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.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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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