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where does the dark is rising take place
The Dark Is Rising is set in the part of Buckinghamshire where Susan Cooper, the author, grew up.
when was the book the dark is rising published
The Dark is Rising is a 1973 fantasy novel by Susan Cooper.
did the book the dark is rising win any awards
The second in The Dark Is Rising Sequence, the book The Dark Is Rising won a Newbery Honor.
did the book the grey king win any awards
The Grey King was awarded the 1976 Newbery Medal.

Question: what is the setting of the book
Self-contained rewrite: what is the setting of the book  the grey king