![]() Nevertheless, she called it a "solid ending" for the series. Mari Ness of Tor.com praised it for being "beautifully and lyrically written", but was critical of its ending and its use of the damsel in distress trope. ![]() However, it still received generally positive reviews. The book was compared less favorably to earlier installments in the series, with particular criticism towards its final battle. Significant mythical elements in the book include the bard Taliesin (under his alternate name Gwion), King Gwyddno Garanhir and the Drowned Hundred, the Welsh tradition of the Mari Llwyd, and the Ritual of oak and mistletoe. ![]() They ally with Bran, a Welsh descendant of King Arthur, and the three Drew children, to form the Six who are prophesied to triumph over the powers of the Dark. Will Stanton and his mentor Merriman, two of the last Old Ones, gather allies and magical objects to help defeat the rising Dark. It is the final entry in the five book Dark Is Rising Sequence. ![]() Silver on the Tree is a contemporary fantasy novel by Susan Cooper, published by Chatto & Windus in 1977. ![]()
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