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Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is an English author of children's books. She is best known for The Dark Is Rising, a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which incorporates British mythology such as the Arthurian legends and Welsh folk heroes.
Susan Cooper is the creator and writer of the fantasy series, the Dark is Rising fictional novels. This series kicked off in 1965 with the release of the first novel. It was the only one to be nominated that year for a Newbery Honor Medal. The sequel came out in 1973.
one of the most loved and respected quest. fantasies written in the twentieth century." — Bookbird. Stream the12-episode BBC radioplay. of The Dark is Rising. The Dark Is Rising is a podcast available on Apple. Podcasts and BBC Sounds, adapted for radio by. Robert Macfarlane and Complicité director. Simon McBurney.
The Dark Is Rising Sequence is a series of five contemporary fantasy novels for older children and young adults that were written by the British author Susan Cooper and published from 1965 to 1977.
Cooper wrote her first book for young readers in response to a publishing house competition; "Over Sea, Under Stone" would later form the basis for her critically acclaimed five-book fantasy sequence, "The Dark Is Rising." The fourth book in the series, "The Grey King," won the Newbery Medal in 1976.
Book 1-5. The Dark Is Rising Sequence. by Susan Cooper. 4.29 · 16,503 Ratings · 706 Reviews · published 1984 · 33 editions. Cooper's highly acclaimed series—Over Sea, Under S…. Want to Read.
Susan Cooper has 123 books on Goodreads with 434016 ratings. Susan Cooper’s most popular book is The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2).
The observational skills and the discipline required of a journalist turned out to be just as valuable for a novelist. When I began writing novels in my spare time, the first one was realistic and very bad; the second was a fantasy, Mandrake, which was better and was published in 1964.
Susan Cooper's award-winning Dark Is Rising sequence, which has delighted fantasy readers for over forty years, can be found once again in one brilliant volume! Paperback and e-book available from Barnes & Noble.
Susan Cooper is best known for her acclaimed five-book fantasy sequence "The Dark is Rising," which won a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor Award, and two Carnegie Honor Awards. Her newest books are 2 picturebooks: "The Shortest Day" (her classic solstice poem, illustrated by Carson Ellis), and "The Word Pirates," illustrated by Steven Kellogg.
