The Dark is Rising: Susan Cooper - Softcover

Cooper, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099583089 ISBN 13: 9780099583080

Verlag: Vintage Children's Classics, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

'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., Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can read an interview with the author and discover the ancient beliefs that inspired the story. Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

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Críticas:

"A writer of great integrity and skill, whose influence and importance in the field of children's fantasy will be felt for a long time" (Philip Pullman)

"I wish I had written these!" (Diana Wynne Jones)

"Cooper has been writing richly imaginative works of fantasy for nearly four decades. Her books are critically acclaimed and she has a loyal and devoted following among readers" (booktrusted.co.uk)

"The Dark Is Rising sequence of novels by Susan Cooper must be one of the most imaginative and sustained achievements in contemporary children's literature" (Books for Children)

Reseña del editor:

Enter the young adult world of Susan Cooper. Perfect for fans of The Secret Commonwealth.

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.

Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can read an interview with the author and discover the ancient beliefs that inspired the story.

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• Verlag: Vintage Children's Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0099583089
• ISBN 13: 9780099583080
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400