Over Sea, Under Stone

Simon, Jane, and Barney Drew set out to find King Arthur's grail, touching off a struggle between good and evil forces, the Light and the Dark. In The Dark Is Rising (Atheneum, 1973; Macmillan, 1986, pap.), a boy named Will Stanton travels into the past in search of six magic signs needed by the forces of the Light to hold back the forces of Darkness. Boston Globe Horn Book Award, 1973; Carnegie Medal Commended Book, 1973; John Newbery Medal Honor Book, 1974. In Greenwitch (Atheneum, 1974; Macmillan, 1986, pap.), it falls to Jane, Simon, and Barney to retrieve from the sea creature, Greenwitch, a manuscript needed to interpret the inscription on King Arthur's grail. In The Grey King (Atheneum, 1975; Macmillan, 1986, pap.), Will and an albino boy named Bran Davies search for the golden harp needed to waken King Arthur's knights for the final battle against the Dark. Carnegie Medal Commended Book, 1975; John Newbery Medal, 1976; Tir na n-Og Award, 1976. In the final volume of this series, Silver on the Tree (Atheneum, 1977; Macmillan, 1986, pap.), all five children are summoned to a Welsh mountainside where Will and Bran search for the crystal sword, Eiras, while the Drews meet King Arthur and prepare for the ultimate battle against the forces of Darkness. Tir na n-Og Award, 1978. Outstanding Quality.Cooper, Susan is the author of 'Over Sea, Under Stone' with ISBN 9780152590345 and ISBN 015259034X.