 Front cover of the first UK edition[1] | |
| Author | Susan Cooper |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Michael Heslop (UK, US)[2] |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Dark is Rising |
| Genre | Children's fantasy and horror novel |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus (UK)[1] Atheneum (US) |
Publication date | October 1975[1] |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 208 pp |
| ISBN | 0-7011-5071-8 [1] |
| OCLC | 1974496 |
| LC Class | PZ7.C7878 Gt3[3] |
| Preceded by | Greenwitch |
| Followed by | Silver on the Tree |
The Grey King is a contemporary fantasy novel by Susan Cooper, published almost simultaneously by Chatto & Windus and Atheneum in 1975.[3] It is the fourth of five books in her Arthurian fantasy series The Dark is Rising.[2]
The Grey King won the inaugural Tir na n-Og Award from the Welsh Books Council as the year's best English-language children's book with an "authentic Welsh background".[4] It is set in Wales and incorporates Welsh folklore as well as Arthurian material, especially that of the Brenin Llwyd (English: Grey King).[5] It also won the annual Newbery Medal recognizing the year's "most distinguished contribution to American children's literature".[6][a]
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