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Title: The Grey King (The Dark Is Rising Sequence)
ISBN: 1416949674
Author:
Susan Cooper
Publicate Date: 2007-05-08
Publish: 2007-05-08
List Price: $8.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Rule...
Okay, folks, take a lesson from this book. This is how Arthurian fantasy is supposed to be. 'Nuf said.
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2: Another struggle between Dark and Light
The boy Will recovering from a nearly fatal hepatitis
is sent to his aunt's in Wales to recover, but also
on a mission to retrieve the golden harp and awake the six sleepers.
In his way is Brenin LLwyd, the Grey King, who is one of the
ancient dark powers. His unlikely new friend turns out to
be a son of power out of time.
What I liked about this book is the explanation pronunciation of Welsh
names. Where many place Arthur in the midlands or lakes area,
it seem that Susan Cooper is for the hills of Wales.
This book is the third of these serial tales that I have read,
and I think Greenwitch (The Dark Is Rising Sequence) may be slightly better in characterization and plot.
Others have done this kind of writing better that I have read.The Owl Service is a good example.
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3: Will finally makes sense
Overall, the Dark Is Rising series hasn't really lived up to my expectations. It's good children's fantasy, but not great. This fourth book, though, is the best so far. Will, this time in Wales instead of Cornwall, continues his quest for magical objects to be used by the Light to battle the rising Dark. Unlike the second book ("The Dark Is Rising"), here Cooper manages to balance the two aspects of Will's character, both as a boy and an Old One. And the farms and countryside of Wales are vividly described, the other characters clear and believable. Perhaps because this book doesn't have a lot of other magical characters running around in it, the plot makes much better sense and the characters' motives seem more clearly thought out. I enjoyed this book; it makes me more anxious to read the last one in the series.
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4: A Book Read in Childhood Still As Good As Ever
I read this book when it was first published - I was 7 years old. Now, at the age of 39, it's still just as magical as it was then. After I finish re-reading it after 33 years, I am hoping to share it with my 11 year old son. Hopefully, he will find it as wonderful as I did and STILL DO!
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5: Super Reader
The Light again have a prophecy they must try and understand, to again find another of the items of power they need to defeat the Dark.
On the day of the dead, when the year too dies,
Must the youngest open the oldest hills
Through the door of the birds, where the breeze breaks.
There fire shall fly from the raven boy,
And the silver eyes that see the wind,
And the Light shall have the harp of gold.
By the pleasant lake the Sleepers lie,
On Cadfan's Way where the kestrels call;
Though grim from the Grey King shadows fall,
Yet singing the golden harp shall guide
To break their sleep and bid them ride.
When light from the lost land shall return,
Six Sleepers shall ride, six Signs shall burn,
And where the midsummer tree grows tall
By Pendragon's sword the Dark shall fall.
They have a problem, in that Will Stanton has fallen prey to illness, and a very serious one. He has been months recuperating, and sent to stay with acquaintances in Wales.
Making friends with a strange boy named Bran, the two, and the dog Cadval must wend their way through the mysterious misty hills of Wales, past monsters, human agents of the Dark and the Brenin Llwyd to complete their quest.
As a side note, this book will teach you some basic Welsh pronunciation tips.
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