The Dark Is Rising Sequence
All of the main characters from the other books in the sequence come together in this book, some meeting each other for the first time, and the current struggle between the Light and the Dark is resolved. All immortal characters except Will Stanton leave the Earth forever. All the mortal characters lose all memory of any dealings with magic and the Old Ones. The Drews and Bran have snatches of something come back to them in dreams, though...
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Film adaptation
The first movie was called The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising and was a joint venture between 20th Century Fox and Walden Media. John Hodge wrote the screenplay, and the film was directed by David L. Cunningham and produced by Marc E. Platt. Ian McShane played the role of Merriman Lyon while Alexander Ludwig played the young Will Stanton. Frances Conroy and Christopher Eccleston (as The Rider)[1] also star. The film was released on October 5th, 2007 for the U.S. and the U.K. Filming began in February 2007 in Bucharest, Romania.
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The Stanton Family
Stanton children are listed in order of birth; ages are given when known and refer to their ages at the beginning of The Dark Is Rising.
Roger Stanton: The father of the family. He owns a small jewelry shop, and seems to be the main source of income for the family. He is the seventh son of a twelve sibling family.
Alice Stanton: The mother of the family. She adds to the income by raising chickens and rabbits to sell, and comes from a long line of farmers.
William (Uncle Bill) Stanton: Roger's older brother, uncle to the Stanton children, and Godfather/namesake of Will. Lives in America (Ohio) with his wife Fran, where they run a successful pottery business. He is the sixth son of a twelve sibling family.
Tom Stanton: Would have been the oldest of the Stanton children, but he died aged just three days, of a lung disease found commonly in infants.
Stephen Stanton (26): Oldest of the Stanton children, he is rarely ever home, and seems to have a very special bond with Will, the youngest, who greatly admires him. He has been in Britain’s Royal Navy for many years, and is currently a Lieutenant.
Max Stanton: Max is the second oldest of the Stanton children. He is tall with long, dark hair (which Will and James claim makes him look like a girl) and is a very good artist. He has a sweetheart, Deb, from his London art school. (She has 'blonde-tresses' and sends him enormous letters in blue envelopes daily.)
Gwen Stanton: Oldest daughter. She is a very good cook. A very sweet girl, sometimes affectionatly called "Gwennie" by her siblings.
Robin and Paul Stanton (17 or 18): The twins.
- Robin is large, deep-voiced, and is the more muscular of the twins.
- Paul is the ‘quiet twin’, and the ‘family genius’. He plays the flute and seems to be very kind and compassionate.
Barbara Stanton (16): The second of the Stanton girls. She enjoys bossing people round, and her favorite phrase must be ‘Shut up’, because she uses it so often. She is refered in the second book as "Superiour and sixteen".
Mary Stanton (14): The third and last of the Stanton girls and a complainer. Seems to love compliments, and can be very impatient.
James Stanton (12): An ordinary young boy who enjoys teasing his siblings. This is easily illustrated in the scene where he thoroughly enjoys giving Max a good taunt about his supposed “girlfriend”, Maggie Barnes. He sings with Will in the choir.
William (known as Will) Stanton (11): Will is the youngest not only of the Stanton family, but also of the Old Ones, a fact he learns on his 11th birthday. The Old Ones call him "Sign Seeker." He is somewhat stocky, with blue eyes, a round face, and straight brown hair that often falls over his eyes. Will is the seventh son of a seventh son, something not apparent to some who knew the family because Tom, the Stanton's first child, had died as a newborn.
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Footnotes
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External links
- The Lost Land - Further information on the series
- The Dark Is Rising Wiki - A communal resource for The Dark Is Rising fans
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