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Title: The Dark Is Rising Title Record # 19217
Author: Susan Cooper
Date: 1973-04-00
Type: NOVEL [juvenile]
Series: The Dark Is Rising
Series Number: 2
Language: English
Synopsis: From the copyright page: On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1978ⓘTranslated by Jean Baillache
 French L'enfant contre la nuit
1982ⓘTranslated by Jadwiga P. Westrup First published in 1982 per Libris (National Library of Sweden) 7285411
 Swedish En ring av järn
1987ⓘTranslated by Ad Calame
 Dutch Het Opkomende Duister
2002ⓘTranslated by Wiebe Buddingh
 Dutch De Duistere Vloed

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Honorable Mentions
ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010.
 1973 Carnegie Carnegie Medal
Nomination 1974 Mythopoeic Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
Nomination 1974 Newbery Newbery Medal

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Dark Is Rising 1973-04-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Alan E. Cober  
The Dark Is Rising 1973-05-00 Susan Cooper Chatto & Windus 0-7011-5017-3
£1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Alan E. Cober  
The Dark Is Rising 1974-02-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1974-09-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1975-02-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1975-12-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1976-00-00 Susan Cooper Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) 0-14-030799-0
£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Michael Heslop  
The Dark Is Rising 1976-01-00 Susan Cooper Aladdin / Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-70420-8 / A51
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 216
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel Alan E. Cober Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising 1976-09-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1977-06-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1978-03-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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L'enfant contre la nuit 1978-10-17 Susan Cooper Robert Laffont (
L'âge des étoiles?L'age des etoiles
#10)		 2-221-00034-X   242
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel Jean-Claude Gal  
The Dark Is Rising 1978-11-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1979-00-00 Susan Cooper Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) 0-14-030799-0
£0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Michael Heslop Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising 1979-10-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1980-00-00 Susan Cooper Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) 0-14-030799-0
£0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Michael Heslop Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising 1981-04-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1982-06-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3   216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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En ring av järn 1983-00-00 Susan Cooper Bonniers Juniorförlag 91-48-50723-7   224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Michael Heslop Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising 1984-00-00 Susan Cooper The Bodley Head 0-370-30815-8   250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1984-00-00 Susan Cooper Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) 0-14-030799-0
£1.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 267
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Michael Heslop Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising Sequence 1984-00-00 Susan Cooper Puffin 0-14-031688-4
£4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 786
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Oliver Burston  
The Dark Is Rising 1984-01-00 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry / Atheneum 0-689-30317-3
$11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Alan E. Cober Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising Sequence 1986-04-00 Susan Cooper Puffin 0-14-031688-4
£4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 786
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Oliver Burston  
The Dark Is Rising 1986-10-00 Susan Cooper Collier Books 0-689-71087-9
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Wiesner  
Het Opkomende Duister 1987-00-00 Susan Cooper Holland 90-251-0544-0   224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel  
The Dark Is Rising Sequence 1987-01-00 Susan Cooper Puffin 0-14-031688-4
£5.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 786
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Oliver Burston  
The Dark Is Rising 1988-04-00 Susan Cooper Windrush 1-85089-933-9
£7.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 332
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising 1989-01-00 Susan Cooper Macmillan Education 0-333-47580-1
£2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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The Dark Is Rising 1989-12-00 Susan Cooper Scholastic 0-590-43319-9   244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Wiesner Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising 1990-00-00 Susan Cooper Scholastic 0-590-43319-9   244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Wiesner Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising 1990-00-00 Susan Cooper Scholastic 0-590-43319-9   244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Wiesner Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising Sequence 1993-00-00 Susan Cooper Collier Books 0-02-042565-1
$24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 omni David Wiesner  
The Dark Is Rising 1994-09-00 Susan Cooper Red Fox / Random House (UK) (Random House Modern Classics) 0-09-936601-0
£5.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 304
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel  
The Dark Is Rising 1994-09-00 Susan Cooper Puffin (Puffin Modern Classics) 0-14-036462-5
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 332
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel Melvyn Grant  
The Dark Is Rising 1996-09-00 Susan Cooper GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 1-56865-205-4 / 13751
$14.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 865
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Walter Velez  
The Dark Is Rising 1999-09-00 Susan Cooper Aladdin Paperbacks / Simon & Schuster 0-689-82989-2
$2.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 244
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel David Wiesner  
The Dark Is Rising 1999-09-00 Susan Cooper Aladdin Paperbacks / Simon & Schuster 0-689-82983-3
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 244
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel David Wiesner  
The Dark Is Rising 2000-07-05 Susan Cooper Listening Library 0-8072-8274-X    
audio cassette?Cassette tape
 novel  
The Dark Is Rising 2001-03-00 Susan Cooper Thorndike Press 0-7862-2920-9
$21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 400
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel David Wiesner  
De Duistere Vloed 2002-02-00 Susan Cooper Piramide 90-245-3987-0
€14.95?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 271
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel Ien van Laanen  
The Dark Is Rising 2002-07-00 Susan Cooper Aladdin Paperbacks / Simon & Schuster 0-689-85195-2
$2.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 244
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel David Wiesner  
The Dark Is Rising 2003-10-17 Susan Cooper Listening Library  
$32.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 novel  
The Dark Is Rising 2005-05-31 Susan Cooper Aladdin 1-4169-0528-6
$2.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel David Wiesner  
The Dark Is Rising 2005-10-11 Susan Cooper Listening Library 0-307-28173-6
$39.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 novel David Wiesner  
The Dark Is Rising 2007-08-00 Susan Cooper Aladdin Paperbacks / Simon & Schuster 978-1-4169-4995-4
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 244
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel Sammy Yuen, Jr.  
The Dark Is Rising Sequence 2007-08-00 Susan Cooper Aladdin Paperbacks / Simon & Schuster 978-1-4169-4996-1
$29.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni David Ho  
The Dark Is Rising 2007-08-28 Susan Cooper Listening Library 978-0-7393-5973-0    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 novel  
The Dark Is Rising 2007-09-00 Susan Cooper Simon Pulse 1-4169-4969-0
$8.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 244
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel  
The Dark Is Rising 2007-09-00 Susan Cooper Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) 978-0-14-132355-8
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 267
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising 2007-10-00 Susan Cooper Scholastic 978-0-545-04662-6
$3.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Sammy Yuen, Jr. Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising Sequence 2007-10-00 Susan Cooper The Bodley Head 0-370-32942-2
£14.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 739
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
The Dark Is Rising 2008-00-00 Susan Cooper The Easton Press     244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Dark Is Rising: The Complete Sequence 2010-08-31 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry Books 978-1-4424-1253-8
$14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 1082
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni  
The Dark Is Rising 2010-09-30 Susan Cooper Red Fox 978-1-84941-270-4
£6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 388
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel  
The Dark Is Rising Sequence: Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; Silver on the Tree 2013-06-11 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry Books 978-1-4424-8968-4
$89.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 1088
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
The Dark Is Rising Sequence: Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; Silver on the Tree 2013-06-11 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry Books 978-1-4424-8967-7
$34.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 1088
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni  
The Dark Is Rising 2013-08-01 Susan Cooper Vintage (UK) (Vintage Children's Classics) 978-0-09-958308-0
£6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 400
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel David Roberts  
The Dark Is Rising 2019-11-14 Susan Cooper Puffin 978-0-241-37709-3
£7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 272
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel Joe McLaren  
The Dark Is Rising 2023-11-14 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry Books 978-1-6659-3289-9
$8.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 320
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel  
The Dark Is Rising Sequence 2023-12-19 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry Books 978-1-6659-3548-7
$99.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 1328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Oliver Burston  
The Dark Is Rising Sequence 2023-12-19 Susan Cooper Margaret K. McElderry Books 978-1-6659-3549-4
$44.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 1408
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Oliver Burston  
The Dark Is Rising date unknown Susan Cooper Collier Books 0-689-71087-9
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Wiesner Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising date unknown Susan Cooper Scholastic 0-590-43319-9   244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Wiesner Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising date unknown Susan Cooper Collier Books 0-689-71087-9
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Wiesner Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising date unknown Susan Cooper Collier Books 0-689-71087-9
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Wiesner Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising date unknown Susan Cooper Collier Books 0-689-71087-9
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Wiesner Checkmark
The Dark Is Rising Sequence date unknown Susan Cooper Puffin 0-14-031688-4
£14.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 786
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Oliver Burston  
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