"Susan Cooper is one of the small and very select company of writers who - somehow, somewhere - have been touched by magic; the gift of creation is theirs, the power to bring to life for ordinary mortals 'the best of symbolic high fantasy.' Where does such a gift originate? How is it manifested? These are questions never wholly answerable since they lead back to the mystery of birth, but they are immensely interesting to pursue, and the pursuit is infinitely rewarding though never concluded. The impact of Susan Cooper's writing, like the impact of meeting her in person, sends one off on this pursuit, to seek the answers to the unanswerable, to gain insight and treasure along the way." - Margaret K. McElderry

WELCOME to thelostland.com, the home of the Susan Cooper website. Susan Cooper is a writer with extraordinary gifts. This web site was borne out of my personal pursuit for what Margaret K. McElderry, Susan Cooper's US publisher and close friend for over 30 years, describes as "answers to the unanswerable." This pursuit for me has lasted 20 years and she is right, it is infinitely rewarding. Here are some of the insights and treasures in one place.

So as part of your own pursuit for these answers WELCOME. If you are visiting again, THANKYOU for returning. I hope this site gets you excited about the wonderful writing and worlds of Susan Cooper - or, at least, reminds you of the wonder of opening one of her books...

Susan Cooper's brilliant new novel VICTORY - click here for details

Mark Scott, Sheffield, England

e-mail me here: webmaster@thelostland.com

This site was last updated on 28th February 2006 and has been on the web since January 1997