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The Dark is Rising Wiki:Community Central
Welcome to Community Central, the discussion area for The Dark is Rising Wiki. Please feel free to ask questions or comment on anything here. If you are new to The Dark is Rising or Susan -
The Dark is Rising
This novel is set in Susan Cooper's childhood home of Dorney in Buckinghamshire. On Will Stanton's 11th birthday, he discovers he is the last of the Old Ones, beings with ancient knowledge of -
Dark
The Dark is a force of the universe, operating in direct opposition to the Light. The task of the Dark is to rise and create a world in which joy, love and laughter can not -
Merriman Lyon
Merriman Lyon (also known as “Great-Uncle Merry", “Gumerry”, “Mer-lyon” and “Merlin”) is a main character in the Dark is Rising series. He is the only one who appears in all five books. He -
Silver on the Tree
Will Stanton, Merriman Lyon, Bran, and the Drew children join together to battle against the Dark. All of the main characters from the other books in the sequence come together in this book, some meeting -
The Grey King
Will Stanton visits Wales to recover from hepatitis and meets Bran, the Pendragon and befriends him and his dog Cafall. They seek the Golden Harp and awaken the Sleepers to fight the Dark. The Golden -
Will Stanton
Will Stanton first appears in The Dark is Rising as the main character and remains a lead character in the subsequent three novels. Will is the seventh son of a seventh son, and a member -
Circle of Signs
The Circle of Signs is one of the Things of Power. It is the most powerful but the most vulnerable of the Things of Power. In The Dark is Rising, the Circle is joined at -
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Old Ones
The Old Ones are members of the Light. Those who fight for the Light includes mostly a circle of immortals known as the Old Ones which stretches throughout time and all over the world. The -
Trewissick
Trewissick is a fictional seaside village, said, in Over Sea, Under Stone, to be 5 miles from St Austell in Cornwall. Trewissick also features as the main location in Greenwitch. Trewissick was modeled on Mevagissey -
The Dark is Rising (film)
The Dark is Rising film, based on the book The Dark is Rising, was released in U.S. theaters on October 5, 2007, and on Region 1 DVD March 18, 2008. Filming took place in -
Jane Drew
Jane is the middle child and only daughter in the Drew family. She is also sometimes called Jenny or Jenny-o by Bran Davies. She is one of three children in the Drew Family; her -
Over Sea, Under Stone
Simon, Jane and Barney Drew visit the seaside village of Trewissick in Cornwall with their parents, to stay with "Great-Uncle Merry". They stay in The Grey House, which belongs to a Captain Toms, who -
Susan Cooper
Susan Mary Cooper Born: May 23, 1935, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England -
Book Cover Gallery
The Dark is Rising Wiki boasts the largest gallery of every known Dark is Rising Sequence book cover. This includes paperback, hardcover, American, and non-American. If you know of one we don't have -
Manual of Style
This page is considered an official policy on the Dark is Rising Wiki. It is considered a standard that everyone should follow. Except for minor edits, please make use of the discussion page to propose -
AboutDiRWiki
The Dark is Rising Wiki is first and foremost a communal wiki resource dedicated to providing current and relevant, information on the Dark is Rising Sequence book series by Susan Cooper. Addresses: Site: http://darkisrising -
Greenwitch
Will Stanton meets with Simon, Jane and Barney Drew and seek the Greenwitch in order to recover the stolen Grail and decipher the writing on it. All sides are racing in a quest for magic -
Stanton Family
The Stanton Family lives in Huntercombe at the vicarage. The name most likely derives from the Stanton-Drew Stone Circles, with characters in Over Sea, Under Stone also being named Drew. Second in size only -
Grail
The Grail is one of the four Things of Power. It is found by the Drew children in a cave in Over Sea, Under Stone. -
Light
The Light is a force of the universe, operating in direct opposition to the Dark. The task of the Light is to keep the Dark from rising and creating a world in which joy, love -
Margery Gill
Margery Jean Gill was born in Coatbridge, Scotland, on April 5, 1925. She illustrated many children's books from 1954 onwards, until at least 1977. Gill studied at the Harrow School of Art and took -
About
Welcome to the Dark is Rising Wiki, a communal resource for all things related to the Dark is Rising Sequence! We are a very young wiki, and need a lot of help to build the -
Alan Cober
Artist, illustrator, and teacher Alan E. Cober (18 May 1935 - 17 January 1998) studied at the University of Vermont, the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, and the Pratt Graphics Center. After a brief spell
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