''Young Samurai'' is a series of martial arts/action-adventure stories written by
Chris Bradford
Chris Bradford is an English author and black belt martial artist, best known for his children's fictional series, ''Young Samurai''.
The first ''Young Samurai'' book, '' The Way of the Warrior'', was published by Puffin Books in 2008. Disney b ...
, set in
17th century Japan, following the exploits of an English boy, Jack Fletcher, as he strives to be the first
gaijin samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...
.
Introduced by
Puffin Books as their "All New Action Hero", ''Young Samurai'' has been described as a black-belt ''
Young Bond'', ''
Artemis Fowl'' with swords or ''
Percy Jackson'' with ninja.
The first ''Young Samurai'' book, ''
The Way of the Warrior'', was published by Puffin Books in 2008.
Disney
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
bought the U.S. publishing rights in the same year and had published the book in early March 2009. By the time of publication in the UK, the ''Young Samurai'' series had sold to over 16 different territories. The TV and film rights have been acquired by Coolabi.
Novels
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Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior'' (2008)
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Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword'' (2009)
2.5 ''
Young Samurai: The Way of the Fire (short story) (2012)
# ''
Young Samurai: The Way of the Dragon'' (2010)
# ''
Young Samurai: The Ring of Earth'' (2010)
# ''
Young Samurai: The Ring of Water'' (2011)
# ''
Young Samurai: The Ring of Fire'' (2011)
# ''
Young Samurai: The Ring of Wind'' (March 2012)
# ''
Young Samurai: The Ring of Sky'' (August 2012)
# ''
Young Samurai: The Return of the Warrior'' (September 2019)
References
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Juvenile series
Novel series
2000s novels
2010s novels
2000s children's books
2010s children's books
Fictional samurai
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