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Epic. Bestselling. Award-winning. The complete Dark Is Rising Sequence is now available as one keepsake collection. Will Stanton’s ordinary life is shattered with the dreadful revelation that the Dark—the source of all evil—is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. He finds that he is no ordinary boy, but the last-born of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping mankind free from the Dark. Soon Will is swept up in the great battle, along with his ageless master, Merriman; the three Drew children, who are mortal but have their own vital part to play; and a strange boy named Bran. These six fight fear and death in a quest through time and space interwoven with the most ancient myths of the islands of Britain—until, at last, Will and Bran find the weapon that will ultimately vanquish the Dark. One of the most celebrated fantasy sequences of all time, The Dark Is Rising is a searing, epic rendering of the eternal conflict between good and evil. This complete collection includes Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; and Silver on the Tree.

'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.' Susan Cooper's brilliant and absorbing fantasy sequence - the fourth volume of which, The Grey King, won the Newbery Medal - is here published in a single volume.

All five books in Susan Cooper’s epic, bestselling, and Newbery Medal–winning The Dark Is Rising sequence are now available together in a paperback keepsake boxed set with a brand-new look! Will Stanton’s ordinary life is shattered with the dreadful revelation that the Dark—the source of all evil—is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. He finds that he is no ordinary boy, but the last-born of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping mankind free from the Dark. Soon Will is swept up in the great battle, along with his ageless master, Merriman; the three mortal Drew children with their own vital part to play; and a strange boy named Bran. These six servants of the Light fight fear and death in a quest through time and space interwoven with the most ancient myths of the islands of Britain—searching for the weapon that will ultimately vanquish the Dark. This thrilling paperback collection includes: Over Sea, Under Stone The Dark Is Rising Greenwitch The Grey King Silver on the Tree

Renowned for her contributions to children's literature, Susan Cooper has garnered numerous accolades, including the Newbery Medal for her celebrated work, The Dark Is Rising sequence. With a background in journalism, she has successfully transitioned to writing novels, plays, and television scripts. Her Boggart series and King of Shadows have also received prestigious nominations, showcasing her talent and versatility. Now residing in America, Cooper continues to inspire young readers with her imaginative storytelling.

The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. And Will Stanton -- last-born of the immortal Old Ones, dedicated to keeping the world free -- must join forces with this ageless master Merriman and Bran, the Welsh boy whose destiny ties him to the Light. Drawn in with them are the three Drew children, who are mortal, but have their own vital part in the story. These six fight fear and death in the darkly brooding Welsh hills, in a quest through time and space that touches the most ancient myths of the British Isles, and that brings Susan Cooper's masterful sequence of novels to a satisfying close.

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There is a Welsh legend about a harp of gold, hidden within a certain hill, that will be found by a boy and a white dog with silver eyes -- a dog that can see the wind. Will Stanton knew nothing of this when he came to Wales to recover from a severe illness. But when he met Bran, a strange boy who owned a white dog, he began to remember. For Will is the last-born of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to saving the world from the forces of evil, the Dark. And it is Will's task to wake-with the golden harp -- the six who must be roused from their long slumber in the Welsh hills to prepare for the last battle between the Dark and the Light.

Second adventure for Emily and the prankster spirit and his cousin the lock Ness Monster.

Simon, Jane, and Barney, enlisted by their mysterious great-uncle, arrive in a small coastal town to recover a priceless golden grail stolen by the forces of evil -- Dark. They are not at first aware of the strange powers of another boy brought to help, Will Stanton -- nor of the sinister significance of the Greenwitch, an image of leaves and branches that for centuries has been cast into the sea for good luck in fishing and harvest. Their search for the grail sets into motion a series of distubing, sometimes dangerous events that, at their climax, bring forth a gift that, for a time at least, will keep the Dark from rising.

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West and Cally, who speak different languages and come from different countries thousands of miles apart, are wrenched by catastrophe out of reality into a perilous world through which they must travel toward the sea.

"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 trouble the land. His task is monumental: he must find and guard the six great Signs of the Light, which, when joined, will create a force strong enough to match and perhaps overcome that of the Dark. Embarking on this endeavor is dangerous as well as deeply rewarding; Will must work within a continuum of time and space much broader than he ever imagined.

"Centuries old and housands of miles from home". When Emily and Jess Volnik's family inherits a remote, crumbling Scottish castle, they also inherit the Boggart - an invisible, mischievous spirit who's been playing tricks on residents of Castle Keep for generations. Then the Boggart is trapped in a rolltop desk and inadvertently shipped to the Volniks' home in Toronto, where nothing will ever be the same - for the Volniks or the Boggart. In a world that doesn't believe in magic, the Boggart's pranks wreak havoc. And even the newfound joys of peanut butter and pizza and fudge sauce eventually wear thin for the Boggart. He wants to go home - but his only hope lies in a risky and daring blend of modern technology and ancient magic.

Three children on vacation in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript which sends them on a dangerous quest that entraps them in the eternal battle between the forces of the Light and the Dark.

In the winter of his eleventh year, Little Hawk goes deep into the forest, where he must endure a three-month test of solitude and survival which will turn him into a man. But outside the woods, the world is changing. English settlers are landing on the shores of the New World, and tensions between native tribes and the invaders are rising. Little Hawk’s fate becomes irreversibly entwined with that of John, a young English boy who dares to question intolerance. He is witness to a secret murder – will he now be witness to bloodshed between nations?

Matt Haig, Derek Landy, Philip Reeve, Joseph Delaney, Susan Cooper, Mal Peet, Berlie Doherty, Robin Jarvis, Eleanor Updale, Jamila Gavin and Sam Llewellyn have come together to bring you eleven spine-tingling stories. Watch your step as you take a ghost walk around the ancient city of York and a long-ago woodland which is reawakening. Be warned of the drowned boy who will stop at nothing to find someone to play with for all time. Look into the mirror, where a lost child lurks, ready to pull you in, and try not to cry out at the monstrous creatures prowling for their next victim. Some stories will make you scream, some will make you shiver - but all will haunt you long after you've put the book down.

A Newbery Medalist delivers an enthralling family saga in which two children cross an ocean 200 hundred years apart: Sam in 1805, and Molly in 2005. Separate yet together, Sam and Molly struggle through fear and excitement to a final ordeal that terrifyingly tests their courage.

The world of Shakespeare brought to life in a new and exciting way.

The life and times of Elizabeth Barry and Anne Bracegirdle, two of the Restoration's most celebrated actresses.

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 Susan Cooper's brilliant and absorbing fantasy sequence known as The Dark Is Rising.

Wintersonnenwende - alle Bände des legendären Fantasy-Klassikers als Gesamtausgabe Ein Klassiker, der nichts von seiner Faszination verloren hat und nach wie vor begeistert Spannende Fantasy für alle Leser von Tolkien und C. S. Lewis

Elf Gruselstorys von preisgekrönten Autoren aus der ganzen Welt, darunter Susan Cooper, Klaus Kordon, Paul Biegel, Margaret Mahy, Kit Pearson und Uri Orlev. $11$ Eine Grusel-Sammlung der Spitzenklasse!

Preisgekrönte Autoren aus aller Welt bescheren albtraumhafte Gruselstunden. Spannendes von Susan Cooper, Klaus Kordon, Uri Orlev, Paul Biegel, Bjarne Reuter u. a.

Susan Cooper, romancière britannique établie à Paris, écrit des polars lus dans le monde entier. Alors qu'elle s'apprête à se rendre au Salon du livre de Monaco, une jeune femme qu'elle ne connaît pas la contacte via Instagram et lui annonce qu'elle a tué un homme quelques heures plus tôt. Que répondre à cet étrange message ? D'ailleurs, faut-il y répondre ? Le plus sage serait sans doute de l'ignorer. Mais, c'est bien connu, les écrivains sont par nature des gens curieux...

Eine »schlichte Aufzeichnung jener kleinen Ereignisse, aus denen im Landleben der Lauf der Jahreszeiten besteht« nannte Susan Fenimore Cooper ihre 1850 erstmals erschienenen Stunden auf dem Lande , »eine Menge unbedeutender Beobachtungen über ländliche Themen, an die man sich später am Kamin freudig erinnert«. Doch so bescheiden sie ihr Werk zunächst auch auswies, so entschieden war das Anliegen, das Cooper darin vertrat: Mit Sorgfalt im Detail und dem geschulten Blick einer stets die Schönheit inmitten unvermeidlichen Verfalls suchenden Malerin bezeugt sie, leichtfüßig von poetischer Prosa über essayistische Einschübe hin zu dokumentarischen Passagen gleitend, den Wandel nicht nur der Natur, sondern mit Besorgnis insbesondere jenen, den das anbrechende Industriezeitalter damals bereits zu entfesseln begann. Diesen im scharfen Gegensatz zur Dauerhaftigkeit von Naturprozessen stehenden Entwicklungen setzt die Pionierin des amerikanischen Nature Writings ihren auch heute nicht minder gültigen Entwurf einer Gesellschaft entgegen, die sich durch Kenntnis der Natur und ihrer Formen dem Land in Demut und Dankbarkeit nähert und so zu Einklang zwischen Mensch, Natur und Tier führt.