It takes a seemingly unimportant and small impulse of the good-hearted Jane to touch the heart of the Greenwitch, and release a vital clue in the quest. Now although the power of teamwork is on the side of the Old Ones, and lack of it against the thief, this is not enough. She accuses them all, Dark and Light alike, of being self-serving. But the Greenwitch has wild ways, and she cannot be commanded, cajoled, or out-argued, even by clever and powerful spellcasters. The Drew siblings must face a powerful creature from the ocean depths to reclaim the golden grail in this third installment of Susan Cooper’s epic and award-winning The Dark Is Rising Sequence, now with a brand-new look The priceless golden grail that Simon, Jane, and Barney Drew worked so hard to recover has been stolen by forces of evil. The skills and knowledge of Merriman, the sea captain, and the young mage Will Stanton are all called upon. They are not at first aware of the strange powers of another boy brought to help. But the thief is also about, with far more powers than they can combat alone, and the combined powers of the Old Ones are now required. Simon, Jane and Barney, enlisted by their mysterious great uncle, arrive in a small coastal town to help recover a priceless golden grail stolen by the forces of evil, the Dark. Barney is now coming into his own as an artist, and one of his drawings is to play an important part in tale.
Jane, Simon, and Barney Drew are brought back to the village at this time to recover a stolen treasure, the priceless and mysterious golden grail that they previously unearthed in a cave. The ancient and secret Greenwitch ceremony is carried out each year by the women of a Cornwall village, who make a model in twigs and flowers and cast it into the sea. This is the third book in the 'Dark Rising' series.
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