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The Dark Is Rising

Susan Cooper · 1973

244 pages

On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton learns that he is the last of the Old Ones, born to hold back the Dark. As midwinter closes over the Thames valley, he must gather the six Signs of Light before the Rider and his powers can rise. A tale of the Light's long war against the Dark.

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Chosen One, Prophecy, Quest, Coming of Age

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