"The Dark is Rising" - Honest Assessment Required

[sistermagpie]

> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> Thanks to everyone. I decided I will try to find
> 'Dark Is Rising' in the Library, though our local
> library is very small. Still they have lending 
> agreements with other libraries, so maybe I can
> get it that way.
> 
> Just one note of curiosity. Do I understand correctly
> that this series has a chronological order, but that
> they were not written in that order? Do you see 
> what I mean here?

Magpie:
These were written in the same order they take place. The first book 
was written much earlier and has a different tone than the next four. 
In order they go:

Over Sea, Under Stone
The Dark Is Rising (this is the one getting mauled by the movies)
Greenwitch
The Grey King
Silver on the Tree

OSUS takes place before TDiR but you can read either one first 
because they introduce different groups of people with one character 
appearing in both). 

-m