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Informationen zum Autor As an author, Chris Bradford practises what he terms 'method writing'. For his award-winning Young Samurai series, he trained in samurai swordsmanship, karate, ninjutsu and earned his black belt in Zen Kyu Shin Taijutsu. For his Bodyguard series, he embarked on an intensive close-protection course to become a qualified professional bodyguard. And for the Soul Prophecy trilogy, Chris travelled extensively to experience first-hand the cultures featured in the story - from living with the Shona people in Zimbabwe, to trekking the Inca trail, to meditating in a Buddhist temple amid the mountains of Japan. His bestselling books are published in over twenty-five languages and have garnered more than thirty-five children's book awards and nominations. Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior was deemed one of Puffin's 70 Best Ever Books, alongside Treasure Island and Robin Hood . To discover more about Chris, go to www.chrisbradford.co.uk Klappentext Jack Fletcher's warrior training is put to the ultimate test, as Japan is threatened with war and the samurai are taking sides. He is mastering the Two Heavens, a secret sword technique, but first must recover his father's prize possession from the deadly ninja, Dragon Eye. The profile of this exciting teen series will be raised as a story features as one of the $1 World Book Day titles. 'A fantastic adventure that floors the reader on page one and keeps them there until the end' Eoin Colfer. Ages: 11+ Zusammenfassung June 1613. Japan is threatened with war and Jack is facing his greatest battle yet. Samurai are taking sides and, as the blood begins to flow, Jack's warrior training is put to ultimate test. His survival - and that of his friends - depends upon him mastering the Two Heavens, the secret sword technique of the legendary samurai Masamoto Takeshi.
