Over Sea, Under Stone

Over sea, Under stone
Gill cover of first edition[1]
AuthorSusan Cooper
IllustratorMargery Gill[2]
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Dark Is Rising
GenreChildren's fantasy, mystery novel
PublishedMay 1965 (Jonathan Cape)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback)
Pages252 (first ed., hard)
OCLC10705690
LC ClassPZ7.C7878 Ov[2]
Followed byThe Dark Is Rising 

Over Sea, Under Stone is a contemporary fantasy novel written for children by the English author Susan Cooper, first published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1965. Cooper wrote four sequels about ten years later, making it the first volume in a series usually called The Dark Is Rising Sequence (1965 to 1977).[1] In contrast to the rest of the series, it is more a mystery, with traditional fantasy elements mainly the subject of hints later in the narrative.[3] Thus it may ease readers into the fantasy genre.[3]

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  3. ^ a b Calkins, "Basic Book Information".