The Dark Is Rising

Cooper, Susan

ISBN 10 : 0739359738 ISBN 13 : 9780739359730

Editeur : Listening Library, 2007

Synopsis

The Dark Is Rising On the Midwinter Day that is his 11th birthday, Will Stanton is plunged into a quest for the six magical signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. Unabridged. 7 CDs.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift–he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.

“Susan Cooper is one of the few contemporary writers who has the vivid imagination, the narrative powers, and the moral vision that permit her to create the kind of sweeping conflict between good and evil that lies at the heart of all great fantasy. Tolkien had it. So did C. S. Lewis. And Cooper writes in the same tradition.” – Psychology Today

Quatrième de couverture

'This night will be bad, and tomorrow will be beyond imagining’

It’s Christmas-time in the Stanton family house: presents, carol singing, good cheer. But for eleven-year-old Will Stanton something sinister has begun, inching round his subconscious, shouting silent warnings he can’t decipher. Then on Midwinter Day Will wakes up to a different world – silent, covered in snow and ancient forest, a world of another time. A world where evil lurks.

Because Will is not the ordinary boy he always thought he was. He is the last of the Old Ones and the power to vanquish the evil magic of the Dark lies within him.

BACKSTORY: Read an interview with the author and discover the ancient beliefs behind Christmas.

Turn to page 30 to read about Will waking up in a very different world...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Listening Library
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0739359738
• ISBN 13: 9780739359730
• Reliure: CD
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible