Silver on the Tree
- 288
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Silver on the Tree” brings Susan Cooper’s “The Dark Is Rising” sequence to a myth-filled, eventful close. Some readers who loved the series as children find its storytelling undimmed and the ending close to perfect. Others find the pattern of journey, obstacle and rescue by higher powers repetitive, or feel the series leaves too much unexplained. Written for younger teenagers, it still rewards adults who return to it.
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About the book
Silver on the Tree is a contemporary fantasy novel by Susan Cooper, published by Chatto & Windus in 1977. It is the final entry in the five book Dark Is Rising Sequence.
Reading order · The Dark Is Rising Sequence
Full order & progress →- Over Sea, Under StoneStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - The Dark Is Rising
7.97.9 / 10 - Greenwitch
7.87.8 / 10 - The Grey King
–Not ranked yet - Silver on the TreeThis book
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 102 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 41% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.2 | 12 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 90 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is Silver on the Tree?
It has 288 pages — shorter than 94% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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