Five Ancestors (Cloth)

7 primary works

Tiger

by Jeff Stone

Published 22 March 2005

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. Their 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 first action-packed book of the series, Fu - the aggressive, 12-year-old Tiger-style kung fu master - has to learn the importance of self-control. Can he win the hearts of an entire village, and so save himself from the enemy soldiers, by teaching them all the art of understanding?

Monkey

by Jeff Stone

Published 15 September 2005

Malao escapes the burning temple, and spends several days living with a troop of wild monkeys. On his journey he encounters all of his brothers except Long. After spending time with Fu in the village he learns more about his own father. Following their aided escape from Ying, Fu and Malao travel to Shaolin where they find Seh and Hok, and secrets about Hok are revealed. Ashamed, Hok disappears just as Ying and Tonglong arrive. Escape for Malao won't be so easy this time...

Snake

by Jeff Stone

Published 1 March 2006

With the temple and Grandmaster now gone, twelve-year-old Seh, a snake-style master, joins a bandit gang and meets a mysterious woman whose name means Cobra, while trying to stay ahead of the vengeful Ying.

Crane

by Jeff Stone

Published 27 February 2007

In this exciting fourth instalment Hok, the Crane-style master is reunited with her mother after a struggle with the dreaded General Tsung, another renegade warrior who tries to frame her for the destruction of the Shaolin Temple. She is briefly reunited with her brothers, only to be drawn along with Seh into the dangerous underworld while attempting to save Fu and Malao from death. Ying offers his help but can she trust that he has changed his vengeful ways?

Eagle

by Jeff Stone

Published 22 April 2008

After attacking and killing his former grandmaster, sixteen-year-old Ying realizes he has been betrayed in addition to being wanted for treason, and consequently is forced to turn to Hok, his old temple sister, for help.

Mouse

by Jeff Stone

Published 1 January 2009

In seventeenth-century China, orphaned ShaoShu, who can squeeze into small spaces, puts his life in danger when he becomes a spy for a young band of warrior monks known as the Five Ancestors and bravely infiltrates evil Tonglong's camp.

Dragon

by Jeff Stone

Published 1 January 2010

Tonglong, the deadly mantis Kung fu warrior, is stalking the throne: secretly building an army,
and marching towards the Forbidden City ... time is fast running out.

China's only hope rests in the hands of five young warrior monks. Can Long, the dragon arts master, amass his own army in time to defeat them? Can his siblings prevent Tonglong's vast army from reaching their goal? And will their lost, rebel brother, the infamous, Eagle prove to be a valuable ally or a vile traitor ... Only time will tell in the final battle of the Five Ancestors.