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The Dark is Rising sequence |
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| • Overview • Over Sea, Under Stone • The Dark is Rising • Greenwitch • The Grey King • • Silver on the Tree • Further Exploration • |
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| This series of five young adult fantasy novels based on Arthurian legends deals with a cosmic battle between the Light, led by the Old Ones, (including Merriman Lyon and Will Stanton) and the Dark. | |
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| Over Sea, Under Stone | |
| 1965 | |
| Preview: While on a holiday at the Grey House in Cornwall rented by their great-uncle Merry (Merriman Lyon), the Drew children--Simon, Jane, and Barney--find an ancient map. With help and protection from Great-Uncle Merry, they search for a grail that is also desired by a cohort of menacing people. | |
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| The Dark is Rising | |
| 1973 Named a Newbery Honor Book |
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| Preview: On his 11th birthday Will Stanton learns that he is the last of the Old Ones. After he learns of his heritage and powers, Merriman Lyon sets him on a quest to gather the Six Signs of the Light in order to invoke one of the the three furies necessary to defeat the evil Powers of the Dark. | |
| The Seeker: The Dark is Rising | |
| 2007 Film adaptation of The Dark is Rising Directed by David L. Cunningham Starring Alecander Ludwig as Will Stanton, Ian McShane as Merriman Lyon, and Christopher Eccleston as the Dark Rider |
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| Greenwitch | |
| 1974 | |
| Preview: On holiday, Simon, Jane, and Barney Drew help the Old Ones--Merriman Lyon, Will Stanton, and Captain Toms--recover the stolen grail from a minion of the Dark. They must also race against the Dark to try to recover the lost manuscript that explains the message on the grail from the Greenwitch, the traditional figure of branches and leaves built every year by the town's women to ensure good luck for the fishing. | |
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| The Grey King | |
| 1975 Winner of the Newbery Award |
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| Preview: Will Stanton, youngest of the Old Ones, is in Wales where he has been tasked to find a golden harp with which to wake six sleepers who will aid in the battle of the Light against the dark. | |
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| Silver on the Tree | |
| 1977 | |
Preview: As the Dark gathers for an assault on Earth, Will Stanton, Bran Davies, the three Drew children, and Merriman Lyon unite in Wales and must travel through Time to gather all the signs and defenses to repel the enemy. The tree of the title is "the midsummer tree. . . .the tree of life, the pillar of the world: (235) with a blossom that conveys the power to wield the magic to drive rival powers out of the world. |
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