About this title: The final book in five book the "Dark is Rising" series that also includes "Over Sea, Under Stone," "The Dark is Rising," "Greenwitch," and "The Grey King." Will Stanton, Bran, and the Drew siblings search for the crystal sword that will help them vanquish the forces of evil knows as the Dark.
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Description: Good. Pages unmarked, no creases on spine, light scratch on binder, minor wear on corners and edges. Ships within 24 hours, Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Edition: Aladdin Paperbacks
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780689711527ISBN:0689711522
Description: slight shelf wear, spine cocked & creased, pages yellowing due to age, good reading copy. Mass Market (Rack) PB, glued binding, 275 pp. Book 5 Dark Is Rising Sequence (Conclusion) read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Atheneum
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780689704673ISBN:0689704674
Description: Good. Good...Average used book. Moderate edge/general wear. Stamp and name inside. Later printing. 269 p.; 21 cm. pictorial softcover. Steeped British folk heritage (Arthurian, Welsh and English legend), the story plots/describes the cosmic struggle between the forces of Light and Dark in words of steel against steel. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780689711527ISBN:0689711522
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 274 p. Dark is Rising Sequence (Paperback). Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780590433167ISBN:0590433164
Description: Good. Spine has some creases. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade B reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is smooth. Covers show some wear at the edges and corners. Good reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Edition: Third Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780689711527ISBN:0689711522
Description: Fine. 0689711522 Excellent condition paperback book, clean pages, NO creases to spine, this book is Near NEW! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Good. 0689711522 Good condition paperback book, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have corner crease, small edge tear or spine slant, a good book for reading. Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Antheneum, New York
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780689704673ISBN:0689704674
Description: Good, cover has some edge wear, back cover has a water stain. Pages and front cover are in excellent condition! A great copy! Stated First Alaadin Edition. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780689711527ISBN:0689711522
Description: Very Good. 0689711522 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in very good condition, may have slight worn corners and varying degre..._ read more
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. In very good shape but somebody wrote their name GODWIN in black marker letters on the side edge, No creases. read more
"This is the last of the Dark is Rising sequence and, in keeping with my re-read of the Prydain Chronicles, this is probably my least favorite book, again because it is the most epic.
In this last tale the Dark and Light are gathering for one last battle and Will Stanton and his Welsh friend, Bran, must gain the crystal sword and join with the Drew siblings to aid Merriman.
Everyone is here, but for me the book is marred by the long section all about looking for the crystal sword through the Lost Land. The pace in this large section seemed off and I had trouble caring about what happened. The ending of this novel also feels off, somehow - like Cooper ran out of steam and worked to tie up loose ends all at once. Choices are expediently made or not made at all and Gummery, predictably, goes off to the Summer Country (or the Old One equivalent).
Still and all this is a wonderful series for both children and adults (and excellent for reading aloud chapter by chapter)!"
"I remember loving these books as a child but I had forgotten how much I skipped over. Re-reading childhood favorites is dangerous, but in the case of the Dark Is Rising books, you really should not do it.
What I loved was the Drew children, because Stone Over Sea is a wonderful book and I kept reading to get more of them. But everything having to do with Will Stanton was so outrageously irritating, I nearly didn't finish the fifth book, Silver on the Tree. Good lord. He magically gets all these outrageous powers with no effort, then is a rarefied Old One and crucial to the survival of the world.
First off, I hate it when people get superpowers without any cost. Second, Will is boring. He just is. He doesn't have to fight for anything. Third, his powers are awfully convenient, or inconvenient, and that's just annoying. Every E. Nesbit book is infinitely more careful about powers and rules and costs than these books.
Silver On the Tree was the worst offender, followed closely by The Dark Is Rising, for being full of convoluted and nonsensical challenges and mysterious labyrinths of guesswork. About fifty pages of Silver on the Tree, the part in the Lost Lands, could have been cut out with no discernible loss.
I went back to read these because of my own writing in YA, and I did learn a lot, but I never expected so much of it to be what not to do! I learned a tremendous amount about writing terror in children. Stone Over Sea is completely terrifying, Barney and Jane and Simon constantly in situations far beyond their understanding or capabilities. But that is nearly always human danger, danger from recognizable human sources, even when those are driven by the Dark.
When the danger is oversized and silly, it's impossible to grasp, like the absurd Tethys and the bellowing Greenwitch, who just become bizarre and almost laughable in Greenwitch, after a very promising beginning with an extremely frightening figure made of branches and leaves. Whereas by far the most terrifying thing to me in the whole series was the farmer who shot Bran's beautiful dog. I'm still in shock from that.
So when I write YA with supernatural elements, I want to be sure to keep my evil and my danger located firmly in the human. The supernatural is always a metaphor, somehow, isn't it? The supernatural Dark should stand for the darkness within us, not the other way around."
"Based on Gaelic mythology, this series presents the struggle of good vs evil through the supernatural adventures of a group of pretty extraordinary British schoolchildren. The adventure is superbly told and gripping, the characters engaging. Be warned, however, that the tone is pretty dark throughout. In fact, the reader is not really sure that good will, in fact, finally triumph"
"Silver On The Tree finally ties everything together in the Dark is Rising Series. I was glad to have all of the characters(Will, Bran, Merriman, Simon, Jane, and Barney) working together to vanquish the Dark. I enjoyed the time spent in the Lost Land.
This is a fun Light verses Dark series. I think it is appropriate for older children, it may be a little difficult for young readers. Susan Cooper definitely has a vivid imagination!"
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