Puffin Silver on the Tree: The Dark is Rising sequence

The last book in the fabulous series - I've been reading these books since 1974 and their sparkle does not dim. Fine writing, good narration and reading - wonderful.

Great book! Great series!!

An explosive ending to Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising Sequence, when the six come together to turn back the Dark, in the final battle between the Light and the Dark. Will Stanton, the sign seeker and Last of the Light; Bran Davies, the Pendragon, son of King Arthur; the Drew siblings, Simon, Jane, and Barney, led by the mysterious First of the Light, Merriman Lyons, are drawn to Wales to meet once again. With time drawing short, the children must find a way to meet with "The Lady" to clues to finding King Arthur's lost sword, Eirias. While Will and Bran go on an out of time travel journey to find and bring back the sword to present time, the Drew children await the arrival of Merriman and learn more of the past as they time shift to experiences brought on by the Dark to isolate them, creating danger and failure for the Light. If they are successful in recovering Eirias, the six will unite to complete the task demanded for the Light and the High Magic to banish the Dark from power forever. As armies from the past from all over the world for both the Light and the Dark converge on Chiltern Hill in Buckinghamshire, the battle will rage as the Dark using the forces of armies, deception, betrayal, and nature pour their fury on the six and the forces of the Light. In the end, decisions must be made that will forever change the lives of Simon, Jane, Barney, and Bran, as well as their friend John Rowlands. This series has been so powerful, that reaching they end leaves one with a sadness of departing from old friends. Like Tolkien and Lewis, this book and Susan Cooper's series will go down as a classic battle between good and evil. Superb reading.

Read this children's classic many years ago and wanted to get it for my granddaughter to read. Unfortunately it is no longer available at our public library because of its age but was very pleased to get this 2nd hand copy. It is in excellent condition and I enjoyed reading it again myself before passing it on.

This is a brilliant conclusion to the series and explores more of the elements of the story not yet discussed in the other books, it is very fresh and includes new lands for all of the characters to explore, with some excellent links to the previous books and again the imagery of Wales is wonderful. Slightly disappointing in the ending, but I would recommend, there are some fantastic, thought-provoking quotes as well. I would thoroughly recommend this for ages 12-15, especially with the lovely new matching cover designs!(Photos taken after reading and include full set purchased separately)