Silver on the Tree
Written by Susan Cooper
(Young Adult Sequence 5 of 5)
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN: 978-1416949688
Summary/Back cover:
The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. And Will Stanton -- last-born of the immortal Old Ones, dedicated to keeping the world free -- must join forces with his ageless master Merriman and Bran, the Welsh boy whose destiny ties him to the Light. Drawn in with them are the three Drew children, who are mortal, but have their own vital part in the story. These six fight fear and death in the darkly brooding Welsh hills, in a quest through time and space that touches the most ancient myths of the British Isles, and that brings Susan Cooper's masterful sequence of novels to a satisfying close.
Review:
This is the fifth and final book in the Dark Is Rising young adult sequence.
Set again in Wales, we meet up with all the characters of the previous books. This book moves at a good pace, not to fast that you miss things, or too slow that it drags, it leaves you not wanting to put it down so you can find out what happens next. It also leaves you guessing how certain people and places work together.
It is however the definitive end to the sequence, not really leaving you hanging for another book that's not coming.
If you have a child (they suggest 8+) that is in to reading and enjoys using their imagination, learning about history and such, I would thoroughly recommend you get them started on reading this sequence, and while you're at it, read it yourself!
4 out of 5
Review written by Laugan
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