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Will awakes on his eleventh birthday to a waiting world outside his own time. To find the five signs of the light is the quest, which only Will has the power to accomplish.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A masterful book, one to be cherished., 10 Jan 2001

By	D. Kenworthy "Maraque" (London UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Dark is Rising (Puffin Books) (Paperback)

I first read this book when I was 9 years old. Unfortunatley the school prevented my teacher finishing the book as he the governers had recieved complaints from parents that it was full of pagan tradition and heathen beliefs. PAH! we say loudly, the book does not go against any religion and certainly not against the Christian values the plaintiffs were so eager to protect. the book acknowledges the church as a place of the light, a place safe fromt he dark forces of the world. What more do you want? Luckily my teacher lived ont he same road as me and leant me a copy my unevolved headmaster had not burned. Anyway, the book grips you from the start and transports you from the grey world of english winter nt he stark white snowy world of fantasy. Susan cooper not only uses her characters imaginativley but creates atmosphere that is both compelling and traumatically beutiful. My advice - Read when your young, read when your old and always own a copy to transform those winter nights curled up by the fire. YOU NEED THIS BOOK!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best young persons books ever written., 31 Jul 2000

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This review is from: The Dark Is Rising (Puffin Modern Classics) (Paperback)

At the risk of being overly dramatic this book changed my life. I had never been fond of reading before when, aged 12, I found this book whilst waiting for my father in the local libary. In contrast to the books we had been forced to read at school I found it utterly gripping. Very exciting and mysterious all written from a young teenage point of view. I felt like the author was writing about a world I wished was out there waiting for me to fall into an adventure in. I devoured this book and the rest of the series and have not stopped reading since. A must for all, Susan Cooper transports you to this strange world where things are never as they seem and there are dark undertones. I could compare it to a young version of the start of Weaveworld (clive barker) but that would do it an injustice since it is both richer and darker.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest books of our times., 8 Sep 2001

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I first read this book in school; unfortunately my class never finished it, but I tracked down a copy in my local libary, because I didn`t think I would ever sleep again if I didn`t read the ending. The book grips you from begining to end, thanks to some of the best atmospheric detail ever written (In my opinion). Despite the fact it was written quite a few years ago, it still retains all of it`s dark intrigue. One of the few books that can render the reader powerless untill the last page. Unmissable.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The second (and best) in the Dark is Rising sequence!
What a brilliant fantasy. Although this is the second of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising sequence (and there are 5 books in total), it could easily be read as a stand alone book... Read more

Published 15 months ago by S. Barnes

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't be put off by the film
As a child, 'Over Sea, Under Stone' was by far my favourite book and years later in my twenties, I went looking for it for nostagic reasons. Read more

Published 20 months ago by Daren Collins

5.0 out of 5 stars Eeeeeh, when I was a lass.......
I too, read this when I was in my early teens and it does stick in my mind as one of the most gripping series I'd ever read. Read more

Published 21 months ago by J. Williams

5.0 out of 5 stars The Rider and the Dark
Susan Cooper has yet to equal "The Dark is Rising," the second book of her classic Dark is Rising Sequence. Read more

Published 22 months ago by E. A Solinas

1.0 out of 5 stars Not good for reading aloud
I am sorry to confess that I really didn't like this book. Reading all the enthusiastic reviews, I am clearly out-numbered but if I explain why I didn't like it then maybe you... Read more

Published on 18 April 2007 by Roland Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond your average fairy tale
"The Dark is Rising" goes beyond
Your average fairy tale
Completely different from the first
It makes that one quite pale

Over sea yet under stone
The first... Read more

Published on 26 Jan 2006 by Amanda Richards

5.0 out of 5 stars 2nd volume of THE DARK IS RISING Sequence
Only the last book of the series includes all six of its main characters. This book introduces the fifth of the six, Will Stanton, to Merriman; the Drews from OVER SEA, UNDER... Read more

Published on 7 Jan 2006 by Michele L. Worley

5.0 out of 5 stars Midwinter's dream
Susan Cooper has yet to equal "The Dark is Rising," the second book of her classic Dark is Rising Sequence. Read more

Published on 31 Dec 2005 by E. A Solinas

2.0 out of 5 stars So nearly, but so far...
The Dark is Rising is a good children's adventure book that has some depth and imagination. I know it's easy to get jaded by the term "children's adventure" with all the Rowling's... Read more

Published on 4 Mar 2003 by S. Lewis

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it
The Dark is Rising series is simply amazing. I read it when I was 11 years old, and now, 4 years later, I am still in love with the series, though I am not as obsessed as I once... Read more

Published on 16 Feb 2002

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