num_pages: 304
description: On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift-- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.
language: English
title: The Dark Is Rising
titlecomplete: The Dark Is Rising (The Dark Is Rising, #2)
characters: Merry Lyon, Will Stanton
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy, Arthurian, Audiobook
ratings_count: 54918
series: The Dark Is Rising
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books