Books by Susan Cooper
“he Dark is Rising is actually the second book of the series, but much like The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, it dominates its predecessor – Over Sea, Under Stone – in popular imagination. The central story is a textbook fantasy quest. But the book is brought to life by the contrast between this deeply unsettling magical world and the cosy world where we first found him. Best read around Christmas time, somewhere snug.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Susan Cooper were recommended
The Best Teen Fantasy Books Set in Britain, recommended by Sylvia Bishop
Britain offers rich pickings to writers: wild and windswept locations, peculiar folklore, a treasure trove of odd histories and even odder place names. Taking Britain as a starting point, many fantasy authors have produced stories that are at once wonderfully strange and hauntingly plausible. Our fantasy interviewer Sylvia Bishop picks out her top five fantasy books set in Britain for teen readers.
