as a movie in October. This prompted me to dig out this series of books from the basement and re-read the first book. I last read this book when I was somewhere around 11 years of age. After that reading I though...

from RebeccaAnn

On Will Stanton's eleventh birthday, he receives one hell of a present. While most boys his age are getting toys and the occasional book, Will receives the ancient magic of the Old Ones. Now, he must fight against the Dark, for it is rising and Will is the Light's last hope. I really enjoyed this...

from overthemoon

a good, exciting, fast-moving read, with all the ingredients for an original story. But I always get that nagging feeling that everything happens just too easily. I never have my heart in my mouth because I know that it will come out alright in the end. But I still have to order the other three i...

from kraaivrouw

This is the second book in the series and won the Newberry Award. Most of my strongest memories of the series are buried in this book, in particular an out of time Twelfth Night sequence that represents a Christmas season I've always wished I had. The Drew children aren't in this book. Instead, w...