The Grey King

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The Grey King is a fantasy novel in Susan Cooper’s "The Dark Is Rising" sequence, blending Arthurian legend with a modern battle between Light and Dark in the Welsh countryside.

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instanceOf fantasy novel
novel
work of fiction
author Susan Cooper NERFINISHED
awardReceived Newbery Medal NERFINISHED
awardYear 1976
basedOnElement Arthurian legend NERFINISHED
centralConflict battle between Light and Dark
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Bran Davies NERFINISHED
Merriman Lyon NERFINISHED
featuresSupernaturalFaction the Dark GENERATED
the Light GENERATED
firstPublicationYear 1975
followedBy Silver on the Tree NERFINISHED
genre children's literature
fantasy
young adult fiction
hasForm prose narrative
hasInfluenceFrom British folklore
Welsh folklore
hasMotif ancient powers awakening
prophecy
hasTheme destiny
good versus evil
heritage and identity
myth in the modern world
incorporatesMythology Arthurian mythology NERFINISHED
Celtic mythology
intendedMarket English-language market
language English
literaryPeriod 20th-century British children's literature
mainCharacterRole Will Stanton is an Old One of the Light NERFINISHED
notableFor integration of Welsh landscape and legend
partOfSeries The Dark Is Rising Sequence NERFINISHED
precededBy Greenwitch NERFINISHED
protagonist Will Stanton NERFINISHED
publisher Atheneum Books NERFINISHED
seriesNumberInSequence fourth book in The Dark Is Rising Sequence
settingLocation Wales NERFINISHED
settingRegion Welsh countryside
targetAudience children
young adults

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Susan Cooper notableWork The Grey King
Susan Cooper notableAwardedWork The Grey King