Over Sea, Under Stone
On holiday in Cornwall, the three Drew children discover an ancient map in the attic of the house that they are staying in. They know immediately that it is special. It is even more than that -- the key to finding a grail, a source of power to fight the forces of evil known as the Dark. And in searching for it themselves, the Drews put their very lives in peril. This is the first volume of Susan Cooper's brilliant and absorbing fantasy sequence known as The Dark Is Rising.
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On a Cornish holiday with their great uncle Merry, the three Drew children find an ancient map in the attic of their rented house. The hunt for what it points to pulls them into a quiet old war.
Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising sequence has five books: Over Sea, Under Stone (1965), The Dark Is Rising (1973), Greenwitch, The Grey King, and Silver on the Tree. The series is complete.
Over Sea, Under Stone is middle grade, recommended for readers 9 to 12. The series ages up gradually, with the later books appropriate for older readers.
Over Sea, Under Stone was written by Susan Cooper, published in 1965 by Cape.
Over Sea, Under Stone is 252 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Over Sea, Under Stone takes most readers 4 to 5 hours to finish.
Over Sea, Under Stone is a standalone novel by Susan Cooper, not part of a series.
Over Sea, Under Stone is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
