In this conclusion of The Dark is rising sequence, Will Stanton, the Welsh boy Ryan, and the Drew children try to locate the crystal sword that alone can vanquish the strong forces of the Dark.
While in London as part of an all-boy acting company preparing to perform in a replica of the famous Globe Theatre, Nat Field suddenly finds himself transported back to 1599 and performing in the original theater under the tutelage of Shakespeare himself.
Collects the five books of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series, which follows an eleven-year-old boy on his adventures after he learns that he is destined to wield the powers of The Light and end an ancient struggle with The Dark.
Jane's invitation to witness the making of the Greenwitch begins a series of sinister events in which she and her two brothers help the Old Ones recover the grail stolen by the Dark.
On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.
