Yllä meren, alla kiven (Pimeä nousee, #1)

No cover — Susan Cooper: Yllä meren, alla kiven (Pimeä nousee, #1) (Finnish language, 1979)

251 pages

Finnish language

Published 1979

ISBN:: 978-951-0-09035-0
Goodreads:: 10402891

(1 review)

Over Sea, Under Stone is a contemporary fantasy novel written for children by the English author Susan Cooper, first published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1965. Cooper wrote four sequels about ten years later, making it the first volume in a series usually called The Dark is Rising Sequence (1965 to 1977). In contrast to the rest of the series, it is more a mystery, with traditional fantasy elements mainly the subject of hints later in the narrative. Thus it may ease readers into the fantasy genre.

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3 stars

I remember the series from my childhood, but I'm not sure if I actually read it. If I didn't, I don't know why, because I was quite the fantasy fan. So, maybe I did, but it being probably about 20 years ago, I don't remember a thing.

At least the first part was a hoot, pleasant little seaside adventure. The kids are fairly well-written, and the way their youthful adventures link to darker secrets leaves me interested in the sequels. Still, 50 years later, this seemes like a decent fantasy story for kids.