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Dark Is Rising Books in Order

Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper contains 5 books, published between 1965 and 1977. The first book is Over Sea, Under Stone (1965) and the newest is Silver On The Tree (1977). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
5
Published
1965–1977
Confirmed
5 of 5 titles
Total pages
1,128 across 5 books
Reading time
19–28 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,128 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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The Dark Is Rising is a 5-book children's fantasy series by Susan Cooper, published between 1965 and 1977. Subjects include magic, good and evil, brothers and sisters, Cornwall and a character named Will Stanton. Over Sea, Under Stone (1965) opens the sequence, followed by The Dark is Rising (1973), Greenwitch (1974) and The Grey King (1975). Silver On The Tree (1977) closes it, and the series is listed as likely complete.

How many Dark Is Rising books are there?

Dark Is Rising has 5 books, released between 1965 and 1977.

Dark Is Rising Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 5 Dark Is Rising books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper, book 1 of the Dark Is Rising series (1965)
  2. Cover of The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper, book 2 of the Dark Is Rising series (1973)
  3. Cover of Greenwitch by Susan Cooper, book 3 of the Dark Is Rising series (1974)
  4. Cover of The Grey King by Susan Cooper, book 4 of the Dark Is Rising series (1975)
  5. Cover of Silver On The Tree by Susan Cooper, book 5 of the Dark Is Rising series (1977)
  1. 1
    Over Sea, Under Stone1965 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1965224
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  2. 2
    The Dark is Rising1973 · 232 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1973232
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  3. 3
    Greenwitch1974 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1974176
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  4. 4
    The Grey King1975 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975208
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  5. 5
    Silver On The Tree1977 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977288
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Is there a chronological order for Dark Is Rising?

No separate chronological order is on record for Dark Is Rising, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Dark Is Rising books in order?

You should read the Dark Is Rising books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dark Is Rising book also stands alone.

Where to start with Dark Is Rising

Start with Over Sea, Under Stone (1965), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dark Is Rising book?

Silver On The Tree (1977) is the newest Dark Is Rising book released so far.

Is there a new Dark Is Rising book coming?

No next Dark Is Rising book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Dark Is Rising has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Dark Is Rising. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Dark Is Rising at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Dark Is Rising title on record dates from 1977, 49 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Dark Is Rising books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,128 pages across all 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dark Is Rising books, 4 of 5, were published in the 1970s.

What the Dark Is Rising books are about

All 5 Dark Is Rising books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Susan Cooper

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.