Young Samurai: The Way of the Dragon Kindle Edition

Love the teaching in the book, it had a way of bringing thelearned to real life . It also made my think about my own Life.

I like the use of Japanese words and the writer keeps you interested in what will happen next.

I didn't think I would get into these stories as much as my 12 year old son did, but I was proven wrong! I was totally immersed in the story and the action, even though I have (had) no interest in martial arts, sword fighting, war stories etc. The stories are so well written and the plot is engaging, so even you don't have a secret desire to be a ninja or samurai you will enjoy the story and the character development etc. My son and his classmates gobbled this series up - Great for the reluctant reader who may not have found his/her genre yet.

This book was in many ways formative in my growing up, and while sometimes it may lean on the simpler side of storytelling, it is absolutely one of the most beautiful pieces of literature I’ve ever read.

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Great adventure

I did not realize this book was in large print because I did not see this in the information description. At least it's easy to read!

I was getting bored with the series, this got me into interested again, I like the ending its like a new beginning

'The Way of the Dragon'Author, Chris Bradford, is a true believer in 'practising what you preach'. For this award-winning ‘Young Samurai’ series of books, he trained in Samurai swordsmanship, karate, ninjutsu and earned his black belt in Zen Kyu Shin Taijutsu.These are the 9 books, in order: (1)  The Way of the Warrior (2)  The Way of the Sword (3)  The Way of the Dragon (4)  The Ring of Earth (5)  The Ring of Water (6)  The Ring of Fire (7)  The Ring of Wind (8)  The Ring of Sky (9)  The Return of the WarriorThe Way of the Warrior The Way of the SwordThe Way of the DragonThe Ring of EarthThe Ring of WaterThe Ring of FireThe Ring of WindThe Ring of SkyThe Return of the Warrior

I started reading the series because I found the first one on my I-pad. It was Ok so I bought the rest but in each case the hero made mistakes, often the same ones and this led to a story that floated around Japan with the same characters fighting each other and the same outcome. No one got dead from among the bad guys. Then the series brought the main character to England. Oh boy! Did it go downhill in a rush. I read about thirty pages and had to put it down. It was dreadful. My recommendation is to read the ones based in Japan if you want to but then stop. My apologies to the author.

Japan 1613, Dragon Eye stole the rutter from Jacks father, Jack and his father had been shipwrecked, the rutter had been stolen from the castle of Daimyo Takotomi where Jack had his it, Jack with his friends Akiki and Yamoto had been dismissed by the Samurai School for putting the Daimyos life in danger, Yamoto's brother had been killed, they persued Dragon Eye hoping to capture him and be allowed back into the school, Jack was 14yrs and white, Jack was attacked by Ninja but one helped him, Masamoto Jacks adopted father and head of the school brought them back, they returned to the Ichi Ryu School, a new teacher Nakamura with her son Taguan were there, Jack's enemies Kazuki and the Scorpion gang were also there, the training was hard with many dangerous adventuresWar had been declared by Daimyo Hamakura, he wanted to drive christians out, the students were trained hard, Jack found the Scorpions were on Kamakura's side, 50,000 men were in his army, one day the school was on fire and under attack, a small boy Yori was sent to get the weapons, the Sensei held the enemy back, Kazuki was setting the fires, there was fighting and dying everywhere, another school came to their aid, everyone was to go to Osaka Castle to join Satoshi 16, the young emperor, there is a run in with a Jesuit priest who Jack thought had his rutter, 200,000 troops attacked the castle, peace was declared but it was a trick as Ninja and the elite Red Devil samurai attacked the castle, what follows are pages of battle and bloodshed as they try to defend the castle and their EmperorMany from the School will die, Jack has a run in with the Jesuit priest and Dragon Eye, now you must read on to find out how the battle ends and who wins, how many from the school will survive, how many will die, will Jack ever return to EnglandMy verdict, excellent action packed book, now reading the next book in the series, well worth a read

Excellent book. My 9 year old who has a taste for reading loves this series. This is the most brutal book so far. There is a war coming. Loyalties will be tested, betrayals revealed people will die. How will the young Samuri handle fighting experienced, merciless and blood thirsty warriors. Some will make the ultimate sacrifice, however even the survivors will be forever changed.Jack also learns the origin of one of his arch enemies, and a man who hired him to get the Rutter in the first place. However with this knowledge it just makes his enemies want to kill him all the more. This book has huge changes not just for Jack, or the Young Samuri, but the whole of Japan as well. I think Chris Bradford, managed to perfectly capture the brutality of war but the essence of the Samuri as well. An all round great book.

The Way of the Dragon is the third novel in the series and you just fall in love with the protagonist Jack Fletcher even more and his friends. The Way of the Dragon just brings more suspense to the series and the adventure just keeps getting better and better. I absolutely love these books so much and highly recommend to anyone who is a Samurai/ Ninja enthusiast, these will be the best books you will ever read, absolutely outstanding. And for those who want to get an insight on the novel here is the synopsis from the back of the book:June 1613JAPAN IS THREATENED WITH WAR AND SAMURAI ARE TAKING SIDES. AS THE BLOOD BEGINS TO FLOW, JACK FLETCHER'S WARRIOR TRAINING IS PUT TO THE ULTIMATE TEST. . .His survival - and that of his friends - depend upon him mastering the Two Heavens, the secret technique of the legendary samurai Masamoto. But first Jack must recover his father's prize possession from the deadly ninja Dragon Eye.Can Jack defeat his ruthless enemy?Or will the ninja complete his missionto kill the young samurai . . . ?