The Ring of Earth
Jack Fletcher is on the run!
With no sensei to guide him, he has just his wits and his swords against many new and unknown enemies, as he journeys along the treacherous road to the port of Nagasaki and perhaps home...
But the Shogun's samurai are hot on his trail. Barely escaping their clutches, Jack runs headlong into a trap. Kidnapped by ninja and led to their village deep in the mountains, Jack has no means of escape.
The only question is who will kill him first - the ninja or samurai?
Winner of the Northern Ireland Book Awards (2011)
About the Young Samurai Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Way of the Warrior(2008)
- 2.The Way of the Sword(2009)
- 3.The Way of the Dragon(2010)
- 4.The Ring of Earth(2010)
- 5.The Ring of Water(2011)
- 6.The Ring of Fire(2011)
- 7.The Ring of Wind(2012)
- 8.The Ring of Sky(2012)
- 9.The Return of the Warrior(2019)
- +The Way of Fire (Short Story)(2012)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
This riveting and highly-awarded 10-book series is a sure choice to engage middle-school boys.
The Young Samurai is a series of action-adventure stories set in 17th century Japan. The stories follow the exploits of an English boy, Jack Fletcher, who is rescued by the legendary sword master Masamoto Takeshi, when he is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan and his father and the ship's crew are slaughtered by ninja pirates. Jack's only hope is to become a samurai warrior, so under the tutelage of Takeshi, he strives to be the first gaijin samurai.