I read the book years ago, and enjoyed it very much, but Alex Jennings made each of the characters come alive in a different way, and I could 'see' much more when he described things. Once the quest had begun, I almost felt like part of the gang. The fact that that the adventure started in the most ordinary way, with a rainy day and the children stuck in an old house.

It was just like being a kid again, alongside the characters! What made the experience of listening to The Dark Is Rising Sequence, Book One the most enjoyable?īeing able to sit down and have the story read to me. Better written than the Harry Potter books, in my opinion (the children didn't agree with me on this one, they think Harry Potter has the edge) but with as much imagination and excitement. Over Sea, Under Stone is just as good as I remembered from my childhood, and it was a wonderful experience listening with my children. If we had had the time, we would have listened to this all in one go! You forget you are listening and just become absorbed in the story. He was the perfect choice as a reader for this book. What does Alex Jennings bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?Īlex Jennings does a wonderful job of injecting each 'voice' with character and adding the right amount of emotion to each event. The rest of the beautifully told story is a race against time and against their foes. this is the moment their lives change forever.

The moment the three children find the map. What was one of the most memorable moments of The Dark Is Rising Sequence, Book One? Just a shame book 2 isn't available on Audible - we've read it at home but it would be nice to have the full set of recordings.

We listened to this on a couple of long car journeys as a family (mum & dad, 12 year old and 9 year old girls) and found it really good for making the hours pass by - in fact at one point we arrived at our destination (grandparents' house) and none of us wanted to get out of the car and stop listening! We've downloaded books 3,4 and 5 of the series now and are looking forward to continuing book 4 later in the summer - we have a pact that we can't listen unless we're all together! Alex Jennings reads it in a really accessible and absorbing way and his range of voices is such that you can always tell who is speaking. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Which character – as performed by Alex Jennings – was your favourite? Jane - pretty positive girl character for the age of the book, adventurous, imaginative and brave.

If you could sum up The Dark Is Rising Sequence, Book One in three words, what would they be?

Under sea under stone