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supersequin.bsky.social
Cervine synchronicity this wknd with the #BBC #TheDarkisRising, @LisaKnappmusic.bsky.social & @GerryDiver.bsky.social singing #StarCarr at the @edfss.bsky.social #IndoorFestivalofFolk and an encounter w/ 10k y.o. stag headresses at the #BritishMuseum lisaknappgerrydiver.bandcamp.com/album/hinter...
10000 year old headdress found at Star Carr in Yorkshire. The headdress is made from a deer skull and has holes drilled through to allow it to be worn.
February 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
lizmck.bsky.social
January 6th. Will Stanton brings the white mare to the hunter, and the Wild Hunt chases the Dark out of the world.

#thedarkisrising
January 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
lizmck.bsky.social
January 5th. Will Stanton seizes power from the Dark to break the cold and find the Sign of Fire.

#thedarkisrising
January 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
thechangelingsea.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

I started listening to the adapted audio play on Midwinter Eve because that is when #TheDarkIsRising. Obviously.

Recommended for anyone of any age who enjoys whimsy and stories.

Original 📜 by #SusanCooper. Adapted by #RobertMacFarlane. Wonderful 🎶 by #JohnnyFlynn.
BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Dark Is Rising on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM
owlintheatticbooks.bsky.social
Also from @foliosociety.bsky.social, this quietly stunning edition of Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising sequence.

I haven't read this series, but handling these books made me want to add these books to my #TBR

#booksky #fantasy #bookcovers #design #foliosociety #thedarkisrising
The five books in The Folio Society's edition of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising Series, in their slipcases. The spines of the five books in Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising Sequence. The front cover of the Folio Society edition of Greenwitch by Susan Cooper.
December 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM
philipmiller.bsky.social
It’s taken me this long to realise Will Stanton’s circles are not solid. How else could he put them on his belt….#thedarkisrising
December 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
imhelenj.bsky.social
Just re-read this one #thedarkisrising
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
lizmck.bsky.social
December 26th. Will Stanton and Merriman see the hunting of the wren.

#thedarkisrising
December 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
kateweb.bsky.social
I love how firm Susan Cooper is that the Light isn't Christianity/the Christian idea of god. #TheDarkIsReading #TheDarkIsRising
Screenshot from The Dark Is Rising on Kindle: "and he glanced up again, smiling suddenly, an almost childish smile of relief and delight. "That did the work, didn't it? The cross. Not of the church, but a Christian cross, nonetheless." "Very old, them crosses are, Rector," said Old George unexpectedly, firm and clear. "Made a long time before Christianity. Long before Christ." The rectory beamed at him. "But not before God," he said simply. The Old Ones looked at him. There was no answer that would not have offended him, so no one tried to give one. Except, after a moment, Will."
December 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
lizmck.bsky.social
Christmas Day. Will Stanton uses the Sign of Iron, the Sign of Bronze and the Sign of Wood to defeat an attack of the Dark.

#thedarkisrising
December 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
lizmck.bsky.social
Christmas Eve. Will Stanton gains the gift of gramarye.

#thedarkisrising
December 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
lizmck.bsky.social
December 23rd. Will Stanton meets the Walker on the Old Way.

#thedarkisrising
December 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
lauraphillips.bsky.social
You can listen again to The Dark is Rising, #BBCWorldService’s special, mid-winter #audio #drama - a gripping journey through a ❄️ frozen landscape... and an unending, epic battle against the forces of the Dark.

🎧 Start your audio journey here bbc.in/41xHO5q

#TheDarkIsRising
The Dark Is Rising - 1. Midwinter Eve - BBC Sounds
This night will be bad. Tomorrow will be beyond all imagining
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
rokewood.bsky.social
So fitting also here to observe the tribute to the mythic genius of Susan Cooper, in this her 90th year. A reminder too of the feat of adaptation accomplished by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social & Simon McBurney & colleagues in bringing #TheDarkIsRising to the airwaves
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - The Dark Is Rising, 1. Midwinter Eve
This night will be bad. Tomorrow will be beyond all imagining
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
lizmck.bsky.social
Midwinter Day. Will Stanton finds the great doors and meets Merriman Lyon.

#thedarkisrising
December 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
michaelinthegarden.bsky.social
"The Walker is abroad,” he said again. “And this night will be bad, and tomorrow will be beyond imagining."

Heuldro'r Gaeaf Hapus I chi gyd!

Happy Winter Solstice to you all!

1/2

#heuldrorgaeaf #wintersolstice #susancooper #thedarkisrising #longestnight
December 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
lizcwhite.bsky.social
“This night will be bad, and tomorrow will be beyond imagining.” #TheDarkIsRising.
A copy of “The Dark is Rising” by Susan Cooper. A cartoon image of a boy with a mysterious rider behind him and a full moon.
December 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
janejennison.bsky.social
The Christmas tradition of reading The Dark Is Rising! There is also a lovely version of this on BBC Sounds from a few years
#thedarkisrising
#Reading
#childrensbooks
December 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
freyalyn.bsky.social
It's the Solstice on Sunday, if you want to start this at the appropriate time.

#TheDarkIsRising
jenniferbrozek.bsky.social Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social · Dec 13
Reminder. BBC has a beautiful radio drama of THE DARK IS RISING by Susan Cooper. You can enjoy it now with (found) family and friends. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - The Dark Is Rising - Downloads
Podcast downloads for The Dark Is Rising
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
samthebookseller.bsky.social
Who else is excited to start the annual read of #thedarkisrising this weekend? I love @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social 's intro to this 50th anniversary edition.
#booksky #susancooper
Dried orange slices, a candlelit winter house made of tin, and a copy of "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper.
December 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
janejennison.bsky.social
My book club - average age about 55 - is reading The Dark Is Rising for our December book. So proud!
#thedarkisrising
December 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
sjrafloat.bsky.social
#TheDarkIsRising #TDIR by Susan Cooper - a story about the eternal struggle between the dark and the light - then she can join in the annual Christmas holiday #readathon
mariannedoherty.bsky.social Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · Dec 5
I’ve just bought my mum Sarah Crossan’s brilliant YA ‘Where the Heart Should Be’ for her Christmas. What other great kids / YA books should we be gifting to grown-ups who don’t generally read children’s books? #KidsBooksFriday
#KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
Book cover for Where The Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan Book cover for The Arrival by Shaun Tan Book cover for The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Wegelius Book cover for DK’s Knowledge Encyclopaedia
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
guy.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
It's that time of year again, I need to dig out my copies of #hogfather and #thedarkisrising for their annual read. My partner rarely re-reads books which I find very strange.
#bookstodon
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
myimaginarybrklyn.bsky.social
Charles Keeping, From: “The Dark is Rising”

#illustration #CharlesKeeping #TheDarkIsRising
November 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
jamesworse.bsky.social
fabulous and menacing mythical time-slippery in 70's albion.. nice!

#puffinbooks
#thedarkisrising
#susancooper
September 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM