This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining. 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. 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.

The first of the five books which form The Dark Is Rising sequence, this book features three children, on holiday in Cornwall, who discover an ancient map which leads them into a search for a buried grail.

Includes Over Sea, Under Stone , The Dark is Rising , Greenwitch , The Grey King , and, Silver on the Tree in one volume.

Barney, Jane and Simon discover an ancient map in Cornwall; the mysterious Merriman reveals his secret purpose; and Will Stanton realizes that he is not just an ordinary boy but has a far greater role in fulfilling his destiny. Ths book creates a magical world where the everyday mingles with the supernatural.

Sam is a farm boy, ganged to serve in the Royal Navy. In the dangerous world of a warship enduring the Napoleonic Wars, he meets both cruelty and kindness, and survives a fearsome battle whose echoes reach through the years to involve Molly as well. Like him, she has lost her childhood but will find her future, with help from an unexpected source.

Nat Field is a young actor who has travelled from America to rehearse and perform as Puck in a Midsummer Night's Dream , at the new Globe Theatre in London. As rehearsals intensify, Nat's health begins to fail and soon the rest of the cast are horrified to hear that he's been rushed into hospital with Bubonic Plague.

Offers a fresh look at the Battle of Trafalgar. This book tells the interwoven stories of Sam and Molly. Sam is kidnapped to serve aboard HMS Victory. First, he is terrified, but gradually, he is transformed into a sailor to fight at the battle. Molly is an English girl forced to leave London and live with her new step-family in America.

Everybody in Little Joe's family can swim except him. Then Little Joe rescues a little lost frog from the pool by lifting him gently to safety and setting him free. And watching the frog gives Joe the courage to climb into the pool himself.

The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. The servants of the light: Will Stanton, the last of the Old Ones, the mysterious Professor Merriman, and the strange albino Welsh boy, Bran, are helped by three ordinary children in this last desperate battle.

After visiting the castle in Scotland which her family has inherited and returning home to Canada, twelve-year-old Emily finds that she has accidentally brought back with her a boggart, an invisible and mischievous spirit with a fondness for practical jokes.

Once upon a time, there was a Boy who worked for a Magician. Follow the Boy as he is transported to the Land of Story on a magical quest, where adventure and familiar characters are at every turn and a perfect ending awaits !

It's midwinter and Will Stanton, the seventh son of a seventh son, discovers his destiny on the eve of his birthday. Will must learn to harness the powers of the Old Ones and embark on an incredible battle against the terrifying Dark, an evil entity that threatens the world's very existence.

Sam is a farm boy, kidnapped by the press gang to serve in the Royal Navy. At first terrified and seasick, he is transformed gradually into a sailor. He meets both cruelty and kindness, and survives a fearsome battle whose echoes reach through the years to involve Molly. Sam and Molly struggle through fear and excitement to a final ordeal.

Everybody in Little Joe's family can swim, except him. So while they play in the pool, he just sits and watches. Then, a lost little frog jumps into the water. Joe's family start shouting and screaming, trying to catch the frog, but it is Joe who gently lifts him to safety. Watching the frog gives Joe the courage to climb into the pool himself.

Following a serious illness, Will is sent to convalesce in Wales. There he meets Bran, a mysterious boy, who helps Will in his quest to find the golden harp and confront the most dangerous power of the Dark he has yet encountered: the Grey King.