The Dark Is Rising is a five-book fantasy series written by Susan Cooper that narrates the struggle between the forces of good (the Light) and the forces of evil (the Dark). The first book, Over Sea, Under Stone, was written for somewhat younger readers with less of an... otherworldly, for lack of a better word, feel than the rest of the Sequence, and so if you're starting the series, it might be a good idea to read The Dark is Rising (book two) first and the first book second. The are five books in the series: