-Dear Lissi, I can't believe that as a youngster you never read the Dark is Rising Sequence. Smile. I read the books as my children did, and loved them--and enjoyed validating the 5-in-one volume as well, despite the problems it had. I'll send you offlist a more detailed summary that I found online. But for you and anyone else interested, here are brief summaries of the books in the sequence. I just checked the collection. Somehow the titles in the sequence are in reverse order, and there are no synopses. I'm quite sure the books are in the right order, because that's the way I read and valdiated them. I'll ask Gustavo to change the title sequence, to add the synopses, and to please check if the books are in order, and if not if he could please change them--or put the book back on the download list for me to fix them. "The Dark is Rising cycle is composed of five books: Over Sea, Under Stone, The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, The Grey King, and Silver on the Tree. Of the five, The Dark is Rising was a Newbery Honor Book, and The Grey King actually won the Newbery Medal, one of the most prestigious awards in children's literature." The summaries below are from my library's online catalog. The paragraph above is from a different site that discusses Susan Cooper, the author, and the books. 1. Over Sea, Under Stone: Three children on vacation in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript which sends them on a dangerous quest that entraps them in the eternal battle between the forces of the Light and the Dark. They search for a grail that will reveal the true story of King Arthur. 2. The Dark is Rising: On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark. 3. Jane's invitation to witness the making of the Greenwitch begins a series of sinister events in which she and her two brothers help the Old Ones recover the grail stolen by the Dark. 4. The Grey King: Will Stanton, visiting in Wales, is swept into a desperate quest to find the golden harp and to awaken the ancient Sleepers. 5. In this conclusion of the tale begun in "Over Sea, Under Stone," Will Stanton, the Welsh boy Bran, and the Drew children try to locate the crystal sword that alone can vanquish the strong forces of Dark. Cindy __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.