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Silver on the Tree is a contemporary fantasy novel by Susan Cooper, published by Chatto & Windus in 1977. It is the final entry in the five book Dark Is Rising Sequence. Plot. Will Stanton and his mentor Merriman, two of the last Old Ones, gather allies and magical objects to help defeat the rising Dark.
Jan 1, 2001 · Silver on the Tree is the climax and the resolution; the forces of Dark are rising to make one final attempt to take control of our world, and the Light, led by Will Stanton, must stand against the Dark.
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is the fifth and final novel in The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper.
Will Stanton, Merriman Lyon, Bran, and the Drew children join together to battle against the Dark.
All of the main characters from the other books in the sequence come together in this book, some meeting each other for the first time, and the current struggle between the Light and the Dark is resolved.
At the first time, Will and Bran go to the Lost Land, but the Drew brothers and Merriman can't go with them because the Dark keep them. Will and Bran, with the help of Gwion, a minstrel, go to the king of the Lost Land, Gwyddno, and, when Bran says the word that was written on the Sword, the king takes them to the Thing of Power. So, they return to Earth, in a train, with the main characters and a Lord of the Dark (The White Rider), that Merriman, Bran and Will cast out of time.
Finally, they go to the Midsummer tree, that permitted the possessor to control the forces of High Magic, Wild Magic and the Old Magic and use its power to cast the Dark out of time forever. All immortal characters save Will Stanton leave the Earth forever. All the mortal characters lose all memory of any dealings with magic and the Old Ones. The Drews and Bran have snatches of something come back to them in dreams, though...
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About Silver on the Tree The final volume of Susan Cooper’s brilliant and absorbing fantasy sequence known as The Dark Is Rising. The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world.
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Nov 14, 2019 · Silver on the Tree: The Dark is Rising sequence (A Puffin Book) Paperback – November 14, 2019 by Susan Cooper (Author) 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,009 ratings
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Silver on the Tree. by Susan Cooper. 4.11 · 34,876 Ratings · 972 Reviews · published 1977 · 76 editions. The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to… Want to Read. Rate it: Book 1-5.
Summary. The six servants of the Light - the Drew children, Will, Bran and the mysterious Merriman - have reached their last, desperate fight against the forces of the Dark. They face one final, daunting task: to find the crystal sword.
