Seaward - Susan Cooper

Title: Seaward - Susan Cooper
Author: Susan Cooper
Publisher: The Bodley Head
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Edition: First edition, first printing, 1983
ISBN: 0370309952

Condition: Second-hand. Very good vintage condition overall. The dust jacket shows light rubbing, surface scuffing and minor edge wear, with small creases and wear around the corners and spine ends. The upper front corner has a small area of compression, and the jacket has light handling marks. The blue cloth boards appear clean and the binding remains sound. The photographed copyright page is clean, with no inscriptions or library markings visible. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Description:

After the deaths of their parents, West and Cally are drawn from ordinary reality into a strange and dangerous world. Though they come from different countries and speak different languages, they must travel together toward the sea while facing monsters, enchantments and forces they do not yet understand.

Seaward is a standalone work of mythic fantasy combining quest narrative, grief, transformation and the struggle between opposing powers. Susan Cooper’s atmospheric storytelling will appeal to readers of classic children’s fantasy, folklore-inspired fiction and dark coming-of-age adventures.

About the Author:

Susan Cooper is a British-born author best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, a landmark series of children’s fantasy drawing on Arthurian legend, Celtic mythology and British folklore. Her work has received major awards including the Newbery Medal.