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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.
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.
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.
Silver on the Tree. by Susan Cooper. 4.11 · 34,774 Ratings · 965 Reviews · published 1977 · 76 editions. The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to… Want to Read. Rate it: Book 1-5.
Jan 1, 1984 · Susan Cooper. 4.29. 16,501 ratings706 reviews. Cooper's highly acclaimed series—Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; and Silver on the Tree—is now available in its entirety for the first time in an attractive, sturdy boxed set that's perfect for gift giving.
Susan Cooper is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement. Her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising won the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor and has sold millions of copies worldwide.
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 is the author of the classic five-book sequence The Dark is Rising, which won a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor Award, and two Carnegie Honor Awards. Born in England, she was a reporter and feature writer for the London Sunday Times before coming to live in the United States.
