6/8/2023 0 Comments Under sea under stone![]() She presents the atmosphere of the town very clearly. Like the later books, this one draws heavily from the tales of Arthur, but begins as a mystery instead of a fantasy adventure.Ĭooper gives us three children who arrive with their parents at a little fishing village in Cornwall. The other four books in the series, written several years later, all portray magic in spades. It’s the magic that remains hidden in this book. Oh, it is easily seen to be our world with the village of Trewissick in Cornwall, a village based on Mevagissey where Cooper spent many holidays. However, that isn’t clear at all in this book. Lewis studied evil from another world in the multiverse, a world of talking beasts where Christ had the form of a lion.Īs for Cooper, she writes in our world-with magic. Tolkein wrote of an earlier earth, one in the middle of time, so far back that we have no records of the dwarves, elves, and hobbits that lived with men. ![]() Maybe there’s something in the water over the pond, but Tolkein, Lewis, and Cooper all present complex studies of the war between good and evil. More importantly, the series is an intricate study of good and evil. ![]() They were full of adventure, surprise, and plot twists. I read these books many times beginning in junior high. Susan Cooper’s DARK IS RISING series is no exception. Finding copies of books you loved long ago is like reconnecting with an old friend. ![]()
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