• Greenwitch

  • Book 3 of The Dark Is Rising Sequence
  • By: Susan Cooper
  • Narrated by: Alex Jennings
  • Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (682 ratings)

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Greenwitch

By: Susan Cooper
Narrated by: Alex Jennings
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Simon, Jane, and Barney, enlisted by their mysterious great-uncle, arrive in a small coastal town to help recover a priceless golden grail stolen by the forces of evil, the Dark. They are not at first aware of the strange powers of another boy brought to help, Will Stanton - nor of the sinister significance of the Greenwitch, an image of leaves and branches that for centuries has been cast into the sea for good luck in fishing and harvest.

Their search for the grail sets into motion a series of disturbing, sometimes dangerous events that, at their climax, bring forth a gift that, for a time at least, will keep the Dark from rising.

Listen to more in the Dark Is Rising Sequence.
©2007 Susan Cooper (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group.

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"Alec Jennings does a superb job of reading this tale....His expression and pacing suit the story well, and he is at ease with Cornish names and words." (School Library Journal)

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Power from the Greenwitch...

Susan Cooper delivers yet another solid installment in the Dark is Rising sequence. Greenwitch opens with the thheft of the priceless golden grail recovered by the three Drew children in Over Sea, Under Stone. The culprits are the forces of the Dark, who are reeling from their midwinter defeat at the hands of Will Stanton and Meriman Lyon, but still determined to prevent the Light from achieving a final victory. Lyon enlists the Drews as well as Will to journey to Cornwall in an effort to reclaim the grail. As it happens, they arrive just in time for Jane to witness an ancient ceremony performed by the women of Cornwall every Spring, the making of the Greenwitch. This strange fashioning of leaves and branches is believed to bring good fortune when cast into the sea, but it soon becomes apparent that there may be more to this mysterious being than meets the eye. Things become complicated when Jane forms a strange bond of sympathy with the enigmatic being and even more so when the creature warily shows Jane its most prized possession, a small leaden case lost at the time of the finding of the grail. This case contains the only manuscript capable of deciphering the strange engravings on the surface of te golden grail, and the Dark are also after it. Will the Drews and Will succeed in recovering the grail? And even if they do, how will they persuade the Greenwitch to part with its treasure?
Once again Susan Cooper delivers a solid story and narrator Alex Jennings more than does it justic. I couldn't put it down for long.

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If you like the first book you'll be happy

It is short which unfortunately I found was a good thing. It returns to the narrative style of the first book in the series, which I prefer and joins the characters from the two previous books. The kids personality are different and what I imagine kids are like. A lot of it was entertaining during the read but reflecting back doesn't hold much substance.
Other then the begging setup it didn't draw me in, no great sense of urgency, mystery, plot twist or sense of wounder. Might be too formulaic, simple and not perhaps what was unique when it was written has been done many times since..
Like the others two books I think it aimed at kids so it probably good for it's intended audience. If you like the first book but was put off by the second, you'll be happy with this.
Narrator did an excellent job differentiating the voices but may not have put much emotion into it.

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Excellent

Subtle, intriguing, suspensful. I couldn't ask for more. Great for kids and adults.

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The light.

Great story for young and old, our children grew up with the series and will share it with their children.

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A beautiful story matched with a great actor

My family and I have been listening to the dark is rising series by Susan Cooper as read by Alex Jennings. I already knew that the books were wonderful, having read them as a child, and again as an adult, but the interpretation of Mr. Jennings was new to me. He does a great voice with the different characters and their accents. A pleasant read is made even more pleasant by his work.

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fantastic

The book kept me interested alkthe way through. The readers voice was relaxing and interesting. I couldn't wait each day for time to listen to more.

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Great Book

I loved this book just as much as the previous ones. The plot is a bit straight forward but other than that the book was great! It was nice seeing both sets of characters get together.

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Puuls me into the story every time I listen to it.

this is such a great series, one of my all time favorites ! I highly recommend this whole series!

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Magical.

Alex Jennings is astounding! He totally made the experience. Now I want the whole collection, & more read by him.

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Good story, flawless narration

Not as powerful or masterful as "The Dark Is Rising", partly because of the necessity of including the Drew children again, but it moves the story along. Part of the problem with this chapter in the series is after the training of Will Stanton in the previous book and the establishment of his maturity level, the Drew children are just that--children. Their role is greatly reduced to simply being protected by the Old Ones, except for the odd instance of their happening to be useful. Everybody who isn't an Old One or a servant of the Dark is pretty much of a prop. I guess that's the problem when you essentially have immortal gods battling each other.

The narration is flawless, with Alex Jennings giving not merely a narration of the words but an actual performance with multiple personalities, emotions, and delightful accents. He serves to heighten the story beyond the words themselves and makes it a real delight to listen to.

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