Simon, Jane, and Barney, enlisted by their mysterious great-uncle,
arrive in a small coastal town to recover a priceless golden grail
stolen by the forces of evil -- Dark. They are not at first aware of the
strange powers of another boy brought to help, Will Stanton -- nor of
the sinister significance of the Greenwitch, an image of leaves and
branches that for centuries has been cast into the sea for good luck in
fishing and harvest.
Their search for the grail sets into motion a series of disturbing,
sometimes dangerous events that, at their climax, bring forth a gift
that, for a time at least, will keep the Dark from rising.