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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The Grey King canonical 5

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instanceOf fantasy novel
novel
work of fiction
author Susan Cooper
awardReceived Newbery Medal
awardYear 1976
basedOnElement Arthurian legend
centralConflict battle between Light and Dark
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Bran Davies
Merriman Lyon
featuresSupernaturalFaction the Dark
the Light
firstPublicationYear 1975
followedBy Silver on the Tree
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
linked to: Arthurian legend

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
notableFor integration of Welsh landscape and legend
partOfSeries The Dark Is Rising Sequence
precededBy Greenwitch
protagonist Will Stanton
publisher Atheneum Books
seriesNumberInSequence fourth book in The Dark Is Rising Sequence
settingLocation Wales
linked to: Prydain
settingRegion Welsh countryside
targetAudience children
young adults

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Susan Cooper notableWork The Grey King
Susan Cooper notableAwardedWork The Grey King
The Dark Is Rising Sequence hasPart The Grey King
Greenwitch followedBy The Grey King
Silver on the Tree follows The Grey King