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One year of training in samurai school, and Jack Fletcher is in real trouble. Not only is he struggling to prepare for the Circle of Three, an ancient ritual that tests a samurai's courage, skill and spirit to the limit, he's caught in a running battle with fellow student Kazuki and his gang. But these are the least of Jack's problems. He knows his deadly rival - the ninja Dragon Eye - could strike at any moment. Jack possesses the very thing he will kill for.

Samurai are taking sides and, as the blood begins to flow, Jack's warrior training is put to the 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. But first Jack must recover his father's prize possession from the deadly ninja Dragon Eye. Can Jack defeat his ruthless enemy? Or will the ninja complete his mission to kill the young samurai?

Jack hat es geschafft: Er ist den Samurai des Shoguns entkommen und segelt auf einem Schiff Richtung Heimat. In seiner Begleitung: die tapfere Samurai-Kämpferin Akiko und der schlaue Mönch Yori. Doch als die Freunde London erreichen, werden sie alles andere als freundlich empfangen. Und nicht nur das: Ein dunkler Schatten ist ihnen aus Japan gefolgt.

When the teen-age samurai apprentice, Seikei, is sent on a mission by the shogun, he believes it to be a simple one. The 14-year-old Emperor has refused to carry out his ceremonial duties, and Seikei must persuade him to resume his proper place. But when the emperor is kidnapped in an elaborate plot to overthrow the shogun, Seikei’s mission becomes much more dangerous. With the help of a mysterious warrior, he must rescue the Emperor before the sacred sword falls into the wrong hands.

Sul remoto monte Kagemine sorge il dōjō Mugen, un luogo fermo nel passato, governato dalla rigida disciplina della katana e dall'occhio attento della sensei Kurokawa. Il dōjō è l'ultima occasione di redenzione per il turbolento Takeshi Ito, tredici anni, nessuna famiglia e nessun futuro. Ma stavolta Takeshi si troverà ad affrontare ben più di qualche regola severa, perché una leggenda sanguinaria respira nella foresta, una storia legata a una miniera e a un samurai senza padrone.

Ein junger Engländer. Gestrandet in Japan. Ausgebildet zum Samurai. Bereit für den Kampf seines Lebens. Das Leben des jungen Engländers Jack wird immer gefährlicher. Denn Fürst Kamakura will nicht nur alle Europäer vertreiben, auf Jack ist sogar ein Auftragsmörder angesetzt! Jacks Freunde halten aber treu zu ihm. Selbst Schwertmeister Masamoto gewährt ihm seinen Schutz. Keiner ahnt, dass sich in Jacks nächster Nähe ein Verräter eingenistet hat.