This helps explain symbolism and lore in The Dark is Rising, which Susan Cooper famously wrote on a Caribbean beach: “…it is a Jamaican Old One who gives to Will an object of immense power, without which his quest cannot be completed.” theguardian.com/books/2022/dec…

Happy New Year! May 2025 be full of light and love!

"New Year's Day came and went and was scarcely noticed" #tdir #tdirreadathon

Today, after the long pause, we read The King of Fire and Water and The Hunt Rides. "Through the rush of the wind he thought... ...that he could hear a strange, high yelping in the wind, like the sound of migrating geese flying high." #tdir #tdirreadthon

And we're at the end of our journey for another year. Today we read The Joining of the Signs. "And in a great blaze of yellow-white light, the sun rose over Hunter's Combe and the valley of the Thames." #tdir #tdirreadathon

Travelling through melting snows is a great way to read The King of Fire and Ice #darkisreading 50 years of The Dark is Rising

Coming up today at Noon Central, session 88 of Worlds of Speculative Fiction, focused on Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising sequence of novels. Join us for the video premiere and live chat, followed by a Zoom videoconferencing session! youtu.be/QOboxsZzdiE

Just updated this page of organized links to all of the session recordings of the Worlds of Speculative Fiction series with the latest episode on Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising sequence. This is my tenth year with this series! gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/the-worlds-o…

Sorry for the belated note, but thank you to everyone who joined us for the Readathon! I hope it was special. Question for you: What is the most mysterious part of The Dark Is Rising story? For other, please comment below...

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ICYMI: Continuum: The Dark Is Rising 50th Anniversary Interview with Susan Cooper tdirreadathon.blogspot.com/2025/04/contin… Mentioned: Robert Macfarlane Natalie Haynes Simon McBurney British Library Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association

Happy 90th Birthday to the wonderful Susan Cooper! My favourite author for decades & a huge inspiration for my own work Wishing her very many happy returns of the day! 🥂🍾🎂 #SusanCooper #Childrensbooks #TheDarkisRising #childrensfiction #OTD #blog alexmarchantblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/hap…

Sending warmest birthday wishes to Susan Cooper who turns 90 today! I have sent her a note on behalf of all of you, her fans and our TDIR Readathon friends. #SusanCooper #thedarkisrising

Long-time friend of the Readathon has a new book out!

The air is getting colder. The days are getting shorter. That can only mean it's getting closer to reading The Dark Is Rising again! ICYMI: Continuum: The Dark Is Rising 50th Anniversary Interview with Susan Cooper tdirreadathon.blogspot.com/2025/04/contin… #thedarkisrising #READ TDIR #