![]() ![]() After a very strange night where Will feels he has been watched by something evil and powerful Will eventually finds that he is one of a group of magical beings known as Old Ones pledged to stop an evil force know as The Dark from triumphing and this is via reuniting six ancient symbols as Will is the Seeker. A local farmer passes him an iron symbol and a strange old man seems to be watching him from the sidelines. The weather feels oppressive, and animals are suddenly very wary of him. ![]() It is a strange poetical journey into myth, magic and beautifully captures the realm of nature to create a wonderfully atmospheric read. ![]() ![]() While not being obviously the spirit of Christmas it best captures the strange time of year and also the earlier incarnation of this season is The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper. Merry Christmas! I was looking for a suitable read for this time of year and one book has been on my mind. He is the last of the Old Ones and the power to vanquish the evil magic of the Dark lies within him. A world where evil lurks.īecause Will is not the ordinary boy he always thought he was. Then on Midwinter Day, Will wakes up to a different world: silent, covered in snow and ancient forest, a world of another time. But for eleven-year-old Will Stanton, something sinister has begun, inching round his subconscious, shouting silent warnings he can't decipher. It's Christmas-time in the Stanton family house: presents, carol singing, good cheer. Price – £7.99 paperback £3.99 Kindle eBook ![]()
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