Young Samurai


Young Samurai is a series of martial arts/action-adventure stories written by Chris Bradford, set in 17th century Japan, following the exploits of an English boy, Jack Fletcher, as he strives to be the first gaijin samurai.
Introduced by Puffin Books as their "All New Action Hero", Young Samurai has been described as a black-belt Young Bond, Artemis Fowl with swords or Percy Jackson with ninja.
The first Young Samurai book, , was published by Puffin Books in 2008. Disney bought the U.S. publishing rights in the same year and had published the book in early March 2009. By the time of publication in the UK, the Young Samurai series had sold to over 16 different territories. The TV and film rights have been acquired by Coolabi.

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    ''The Way of the Warrior'', ''Sword'' and ''Dragon''

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Jugo - master of fighting with papuce

''The Ring of Water''

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Winter 1614. After a snowstorm forces him to take shelter, Jack comes across a village in need of protection from raiding mountain bandits. Torn between moving on or helping, Jack is persuaded to stay and fight their cause. Jack is the only samurai to do so. He must enlist other warriors to the village's aid before the bandits return to steal their harvest. No easy task when the reward is so little and he is a foreigner. If only he had his friends to call on…

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Spring, 1615. Ambushed by the Shogun’s samurai, Jack and his friends have only one hope of escape – the Seto sea. But with ferocious storms, man-eating sharks and ninja pirates at every turn, their chosen route is fraught with danger. A treacherous crew only adds to their problems as they flee south from a ruthless samurai sea lord. Unless Jack can harness the Ring of Wind, he and his friends are destined for a watery grave…

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Summer, 1615. Jack wakes up on a beach without his friends, and assuming that they died at sea, he blames their death on himself when a patrol nears him. He flees through a cave and meets a person called Benkei who becomes a firm and reliable friend along a perilous and mighty journey. Along the way, Sensei Kyuzo performs yubitsume on him but was taught to use the reverse grip on his swords so he can fight with them without dropping them and better. Soon he is reunited with and saved by Akiko after a run-in with bandits. He is then reunited with his lost comrades after an escape from Daimyō Kato's prison. Jack leaves for home with Yori and his beautiful close friend Akiko.

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