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  • Published: 21 January 2020
  • ISBN: 9780241377116
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $19.99

The Grey King

The Dark is Rising sequence




The fourth powerful book in the classic The Dark is Rising sequence.

Following a serious illness, Will is sent to stay with his uncle in the wild, bleak mountains of Tywyd. He is troubled by vague memories until he meets the mysterious Bran - and suddenly Will knows the task that lies ahead. With Bran's help, Will set outs to find the golden harp and awaken the six sleepers who must join the final battle between the Dark and the Light. But Will is about to encounter his most terrifying opponent yet: the Grey King.

The fourth powerful book in the highly acclaimed Dark is Rising sequence.

  • Published: 21 January 2020
  • ISBN: 9780241377116
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $19.99

About the author

Susan Cooper

Susan Cooper was born in Buckinghamshire, read English at Oxford and began her career as a reporter and feature-writer for the Sunday Times. She then married an American and moved to the United States. Her sequence of fantasy novels for young adults, The Dark Is Rising, has won numerous international awards, including the Newbery Medal, and has been translated into eleven languages. She has written a number of other books for children and adults, a Broadway play, and several films for television and the cinema. She has two children and lives in Fairfield, Connecticut. Susan is married to the Canadian actor Hume Cronyn.

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