The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper Guild America Books 1977

Description: The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper Guild America Books 1977 From the jacket: "The wind wrenched into Will's collar and sleeves and boot-tops, ripping at his hair....The sky rumbled and growled.... Over his shoulder Will saw swooping towards them a darker shape even than the giant clouds: the Rider, towering, immense, his eyes two dreadful points of blue-white fire." "Promise not to touch anything that's obviously been put away," is their father's order. But the attic that the three Drew children- Simon, Jane and Barney discover in their eccentric Great-Uncle Merry's creaky old house in Cornwall hasn't exactly been locked, only concealed behind a heavy bureau. And the ancient map they find is merely buried in a box under some junk. How are they to know that the map is the key to finding a grail, a source of power to fight the forces of evil known as the Dark? And that in searching for it themselves, they will put their very lives in peril?... On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday- "double ones," his father says portentously-Will Stanton receives a special gift: a coin marked by a circle quartered by a cross...marking him as the last of the Old Ones. immortals dedicated to keeping the world free from domination by the Dark.... A Welsh legend speaks of 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. When Will Stanton meets Bran, a strange boy who owns a dog that resembles the creature of legend, he feels an eerie shock of recognition. He soon realizes that Bran will be a vital player in the coming crisis: For the force of the Dark is rising. Brought together by chance and by fate, the Drew children-who are mortal but special in their own way,- Will and Bran face wonder and terror in the darkly brooding Welsh hills, on a quest through time and space that touches the most ancient myths of the British Isles. Susan Cooper's much honored and beloved The Dark Is Rising series will remind you of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis as it chronicles a sweeping conflict between good and evil. Gently read book in very good jacket; Absolutely NOT A LIBRARY BOOK! There definitley will be NO underlining, highlighting, and or writing. Look at the PHOTOS that are part of the description. Support the small independent sellers who want you to know EXACTLY what you are buying! Avoid the hassle of returns. Secure shipping wrapped up in a new box. If buying multiple "Buy It Now" items, add each individual item to your cart. When you view your cart, you will see a button on the right hand side just above your first item that says "Request Total from Seller" in small print. If you click that I will be able to send you an invoice with your correct shipping charges. Thanks for looking!

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