The Grey King
Susan Cooper
"The Grey King" is the fourth book in a series. And it's just a continuing story of the three Drew children and Will Stanton and their adventures.
So, what happens this time is that Will gets sick and is sent to stay in Wales with some family or friends of family to recover. And while he's there, he has to sort of remember why he's really there and that is to fight this battle for the forces of the light. And while he's there, he meets a very interesting boy named Bran Davies and his dog. They are on a quest for a golden harp. And the Grey King is sort of a Welsh myth about this sort of power that lives in the mountains in the mist.
What's really interesting about this book in particular is that there are a lot of Welsh words and phrases and places. And she sort of teaches you how to say them properly. I found it really engaging and intriguing and liked the Welsh mythology mixing with the King Arthur mythology. I felt it fit very naturally into the plot.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read the previous books. I think it's very difficult to start in the middle of the series not understanding where the characters have come from. I would give this book five stars out of five stars."
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