Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword

About this book

After a vicious ninja attack left him orphaned and stranded in Japan Jack Fletcher managed to complete his first year of samurai school. Still his troubles are far from over. The prejudice of his Japanese classmates has gained him dangerous enemies within his school and Dragon Eye the ninja who killed his father is still after him. Jacks only hope of defeating them lies in surviving the Circle of Three: an ancient ritual that tests a samurais courage skill and spirit to the limit. For most gaining entry into the Circle means honor and glory but for Jack its a matter of life or death. The winner will be trained in the Two Heavensthe formidable sword technique of the great samurai Masamoto. Learning this secret is the only hope Jack has of protecting his fathers rutter -- the invaluable navigation guide of the worlds uncharted oceans -- from Dragon Eye. Forced into a deadly battle Jacks going to have to master the Way of the Sword. And his time is running out.