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	• Greenwitch (The Dark Is Rising Sequence) Susan Cooper Simon Pulse, 2007 - 176 pages average customer review:based on 36 reviews view larger image
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This is the third book in the "Dark Is Rising" series, and I think it's the best of the three. There weren't any slow sections (unlike the first book), and the use of magic made sense (unlike the second book). "Greenwitch" blends the Drew-children-solving-a-mystery plot from Book 1 with the Will-and-Uncle-Merry-use-magic elements from Book 2, and the combination keeps Book 3 moving along at a good pace. This series just isn't as complex as the Narnia books, or as well written as the Harry Potter books, but if you've already read "Over Sea, Under Stone" and "The Dark Is Rising," you'll enjoy "Greenwitch."

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A very short section of the Dark is Rising sequence, and probably limited at that. The Drew children are reunited, and a bit older and more mature, having arrived from different places for a short break.

This book focuses on them, and in particular Jane, who becomes an important element in finding what the Old Ones, and their agents, the Drews, are after. Together, the warriors of Light must recover the Grail, or all is lost.

Will Stanton and Merriman Lyon are also here, and Will befriends the Drew kids, but again, they are there in a guardian role and for Will's training. They are also not the only Old Ones around at the time, waiting for the Greenwitch ceremony.

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Third in The Dark is Rising Series

The Dark is Rising is a wonderful classic fantasy series, and 'Greenwitch' (Book 3) brings together the characters from Books 1 and 2, as the powers of the Light continue on their quest to overcome the Dark.

The Drew children, Simon, Jane and Barney, central to the story in 'Over Sea Under Stone' (Book 1) come back into the plot, returning to Trewissick with their Great Uncle Merry for a week of their Easter Holidays. They are on a mission to recover the celtic golden chalice they found in Book 1 and presented to a museum for safe-keeping. The chalice has been stolen and Great Uncle Merry (Gumerry) believes they can help to find it. In 'Greenwitch' their characters are better developed than in the first book, bringing out distinctive individual characteristics for each of the children.

Also on his way down to Trewissick for his holidays is Will Stanton, the Sign-Seeker and youngest of the Old Ones, guardians of the Light in Book 2. Will's Uncle Bill is taking him on his holidays with an old friend of his, Merriman Lyon... Merriman, or Merry has brought all of the children together for the first time as they each have unique skills to help with the recovering of the chalice and the fight against the powers of the Dark. Jane, in particular, as she is invited to watch the local women of the village construct the magical Greenwith as an offering to the sea, makes a wish which becomes important to the Old Ones in their struggles against the Dark....

Not as good as Book 2, but 'Greenwitch' is essential in bringing together the two plot lines established in Books 1 and 2, and is a key part of The Dark is Rising series. A great series for all ages.

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The burning man ... the drowning woman

The Wicker Man , sometimes called the burning man, is in modern times
associated with Wicca, but comes from the Druidic traditions of the early Celts. Here a woman's weaving of a wicker woman is the main
plot theme called the Green witch. For me this seems kind of a made
up fantasy that doesn't have the intricate design of an Alan Garner novel.
I think it is unhealthy as well to associate the Dark with a gypsy.
There is enough prejudice associated with them already. Sagan said it was a "Demon filled world' that superstition gave us. Adding new ones
in a semi-fantasy fashion may not be a real good thing.
The novel as part of a series is very well written, but mostly
to motivate you to buy the next one...

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Wonderfully spooky

This may be a book that delves into the world of Arthurian legend, but it is handled pragmatically, with all the charm Susan Cooper can usually muster. Here, Simon, Jane, and Barney are lead to the strange world of British folklore and peasantry and the odd traditions that they have. But there is truth and magic behind these ceremonies, and it creates a delightful and spooky tale.

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"AND THOSE WHO ARE CROSSED, OR BARREN, OR WHO WOULD MAKE ANY WISH, MUST TOUCH THE GREENWITCH"

The Dark has stolen an object of great power -- a golden grail that holds avital secret. Will embarks on a new quest to reclaim the grail, and to drive back the Dark once again. But first he will need the help of three former grail seekers: Jane, Simon, and Barney Drew.

Learning to work together, they must take back the grail and retrieve the missing manuscript that unlocks its mystical secret. But the manuscript is located at the bottom of the sea, and their only hope of obtaining both grail and script is entangled in the mysterious ritual of the Greenwitch....

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