Newbery Medal Winner
The Grey King
by Susan Cooper
Summary
Recovering from illness, Will Stanton travels to the Welsh hills, where he must reclaim lost memories and find a golden harp to wake the Sleepers in the ancient struggle between the Light and the Dark. He is aided by a strange albino boy named Bran and a dog with silver eyes, while the malevolent Grey King stirs against them. The fourth book in Cooper's series weaves Welsh mythology and Arthurian legend into a haunting high fantasy of good against evil.
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Historical Context & Significance
The Grey King is the fourth book in Susan Cooper's acclaimed The Dark Is Rising sequence and also won the Tir na n Og Award for Welsh themed writing.