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 ⓘ