![]() ![]() They learn that it does indeed hint at a lost treasure: a grail. Their "Great-Uncle Merry," Merriman Lyon, a traveling "professor" of some sort who neatly fills in the role of wise old sage, translates the obsure Latin and Old English text on the map. ![]() Exploring the musty attic of the Grey House, the imposing ancient home the family has rented for their holiday, the kids discover a crackled and enigmatic map. The Drew siblings - Simon, Jane, and Barney - are vacationing with their parents in the coastal village of Trewissick in Cornwall. Over Sea, Under Stone is a prequel to the series proper. Cooper's mythic tales paid distinct homage to the legends that inspired them - particularly those of King Arthur, and the Mabinogion - and Cooper's reverence for this lore suffuses these engrossing adventures without weighing them down with self-importance. Susan Cooper's five-book series The Dark Is Rising were among the most prominent works of young-adult fantasy in the latter 20th century. ![]()
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