'This is probably one of the greatest fantasy sequences ever written. Darkly magical and intense Cooper weaves her storytelling wonder over fully realised characters and worlds, drawing in the reader and leading them on a journey that will leave them clambering for the rest of the series.' - BookTrust

It's Midwinter's Eve, the day before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. This will be a birthday like no other. Will discovers that he has the power of the Old Ones, and that he must embark on a quest to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark.

Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunningly beautiful hardback editions of the most famous stories in the world, now including a beautiful 50th anniversary edition of The Dark is Rising, the atmospheric, triumphant book by Susan Cooper.

Collect our Puffin Clothbound Classics:

9780241444313 The Little Prince

9780241663554 The Jungle Book

9780241568811 Charlotte's Web

9780241688243 Little Women

9780241688250 Peter Pan

9780241688267 The Railway Children

9780241688236 Chinese Cinderella

9780241411216 Treasure Island

9780241411209 The Wizard of Oz

9780241655702 Watership Down

9780241663578 The Worst Witch

9780241663547 David Copperfield

9780241663561 The Neverending Story

9780241623909 Stig of the Dump

9780241623916 The Dark is Rising

9780241411162 The Secret Garden

9780241411148 Black Beauty

9780241411155 Dracula

9780241425121 Frankenstein

9780241425138 Wuthering Heights

9780241425114 Tales from Shakespeare

9780241425107 Tales of the Greek Heroes

9780241411193 A Christmas Carol

9780241621196 Grimms' Fairy Tales

9780241425145 Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales