The Ring of Water
Jack Fletcher is left for dead...
Autumn, 1614. Bruised and battered, Jack Fletcher wakes up in a roadside inn wrapped only in a dirty kimono. He has lost everything, including his memory of what happened.
Determined to discover the truth, Jack goes on a quest to retrieve his belongings - his precious swords, his friend Akiko's black pearl and most important of all, his father's prize possession.
Relying on his samurai and ninja training, Jack realises The Ring of Water is the key to his survival. But with only a washed up Ronin - a masterless samurai - for help, what will Jack manage to find? What will he lose? And what will he have to sacrifice?
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.