I had never heard of Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising Sequence until it was mentioned on a blog that I read. I forget which blog, but I know it was an author blog, and I know that I’ve never read any of the blogger’s books but I love her blog. (Helpful, aren’t I?)
Over Sea, Under Stone was written in the 1960s (well, it was published then, at least), and is in a familiar style. Fans of Enid Blyton’s works (particularly Five Children and It) will probably like this book – I know I sure did! It was refreshing to read something that reminds me so much of my childhood – not because I grew up in England, but because the writing style reminds me of many of the books I read as a child.
I borrowed all of the books in the series at the same time, and the librarian was very excited to hear that I hadn’t read them before. She put them all in order for me and everything!
Okay, enough with the reminiscing. Let’s get on with the story!
Over Sea, Under Stone is the first in a series of five books. We meet the three Drew children (none of them named Nancy), who are spending the summer in Trewissick, on holiday with their parents. They quickly become embroiled in a wonderful quest that has some rather dangerous folk involved. Their Great-Uncle Merry (affectionately known as “Gumerry”) helps them as much as he can, but it is up to the children to make the final fantastic discovery and save the day.
It’s another take on the Arthur story, and I can’t wait to read the rest of it!