{"product_id":"the-grey-king-9781665932950","title":"The Grey King","description":"\u003cb\u003eWill Stanton must face a powerful agent of the Dark in this Newbery Medal-winning fourth installment of Susan Cooper's epic The Dark Is Rising Sequence, now with a brand-new look!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is a Welsh legend about a harp of gold, hidden away within a certain hill, that will be found by a boy and a white dog with silver eyes--a dog that can see the wind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill Stanton knows nothing of this when he comes to Wales to recover from a severe illness. But when he meets the strange boy Bran and his white dog, memory wakes in Will. For Will is the last-born of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to saving the world from the forces of evil, the Dark. It is his task to use the golden harp to wake the six who must be roused from their long slumber in the Welsh hills to prepare for the last battle between the Dark and the Light. But first, with help from Bran, Will must face his most terrifying opponent yet: the Grey King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Cooper is one of our foremost fantasy authors; her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising has sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books' accolades include the Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Award, and five shortlists for the Carnegie Medal. She combines fantasy with history in \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Books for Children pick), \u003ci\u003eKing of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ghost Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e, and her magical \u003ci\u003eThe Boggart and the Monster\u003c\/i\u003e, second in a trilogy, which won the Scottish Arts Council's Children's Book Award. Susan Cooper lives on a saltmarsh island in Massachusetts, and you can visit her online at TheLostLand.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Margaret K. McElderry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614397042962,"sku":"9781665932950","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf7e6f23-26a1-4745-aa4f-e782250493b2.jpg?v=1732442902","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-grey-king-9781665932950","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}