num_pages: 1088
description: Susan Cooper's brilliant Dark is Rising sequence has enthralled readers since the first book, Over Sea, Under Stone, was published more than forty years ago. The second book, The Dark is Rising, was named a Newberry Honor Book and is now a major motion picture. The fourth, The Grey King, won the Newbery Medal. This handsome boxed set includes all five books in the celebrated sequence.
language: English
title: The Dark Is Rising (Boxed Set): Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; Silver on the Tree
titlecomplete: The Dark Is Rising (Boxed Set): Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; Silver on the Tree
characters: Jane Drew, Barnabas Drew, Simon Drew, John Wayland Smith, Merry Lyon, Bran Davies, Will Stanton, The White Rider, The Lady, Farmer Dawson, The Walker, The Black Rider
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult, Arthurian, Middle Grade, Science Fiction Fantasy, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 16443
series: The Dark Is Rising
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books