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Over Sea, Under Stone
- Book 1 of The Dark Is Rising Sequence
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
On holiday in Cornwall, the three children discover an ancient map in the attic of the house that they are staying in. They know immediately that it is special. It is even more than that - the key to finding a grail, a source of power to fight the forces of evil known as the Dark. And in searching for it themselves, the Drews put their lives in peril.
This is the first volume of Susan Cooper's brilliant and absorbing fantasy sequence know as The Dark Is Rising.
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- Sara
- 28-10-23
Gripping story and excellent narration
I came to this after hearing Susan Cooper on Radio 4's Today programme talking to Robert MacFarlane, a fan of her books. As a fan of Mr MacFarlane I thought I would listen to this and was not disappointed. It is gripping and atmospheric: Alex Jennings' narration is superb.
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- schmee
- 21-08-19
WONDERFUL ADVENTURE STORY SET IN CORNWALL
It's exciting, suspenseful and scary, with lots of local atmosphere; also dated and sexist, unfortunately.
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- Nicola
- 11-10-15
Wonderful
Alex Jennings is superb! I have read this book many times and it was really a joy to listen to it!
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- AnnieJuly
- 05-08-17
Simply perfect
This must be one of the best young person's books of all time. The setting in a Cornish village with that hint of small town weirdness; the characters who are good and evil and we don't quite know initially who's who; the sense if a treasure hunt and fab conclusion. I loved the book back in 1984 and I bought this as pure nostalgia: that sense of summers of times past in a simpler world when I read it. It lived up to expectations. The narration by fine actor Alex Jennings is just perfect: it's a fine narrator who actually manages not to "be there": they just articulate the book in your own head.
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- Katharine
- 27-12-15
Exciting beginning to classic series
I read this as a child many years ago but it was a much more exciting story than I remembered it being, largely thanks to Alex Jennings' excellent narration. It's a less obviously magical story than later books in the series, but serves as a very good introduction to the battle between the Dark and the Light. There are some lovely descriptive passages and the final chapters are thrilling. I really enjoyed revisiting this as an adult and have only one question - why isn't the second book in the series available?
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- Melinda Dresser
- 05-03-17
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It was brilliant thanks!
It's was very hard 2 stop!
loved it to bits!
easy to listen to!
reader had clear voice😊
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- bettyradio
- 06-01-23
Beautifully read, classic story
I have been absolutely gripped by this. I didn’t read the books as a child, so it was all new. The reading is really lovely, the actor manages to portray lots of characters quite subtly. The story itself is magical. Absolutely loved this
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- Northern Mummy
- 25-07-15
Great in-car listening
If you could sum up The Dark Is Rising Sequence, Book One in three words, what would they be?
Exciting, absorbing, adventurous.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Jane - pretty positive girl character for the age of the book, adventurous, imaginative and brave.
Which character – as performed by Alex Jennings – was your favourite?
Mrs Palk
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, definitely
Any additional comments?
We listened to this on a couple of long car journeys as a family (mum & dad, 12 year old and 9 year old girls) and found it really good for making the hours pass by - in fact at one point we arrived at our destination (grandparents' house) and none of us wanted to get out of the car and stop listening! We've downloaded books 3,4 and 5 of the series now and are looking forward to continuing book 4 later in the summer - we have a pact that we can't listen unless we're all together! Alex Jennings reads it in a really accessible and absorbing way and his range of voices is such that you can always tell who is speaking. Just a shame book 2 isn't available on Audible - we've read it at home but it would be nice to have the full set of recordings.
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- pene
- 07-03-18
Happy childhood memories
Was made to read this as a child but fell in love with the characters very quickly, thanks for rekindling that feeling all these years later
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- Kate
- 03-03-17
The only thing wrong
with this audible book is the very beginning and the end. 'Audible Kids' is horrible.
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