Author(s): Jeff Stone

9-12 Years Middle Readers

Over 350 years ago in China, five young warrior monks escaped a brutal attack on their temple. Each monk specialised in a different style of "animal" kung fu. As the young monks scrambled to stay one step ahead of their attackers, they spread the non-violent, philosophies as well as teaching specific fighting skills for defence. Thier teachings are rumoured to be the foundation for many martial arts systems and for this reason these young monks are known as The Five Ancestors. In this third action-packed instalment of the series, Seh - the young, serious Snake Style kung fu master - finds himself captured by a band of thieves, inadvertently turns several black hearts into gold before racing to the sacred Shaolin Temple to find his brothers...

Five Ancestors book 3