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Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is an English author of children's books. She is best known for The Dark Is Rising , a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which incorporates British mythology such as the Arthurian legends and Welsh folk heroes. [1]
Celebrate 50 years of The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper, one of the most loved and respected quest fantasies. Stream the BBC radioplay adaptation of the first book or buy the boxed set or individual titles.
Susan Cooper was born in 1935, and grew up in England's Buckinghamshire, an area that was green countryside then but has since become part of Greater London. As a child, she loved to read, as did her younger brother, who also became a writer.
The Dark Is Rising Sequence is a series of five contemporary fantasy novels for older children and young adults that were written by the British author Susan Cooper and published from 1965 to 1977.
A fantasy series of five books about the ancient struggle between the Light and the Dark in the world. The series features the Drew children, who are drawn into the quest to stop the Dark from rising.
Learn about the life and work of Susan Cooper, the acclaimed fantasy writer who created the classic series The Dark Is Rising. Discover her childhood, education, influences, and achievements in this interview.
The Dark Is Rising is a 1973 children's fantasy novel by Susan Cooper. The second in The Dark Is Rising Sequence, the book won a Newbery Honor. It has been described as a "folkloric tale of an English boy caught in a battle between light and dark".
