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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. [1]
The Lost Land of Susan Cooper. 50 years in print! The 50th Anniversary edition will be available. soon. Buy the boxed set or individual titles. from your favorite independent bookseller. "Her five-book The Dark is Rising series is. one of the most loved and respected quest. fantasies written in the twentieth century." — Bookbird.
Susan Cooper was born in 1935, and grew up in England's Buckinghamshire, an area that was green countryside then but has since become part of Greater London. As a child, she loved to read, as did her younger brother, who also became a writer.
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.
This fact did two things for me: it gave me enough Welsh blood to fall in love with Wales, and it gave me my Grandad—imposing, bookloving and stagestruck—who took his seven children to the very first production of “Peter Pan” and recited terrifying Victorian monologues to us grandchildren at family parties.
The Dark Is Rising Series by Susan Cooper. 5 primary works • 6 total works. http://www.thelostland.com/ More. Book 1. Over Sea, Under Stone. by Susan Cooper. 3.86 · 53,328 Ratings · 3,006 Reviews · published 1965 · 131 editions. On holiday in Cornwall, the three Drew children di… Want to Read. Rate it: Book 2. The Dark Is Rising. by Susan Cooper.
Jan 1, 1984 · Susan Cooper. 4.29. 16,502 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 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.
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.
Named a Grand Master in 2023. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is proud to announce that Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) has been named the 40th Damon Knight Grand Master for her contributions to the literature of science fiction and fantasy.
