Silver on the Tree
core novel 1977 The Dark Is Rising
Record
| First published | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.11 (36,477 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 274 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780689840333 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
The fifth and final volume of The Dark Is Rising sequence brings together the full cast of the earlier books, the Drew siblings, Will Stanton, Bran Davies and Merriman Lyon, converging in Wales as the long-building struggle between the Light and the Dark nears its climax. Having each played their part in recovering the Signs, the Grail and the Sleepers across the preceding volumes, the characters must now draw on everything gathered so far as the Dark makes its final, most dangerous bid for power. The novel weaves together threads of English and Welsh legend established throughout the sequence, including the ongoing significance of Bran's connection to Arthurian myth, as the combined company faces the culmination of a conflict that has shaped every book leading up to it.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Dark Is Rising
- Series: The Dark Is Rising sequence core; position 5 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 5 of 5: previous 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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