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The Grey King
Susan Cooper \a169 1975
Book 4 of 5 in "The Dark is Rising" series
Scanned August 2002 reader51 v1.0


Although all the characters in this book are fictitious, the places are real. I have however taken certain liberties with the geography of the Dysynni Valley and Tal y Llyn, and there are no real farms where I have made Clwyd, Prichard's and Ty-Bont stand.

The Brenin Llwyd I did not invent.

I am grateful to the Rev. Kenneth Francis, Mr J. L. Jones and Mrs Eira Crook for kindly checking my Welsh.

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\iOn the day of the dead, when the year too dies,
Must the youngest open the oldest hills
Through the door of the birds, where the breeze breaks.
There fire shall fly from the raven boy,
And the silver eyes that see the wind,
And the Light shall have the harp of gold.\i

\iBy the pleasant lake the Sleepers lie,
On Cadfan's Way where the kestrels call;
Though grim from the Grey King shadows fall,\i
\iYet singing the golden harp shall guide
To break their sleep and bid them ride.\i

\iWhen light from the lost land shall return,
Six Sleepers shall ride, six Signs shall burn,
And where the midsummer tree grows tall
By Pendragon's sword the Dark shall fall.\i

Y maent yr mynyddoedd yn canu,
ac y mae'r arglwyddes yn dod.


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Contents

Prologue
\uPart One: The Golden Harp
\uThe Oldest Hills
Cadfan's Way
The Raven Boy
Grey Fox
Fire on the Mountain
Bird Rock
Eyes That See the Wind
\uPart Two: The Sleepers
\uThe Girl from the Mountains