![]() ![]() ![]() Will Stanton is turning eleven just a few days before Christmas and strange things are happening. The second novel in Susan Cooper’s highly acclaimed Dark is Rising sequence. Will discovers that he has the power of the Old Ones, and that he must embark on a quest to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. It’s Midwinter’s Eve, the day before Will’s eleventh birthday. This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining. ![]() Opening line: ‘Too many!’ James shouted, and slammed the door behind him. Having read it, I honestly don’t know if me and all those other people have read the same book. The second book is a Newberry Medal winner and appears on all the lists of best fantasy ever so I had high expectations. I started Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising Sequence and I found the first book quite nice. Last year, I decided to catch up on some classic SFF that I hadn’t read yet because it’s so easy to get swept away by new publications. ![]()
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