Season 6 of The Wonder Podcast is all about books for newly independent readers, be they murder mysteries, comics, or science fiction. This week we recommend to you The Dark is Rising, by Susan Cooper.

It's a fantasy novel about a boy whose birthday coincides with the mid-winter solstice and discovers he is a 'sign seeker'. The story mixes truth and fantasy – time travel, ancient powers and a battle between the forces of Light and Dark – to create a strange echo of reality. With its mysterious characters – Merriman who can be compared to Gandalf and Dumbledore, and The Walker to Gollum,  this is an excellent foundation book for other fantasy novels, such as Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings.

                                                                                                                                                               

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