![]() ![]() It is everything you want from a summer adventure and is a terrific start to the Dark is Rising sequence which keeps on getting better the more you read. We learn the Dark takes many forms people, animals and wildlife.Best of all are the descriptions of Cornwall - wild, mysterious and with a presence of power and energy built into every rock and monument.įor me this is a wonderful children's read. ![]() The children are engaging and Great Uncle Merry serves as a signpost for the Light and guides the children through their adventure. The novel is steeped in Arthurian legend, which adds a somewhat magical quality to the book. Set in the wild Cornish landscape, there is lots of clue solving, picnics and adventure simultaneously taking place as the battle between the Light and the Dark rages on. It has smatterings of Swallows and Amazons or the Famous Five novels mixed with Arthurian legend and is a wonderful start to the series.ģ children Simon, Jane and Barney spend the summer in Cornwall with their Great-Uncle Merry and discover a mysterious treasure map. Over Sea, Under Stone is the first novel that kicks off the whole Dark is Rising sequence and is no less magical. This was a magical light vs dark adventure set at Christmas time and I can pinpoint where my love for Christmas books truly began. When I was a child, my Sister and I used to read 'The Dark is Rising' novel every Christmas without fail. ![]()
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