The Dark Is Rising Sequence (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Susan Cooper
- First Published: 1984
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—high fantasy
- Time of Work: Primarily the 1960’s, with journeys in time to earlier eras
- Setting: South Cornwall and Buckinghamshire in England; the vicinity of Aberdyfi in North Wales
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Fantasy, Arthurian romance
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, 1960’s, 1970’s, Children, Magic or magicians, Mythology or myths, Supernatural, England or English people, Good and evil, Legends, Fantasy, Wales or Welsh people, Talisman or magical object, Halloween, Holy Grail or Grail quest
- Locales: Wales, Buckinghamshire, England
The Plot
Although she did not initially plan to write a sequence, Susan Cooper found, when she returned to provide a sequel to the first book, not only that she had four more books to write but also that the fantasy element, originally peripheral, had become central. The forces of good and evil, known as the Light and the Dark, are locked in a supernatural struggle for power over humankind. As the sequence title proclaims, the Dark is rising for a final major assault. The books describe how various talismans of power are collected to aid the Light in the impending crisis.
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