Young Samurai: The Ring of Wind

CHRIS BRADFORD

PUFFIN

Contents
 

Map: The Japans – 17th Century

 

The Letter

 

1 Ambush

 

2 Trapped Like Crabs

 

3 Pilgrims

 

4 O-settai

 

5 Turning of the Tides

 

6 School of No Sword

 

7 Seasickness

 

8 Pirate War

 

9 Omishima Island

 

10 Warrior Spirit

 

11 Wind Demons

 

12 Close-Hauled

 

13 Sea Dragon

 

14 Shark Bait

 

15 Captain Kurogumo

 

16
Fugu

 

17 Dying

 

18 Pirate Boy

 

19 Fist Fight

 

20 Sea Samurai

 

21 Repel Boarders

 

22 A Pirate’s Punishment

 

23 The Bilge

 

24 Hulled

 

25 Raft

 

26 Adrift

 

27 Albatross

 

28 White Death

 

29 Stay of Execution

 

30 Kamikaze

 

31 Sea Anchor

 

32 Pirate Island

 

33 Tatsumaki

 

34 Saru

 

35 Deception

 

36 Octopus

 

37 The Life of a Pirate

 

38 Cutting Out

 

39 Sitting Ducks

 

40 Sea Fog

 

41 A Pirate’s Share

 

42 Target Practice

 

43 Heaven and Earth

 

44 Pirate Town

 

45 Wind Witch

 

46 Kidnapped

 

47 A Ghost from the Past

 

48 Old Wounds

 

49 Flying Fan

 

50 The
Koketsu

 

51
Nihon Maru

 

52 Fire Ships

 

53 Smoke Bombs

 

54 Spike

 

55 Weak Spot

 

56 Tug-of-War

 

57 Second Wave

 

58 Cursed

 

59 Collapse

 

60 The Key

 

61 Freefall

 

62 Imposter

 

63 A Favourable Wind

 

Notes on the Sources

 

Ninja Pirate Ship Competition

 

Japanese Glossary

 

Acknowledgements

 

PUFFIN BOOKS

 

Praise for the Young Samurai series:

 

‘A fantastic adventure that floors the reader on page one and keeps them there until the end. The pace is furious and the martial arts detail authentic’

– Eoin Colfer, author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series

 

‘Fierce fiction … captivating for young readers’


Daily Telegraph

 

‘Addictive’


Evening Standard

 

‘More and more absorbing … vivid and enjoyable’


The Times

 

‘Bradford comes out swinging in this fast-paced adventure … and produces an adventure novel to rank among the genre’s best. This book earns the literary equivalent of a black belt’


Publishers Weekly

 

‘The most exciting fight sequences imaginable on paper!’


Booklist

 

Winner of Northern Ireland Book Award 2011
Shortlisted for Red House Children’s Book Award 2009
School Library Association’s Riveting Read 2009

Chris Bradford likes to fly through the air. He has thrown himself over Victoria Falls on a bungee cord, out of an aeroplane in New Zealand and off a French mountain on a paraglider, but he has always managed to land safely – something he learnt from his martial arts …

Chris joined a judo club aged seven where his love of throwing people over his shoulder, punching the air and bowing lots started. Since those early years, he has trained in karate, kickboxing, samurai swordsmanship and has earned his black belt in
taijutsu
, the secret fighting art of the ninja.

Before writing the Young Samurai series, Chris was a professional musician and songwriter. He’s even performed to HRH Queen Elizabeth II (but he suspects she found his band a bit noisy).

Chris lives in a village on the South Downs with his wife, Sarah, his son, Zach, and two cats called Tigger and Rhubarb.

To discover more about Chris go to
www.youngsamurai.com

Books by Chris Bradford:

 

The Young Samurai series (in reading order)

THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR

THE WAY OF THE SWORD

THE WAY OF THE DRAGON

THE RING OF EARTH

THE RING OF WATER

THE RING OF FIRE

THE RING OF WIND

(available as ebook only)

THE WAY OF FIRE

For the Moles,

Sue, Simon, Steve, Sam and all the cousins!

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