The Grey King

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Into the Glades

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The Miraculous

Pathfinder

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A series that follows the struggle between the forces of light and darkness, with a young boy named Will as the main protagonist.

The Dark Is Rising

The ancient world of magic is no more. Its heroes are dead, its halls are ruins, and its great battles between Light and Dark are forgotten. Only the Stewards remember, and they keep their centuries-long vigil, sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns.

Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. When an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight beside the Stewards, Will is ushered into a world of magic, where he must train to play a vital role in the oncoming battle against the Dark.

As London is threatened by the Dark King’s return, the reborn heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war begin to draw battle lines. But as the young descendants of Light and Dark step into their destined roles, old allegiances, old enmities and old flames are awakened. Will must stand with the last heroes of the Light to prevent the fate that destroyed their world from returning to destroy his own.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Grey King

Susan Cooper, 1975

Thief!

Malorie Blackman, 1995

Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels

Tọlá Okogwu, 2023

Into the Glades

Laura Sebastian, 2022

The Adventurer's Guide to Successful Escapes

Wade Albert White, 2016

The Miraculous

Jess Redman, 2019

Pathfinder

Mark Zug, Angie Sage, 2014

Amazing Esme

Tamara Macfarlane, 2012