by Susan Cooper · Destino Infantil & Juvenil · tapa dura · ISBN 9788408075189
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«Los seis signos de la luz» is an epic fantasy novel by Susan Cooper, published by Destino Infantil & Juvenil in hardcover (352 pages, in Spanish).
The story follows Will, a boy who discovers on his eleventh birthday that he is the last of a line of immortal warriors who have protected the Good for centuries. When the Dark awakens, Will has only twelve days to find the six signs of light and stop them.
Second novel in the series The Dark Is Rising, originally published in 1973; in Spain it is collected in the Isla del Tiempo collection.
Recommended for ages 12 and up, this novel is the basis of the movie Los seis signos de la luz.
Susan Mary Cooper is an English author of children's books. She is best known for The Dark Is Rising, a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which incorporates British mythology such as the Arthurian legends and Welsh folk heroes. For that work, in 2012 she won the lifetime Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association, recognizing her contribution to writing for teens. In the 1970s two of the five novels were named the year's best English-language book with an "authentic Welsh background" by the Welsh Books Council. In 2024, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named her the 40th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master in recognition of her significant contributions to the literature of science fiction and fantasy.
