Silver on the Tree

By: Susan Cooper

Narrated by: Alex Jennings

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. 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.©1977 Susan Cooper; (P)2002 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, an Imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group

What an amazing series!

So I know these were written a long time ago and for a younger crowd … but I will be reading it again! It’s just so magical!

Those of the light final battle against the dark

Very enjoyable 5 book series. Highly recommend for those who enjoy stories that display the battle between good and evil.

great epic saga for young listeners

if you like Narnia, middle earth or hogwarts, this is worth a listen since it combines a coming of age story with magic and adventure!

The last battle.

This is a worthy conclusion to the series. It begins with the Stanton family, all of wom are home for the summer holidays. When Will's elder brother Steven intervenes in the matter of an Indian boy being teased by a group of local villagers, the family finds themselves pitted against the hateful father of one of the bullies, an encounter that reminds Will of the absolute power the forces of the Dark will wield if the Circle of Light is unable to push them back. The next stage of the quest begins that night when Meriman Lyon appears to Will and tells him that the time has come for the six signs of light, gathered during the events of The Dark is Rising, to be recovered from the place where they were hidden following their joining. The time for the final battle between the Light and the Dark is drawing near, and the forces of Light must be ready for that critical moment. Recovering the signs is the easyy part. But Will and his friends must also recover an ancient sword, the one weapon that, combined with the six signs, can bring a final end to the threat of the Dark. This sword, however, lies in the Lost Land, in the keeping of its despairing maker. Only Will and Bran Davies, the latter being the lately revealed son of the legendary King Arthur, have any hope of reaching the Lost Land, and even then they must still reach the tower where the king of that realm has hidden himself in his despair. And once there they must find some way to rouse the king from his despair and persuade him to part with the sword. Will their efforts be enough to turn back the forces of the Dark in their greatest rising?
All in all this is a worthy conclusion to the series. Alex Jennings returns for this final installment and as usual he does an excellent job of narrating it.

Awesome!

Just as good as 40 years ago, Thank you Susan Cooper! You are a gifted writer.

As good as it gets!

Elegant, charming, and I've read them all. The narrator is top drawer. The story is magical and mythical drawing on deep and hidden archetypes and lore.
Extremely well done.

great finale !

wrapped everything up nicely even tho the end made me tear up ! great narration, story was nice + long … very enjoyable, but greenwitch is still my fav in the series (:

Dark is Rising, again

I read this series of books along time ago, and enjoyed listening to them all over again.

Great story. We'll done.

We want to get the books from the library to read. It will be interesting to check spellings of the Welsh words and see the names of the characters. Susan Cooper has a wonderful imagination, but also she has got a grasp on Welsh language and culture, and even more, a good point of view about what is important to mankind.

Hodgepodge and bittersweet but fantastic

Not as well knit together as the previous books and the bitter sweetness of the ending didn’t seem entirely necessary, but it was still an excellent book and a solid conclusion to a truly phenomenal series. I wish I’d found these as a kid. They would have been my favorite series, I have no doubt. But like many vintage middle grade/children’s stories, these aren’t shallow and kidsy at all, they’re timeless. I’ll definitely read them again.
Perfectly read.