Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Copyright Date: 2023

Edition Date: 2023 Release Date: 11/14/23

Pages: 334 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 1-665-93297-X Perma-Bound: 0-8000-3756-1

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-665-93297-4 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-3756-7

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2023290540

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Stanton, Will (Fictitious character). Juvenile fiction.
Stanton, Will (Fictitious character). Fiction.
Boys. Juvenile fiction.
Immortalism. Juvenile fiction.
Magic. Juvenile fiction.
Good and evil. Juvenile fiction.
Swords. Juvenile fiction.
Quests (Expeditions). Juvenile fiction.
Space and time. Juvenile fiction.
Boys. Fiction.
Immortalism. Fiction.
Magic. Fiction.
Good and evil. Fiction.
Swords. Fiction.
Quests (Expeditions). Fiction.
Space and time. Fiction.
British Isles. Juvenile fiction.
British Isles. Fiction.

Language: English

Reading Level: 3.5

Interest Level: 4-7

Guided Reading Level: Y

Fountas & Pinnell: Y

The six champions of the Light join forces at last to fight the Dark in this fifth and final installment of Susan Cooper’s epic and award-winning The Dark Is Rising sequence, now with a brand-new look!

The last great battle between the Light and the Dark has arrived, engulfing Will Stanton; his ageless master, Merriman; the three heroic Drew children; and Bran, the Welsh boy whose destiny is tied to the Light.

On a quest through time and space that touches the most ancient myths of the islands of Britain, the six heroes fight fear and death in the darkly brooding mountains of Wales. And in the haunting Lost Land, Will and Bran find dream and nightmare, but also achieve the final talisman against the Dark: the crystal sword.

In the dreadful last moment when the Dark rises, all the servants of the Light join to combine the powers of the sword and the six ancient signs. But even with the Signs on their side, can Light prevail?