Book Review: The Dark is Rising By Susan Cooper

When Will Stanton, a seventh son of a seventh son, turns 11 his life becomes beyond human. Turns out he is the last of an ancient race called the Old Ones. Bound by their nature, their only purpose is to battle the Dark and protect the Light. Will's job is to go an a quest to find the 6 Signs of Power so that They can defeat the Dark. He meets Merriman, an Old One like himself, who helps him on his quest. But his quest is hard on Merriman, who faces a betrayal from a close friend to the Dark. Since the Old Ones aren't human, they can go out of time. It's hard to follow the book closely because they'll tell you something and then later change what they just told you.

I like this book. It's completely and totally serious, so be ready to read it two or three times to get the full force of it's pages. I mean it! This book is so confusing. It blends betrayal, power, and evil all into one pot until you don't know which is which! And the amusing things that happen are hidden, so you have to look for them. The plot is thick and on every page something changes (and not always for the better) the Dark tries to destroy Will forever, and then he has them alone. Every single word changes the story and your view of it! it's an awesome read, if you can follow along. By the way, they made a movie out of it. It's called The Seeker, so if you like the book(or just don't want to read it) try the movie.