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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.
Podcasts and BBC Sounds, adapted for radio by. Robert Macfarlane and Complicité director. Simon McBurney. It was originally linear-broadcast. on BBC World Service in twelve daily episodes that. correspond to the ‘real time’ of the novel’s unfolding.
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.
Susan Cooper has 121 books on Goodreads with 434555 ratings. Susan Cooper’s most popular book is The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2).
The Dark Is Rising Sequence. by Susan Cooper. 4.29 · 16,501 Ratings · 706 Reviews · published 1984 · 33 editions. Cooper's highly acclaimed series—Over Sea, Under S…. Want to Read.
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.
