Susan Cooper

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Susan Cooper (born May 1935) is most notably the author of The Dark is Rising, a five-volume fantasy saga set in and around England and Wales. The books incorporate traditional British mythology (Arthurian and folkloric elements) with original material (e.g.the Old Ones).

• Over Sea, Under Stone
• The Dark Is Rising
• Greenwitch
• The Grey King
• Silver on the Tree

Susan Cooper writes for adolescents but her fantasies are also popular among adults. She was married to the actor Hume Cronyn from July 1996 until Cronyn's death of prostate cancer in June 2003. Cooper now lives in the U.S.

Additional Books

• The Boggart
• The Boggart and the Monster
• Seaward
• Dawn of Fear
• King of Shadows
• Green Boy

and seven picture books for children

• The Selkie Girl
• Frog
• Jethro and the Jumbie
• The Silver Cow
• Matthew's Dragon
• Tam Lin
• Danny and the Kings

External link

• Susan Cooper biographical website (http://www.thelostland.com/biography.htm)

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