Greenwitch
core novel 1974 The Dark Is Rising
Record
| First published | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.00 (32,572 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 147 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780689840340 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
The third volume of The Dark Is Rising sequence reunites the Drew siblings from the first book with Will Stanton from the second, bringing the two sets of protagonists together for the first time in a Cornish village setting. The story is set in motion when the Grail recovered in the earlier book is stolen from the museum where it had been kept, prompting the children and Merriman to work toward its recovery. During the course of events, Jane Drew witnesses the ritual creation of the Greenwitch, a strange and ancient effigy figure made as part of local custom, and her compassion toward the being forms an unexpected bond. That connection proves significant, as the Greenwitch is shown to hold a coded message bound up with the secrets of the stolen Grail, one that the children and their allies must work to understand.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Dark Is Rising
- Series: The Dark Is Rising sequence core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Susan Cooper
Notes
- From the series record (The Dark Is Rising sequence): Five-book children's fantasy sequence weaving Arthurian and British-folklore "Old Ones vs. the Dark" myth into contemporary settings. Internal chronology matches publication order (per the sources above); no disputed internal chronology found.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Dark Is Rising sequence: position 3 of 5: previous The Dark Is Rising (1973) · next The Grey King (1975)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Dark Is Rising sequence
- Wikipedia: Over Sea, Under Stone
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Is_Rising_Sequence
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