Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper (born
1935) is most notably the author of
The Dark is Rising , a five-volume
fantasy saga set in and around
England and
Wales. The books incorporate traditional British mythology (
Arthurian and folkloric elements) with original material (e.g.the Old Ones).
- Over Sea, Under Stone
- The Dark is Rising
- Greenwitch
- The Grey King
- Silver on the Tree
Susan Cooper writes for adolescents but her fantasies have a wide range of appeal among adult readers. She was married to the actor
Hume Cronyn from July 1996 until Cronyn's death of prostate cancer in June 2003. Cooper now lives in the U.S