But she pretty much agrees with the sentiment.) She said she's "gunshy" (understandable!) but has hopes that maybe someday the BBC might do a proper series. I asked her if there was a chance there would ever be another attempt at a film version of The Dark is Rising, given that The Seeker dipped her book in shit and rolled it in broken glass. It was wonderful to see her address a rather packed tent (she's quite a fit lady for 78), and unlike Margaret Atwood, whose line was so long that I didn't reach the front before her booksigning was over, I actually got my books signed by Cooper and exchanged a few words with her. She was my favorite author as a child, so I had to go see her. It was a fortuitous coincidence that I had just finished rereading her Dark is Rising series last month. Susan Cooper was one of the authors at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift: he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. Inverarity Before there was Harry Potter, boy wizard, there was Will Stanton, last of the Old Ones.
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