{"product_id":"the-grey-king-by-susan-cooper-u-k-illustrated-collectors-edition-2012-the-folio-society","title":"The Grey King by Susan Cooper [U.K. ILLUSTRATED COLLECTORS EDITION] 2012 • The Folio Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Grey King by Susan Cooper with illustrations by Laura Carlin [THE DARK IS RISING #4]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eILLUSTRATED U.K. COLLECTOR'S EDITION [2012] THE FOLIO SOCIETY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eStunning limited edition hardcover with slipcase published by the Folio Society in 2012.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFeatures full-page, full-color illustrated plates throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCloth-bound hardcover with pictorial boards. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook is near mint; looks and reads like new!   Extremely faint blemish to cloth on spine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlipcase has sunned spot to one edge; but is otherwise excellent with only minimal shelf wear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-appears-component-name=\"listing_page_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-toolkit appears-ready\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-group mt-xs-1 mt-lg-3 bg-white b-lg-0 bt-lg-1 bb-lg-1 pl-xs-2 pr-xs-2 pb-xs-2 pt-xs-0 pt-lg-2 pl-lg-0 pr-lg-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 pt-xs-1 pl-lg-0 pr-lg-0 break-word\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"description-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"max-height-text-container ui-toolkit\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-gray prose\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Six enchanted Signs of the Light, a golden grail, a wonderful harp, a crystal sword … They are all achieved now but the harp and the sword, and I do not know what will be the manner of the sword’s finding. But the quest for the harp is mine …'  \u003c\/i\u003eWinner of the Newbery Medal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Stanton has been sent to Wales to recover from a serious illness. He desperately wishes to recover something else - the secret of the grail, which he once knew but has now forgotten. His Welsh cousins are welcoming, but there is menace in the form of their neighbour Caradoc Prichard, who is strangely curious about Will’s visit. Soon Will must face his most dangerous adversary yet: Brenin Lwyd, the Grey King, who dwells at the summit of Cader Idris. Aiding him is Bran Davies, a strange white-haired boy with his own destiny to fulfil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe spectacular Dysynni Valley in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, forms the setting of this fourth adventure in the sequence. In a new preface, Susan Cooper describes how her Welsh ancestry, and her love of Welsh epics, found their way into The Grey King through 'that peculiar alchemy that happens in the unconscious mind of a writer … Above all, I owe The Grey King to the power that's been singing for centuries out of the land itself; the ancient, haunted mountains and valleys of Cymru, Wales.' With their muted palette of greys, blues, greens and golds, Laura Carlin’s illustrations are deeply effective. The sequence is notable for being honoured twice by the Newbery Awards - America’s most prestigious prize for children’s literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67612927459577,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/foliogreyking-4copy.jpg?v=1793949786","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/the-grey-king-by-susan-cooper-u-k-illustrated-collectors-edition-2012-the-folio-society","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}