Over Sea, Under Stone, the first book in Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising series, opens slowly, almost leisurely, with no hint of magic at all. Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising #1), Susan Cooper Over Sea, Under Stone is a contemporary fantasy novel written for children by the British author Susan Cooper, first published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1965. Cooper wrote four sequels about ten years later, making it the first volume in a series usually called The Dark is Rising (1965 to 1977). School Library Journal I know readers may compare it to Harry Potter and maybe be a little disappointed, but even today this series … Over Sea Under Stone is a great book, just as vivid and imaginative as ever. Taken alone, "Over Sea Under Stone" is a solid, even excellent fantasy story; as part of a series, a little out of sync with the other books. However it sets excellent groundwork, has an intriguing storyline and a good mix of folklore and Arthuriana, and offers us one of the most mysterious and likable "magic mentors," Merriman Lyon. More precious than life […] The second book The Dark Is Rising is written eight years after Over Sea, Under the Stone and it shows: the Beatles is no more, the 60s have been wiped out and it’s grim. Description. “A wonderfully well-told story.”—The Horn Book. Synopsis of Over Sea, under Stone (The Dark Is Rising Sequence Series #1) Three English children find clues to an ancient treasure linked to King Arthur and suddenly find themselves in deadly danger, pursued by forces of ancient evil. When Simon, Jane and Barney go on holiday with the parents to Cornwall, they do no expect anything much to happen. Having found a crumbling parchment map, they begin their search for ancient treasure linked to King Arthur. Over Sea, Under Stone tells the story of one of the skirmishes between good (Light) and evil (Dark) that culminates in the cosmic battle recorded in the last novel of the series, Silver on the Tree. All of the main characters in the novel fight on one of these two sides, although their allegiances are not always immediately clear. The protagonist is ten-year-old boy, Will Stanton, in a family with “too much kids”, cries one of his brothers, James. Set in Wales, siblings Simon, Jane, and Barney must find the Holy Grail hidden by one of King Arthur’s knights. But the discovery of a door behind a cupboard leads them to an ancient map. A little Disney-esque at times, the bad guys are predictably bad. Take the Quiz: Over Sea, Under Stone. Directed by Marilyn Fox. Over Sea, Under Stone is the first in the five book series. With David Wood, Nicholas Burslem, Deborah Cooper, Roland Pickering. The plot of Over Sea, Under Stone revolves around fighting that darkness. 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