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- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0689704488
- ISBN-13: 978-0689704482
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,6 x 13,5 x 1,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.6 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (26 Kundenrezensionen)
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Von Ein Kunde
Format:Taschenbuch
The book opens with a Welsh poem: "On the day of the dead,when the year too dies/Must the youngest open the oldest hills/Throughthe door of the birds, where the breeeze breaks..." A beatiful, mystical and magical beginning to a beatiful, mystical and magical book.
We see Will Stanton, a seemingly normal English boy struck terribly ill, go to Wales to visit his aunt and uncle to recuperate, where he will have the adventure of perhaps a lifetime, sweeping everybody around him, including the reader into it. As we read of his quest to awaken the Sleepers, we learn a little Welsh culture, history, and language. We feel the emotions of the characters involved; experience their sorrow, bewilderment, hatred and joy. We dabble in a little High Magic, and realize the presence of the Dark, and the Light's endless struggle against it.
One of the great things about this book is that you don't have to read the other parts of the series to understand, and become swept up in the magic of it. Even though it's the second to last book, it was the first I read of the series. It speaks for itself.
If you liked C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia", you'll probably enjoy these books. It's the same struggle between good and evil told in a new way, and though I think this series is the easier read, it loses nothing off it's competion.
Diolch yn fawr!
Von Robert
Format:Taschenbuch
I thought this book was very interesting, and i liked all of the history behind it. If you like Susan Cooper's books this is a "must read".
Von S. Christensen
Format:Taschenbuch
When young Will Stanton, the youngest of the Old Ones (quasi-immortals fighting to keep the earth from the domination of the sinister Lords of the Dark) comes down with a severe case of hepatitis, he is sent to visit relatives in Wales to convalesce. But his illness has erased vital knowledge he recently received in the quest for the Greenwitch. Without it the Light doesn't have a chance... But his presence in Wales, he soon finds, is no accident. Alone and helpless, without the Great Signs of Light or the help of other Old Ones, he embarks on a quest to find a golden harp that will summon six sleepers for the final confrontation with the Dark. Yet his growing friendship with a taciturn young Welsh boy, Bran Davies, may be his most significant contribution yet to the great battle that is to come.
Of all of the Dark is Rising books, this one is my favorite. Cooper comes back to all of her favorite concerns from "The Dark is Rising" and takes them to new heights.
First, there is Will, a young boy fighting for the Light--and even his own life--in a battle none of the adults around him sees and fewer understand. Even John Rowland, the ambivelant sheep-herder who befriends him when he realizes that Will's presence is awaking dark forces even Will doesn't fully understand. Their discussions of fate and destiny; choice, sacrifice and necessity; form an intriguing philosophical backdrop to the adventures and add a depth to the series very rarely matched in the other books. Especially since John Rowland himself--the advocate of choice in the face of necessity--ultimately makes one of the greatest sacrifices of any of them. (I won't spoil the surprise in the next book!
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Von Ein Kunde
Format:Taschenbuch
On the day of the dead when the year too dies the youngest must open the oldest of the hills throught the door of the birds where the breeze breaks. And there shall fly the raven boy, the siliver eyes that see the wind, and the light shall have the harp of gold. On kafatan's (?) lake the sleepers lie, On kestrals's (?) way the the the kestral's call, though grim the grey king shadows fall. Yet singing the golden harp shall guide to break their sleep and bid them ride. When the light from the lost land shall return, six sleepers shall ride six signs shall burn, and when the midsummer trees grow tall by pendreting's sword, the dark shall fall!
Von Ein Kunde
Format:Taschenbuch
By far the best book in the series, The Grey King has it all, humor, trajedy, love, hope, adventure, and of course MAGIC!!!!! It was a fantastic book, but what I liked best was how it really took you into the places so that you cry with Bran at the loss of his dog, or are white with terror of Caradog Prichard. It was the perfect painting of a great fantasy! Susan Cooper has an uncanny talent for making simple print into whole worlds of wizardry. You must read it!!
Von Ein Kunde
Format:Taschenbuch
I loved this book sooooo much because it had it all. Adventure, humor, sadness, trajedy, and even a little romance. And of course it was jammed packed with MAGIC!!! I enjoyed this book so much, and I know you will too!
Von Ein Kunde
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
The journey of Will Stanton continues as on the day of the dead, he, the youngest, opens the oldest hills through the door of the birds. Then fire flys from the Welsh 'raven boy' Bran when his dog's silver eyes see the wind and the Light has it's harp of gold. Will becomes ill and has to make a trip to Wales to recover. He meets up with a Welsh boy Bran and travels through a quest that only he may do. But without his master Merriman can he make it? For Will is no ordinary boy but last born into the circle of the light and the 'Old Ones'. But his friend Bran is also not so ordinary for he is the Pendragon(King Arthur's son)who was brought to this other time and other world. Enchanting story for all ages above 11.
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Among the best books written in this century
As a child of ten I read The Grey King many times and each time grew to love it more. The book gave me many things: a love for the Welsh people and language, a wish to own a... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 11. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
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Definitely stands out in fantasy-fiction books!
Although I won't spoil the plot for those of you who haven't read it, I must say that this book (and indeed, all in the series, except maybe Greenwitch which was the weakest)... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 29. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
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Will's back!!
Will and his friend, Bran seek the golden harp, a thing of power that will aid the light in defence against the dark. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
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Plot 4, Writing Skill 1
I am sorry to put in a discouraging word here, but the statement that the book is suitable for readers 9 to 12 is seriously misleading, either as a book to read or to have read to. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 21. Mai 1999 von C. B. Twomey
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Great!Everything a book needs!
In the book the Grey King it has everything a good book needs. From fantasy to the authors descrpition of the characters. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Februar 1999 veröffentlicht
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I like this because it is about two boys on a quest.
The reason I like The Grey King is because it is about a boy named Will and a boy named Bran. They are on a quest to stop the Grey King from taking over the world. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Februar 1999 veröffentlicht
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