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Overview

Twelve-year-old Seh is a snake-style master and a keeper of secrets. Close-lipped and ever-watchful, he has used his highly attuned senses to collect information about his brothers, his temple, and even Grandmaster. Now, with the temple and Grandmaster gone, Seh sheds his orange robe like an old skin, joins a bandit gang, and meets a mysterious woman whose name means Cobra—all the while trying to stay one step ahead of vengeful Ying!

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Taking on a third orphan of the quintet who were living at Cangzhen Temple with their Grandmaster, Jeff Stone continues his ("riveting," in PW's words in a starred review) Five Ancestors series with Snake, focusing on 12-year-old Seh after the temple's destruction. Seh seeks answers and attempts to avoid terrifying Ying. Fans of the series' signature martial arts and mind games will find plenty more here. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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Without having read the other titles in "The Five Ancestors" series, this could easily be one of the worst books this reviewer has even read. Sorry, but this book is really not for everyone, or anyone, for that matter. Too many characters, too much action—it is difficult to keep track where in the story you are, or who anyone is. The graphic violence is relentless as well as disturbing. Where does Stone get these ideas and who does he think finds them interesting or engaging? Martial arts enthusiasts may pick up this book, but hopefully will soon put it down when they realize their teachings of respect and honor are challenged almost immediately. After reading the entire book (which thankfully is only 193 pages with short chapters), it is a stretch to focus on what this book is about; it is such a struggle to piece together the characters and plot. There are dragon scrolls. People fight and are killed. Some are pursued by bandits. Some are cannibals. There are strange characters andeven stranger animals—or are they really people? It is a whole other world that probably should not be delved into or presented in such a broad spectrum. 2006, Random House, and Ages 9 to 12.
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The third volume of a projected seven in Stone's 17th-century kung-fu epic adds even more characters to an already-unwieldy cast but does move the plot forward an inch or so amid much journeying back and forth, continuing revelations about the parentage of the five young monks, violent encounters and astounding feats of martial arts. The focus here is on Seh, whose Snake style manifests itself in a secretive nature and great sensitivity to the "chi" of others. With fellow monks Fu and Malao, Seh witnesses the widespread destruction and other injustices sanctioned by the new Emperor, then travels to the city of Kaifeng where rebellion is brewing. Shot through with developing intrigues, sudden reversals and amusing, sometimes modern-sounding banter ("You think?"), this will go down as easily as a B-grade martial-arts flick-but despite frequent references to past events, it will be more comprehensible to readers of the preceding episodes. (Fantasy. 10-12)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780375830761
  • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
  • Publication date: 2/27/2007
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 208
  • Sales rank: 113,193
  • Age range: 10 - 14 Years
  • Lexile: 0700L (what's this?)
  • Series: Five Ancestors Series , #3
  • Product dimensions: 5.33 (w) x 7.63 (h) x 0.53 (d)

Meet the Author

Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone practices martial arts daily. He has worked as a photographer, an editor, a maintenance man, a technical writer, a ballroom dance instructor, a concert promoter, and a marketing director for companies that design schools, libraries, and skateboard parks. Like the Five Ancestors, Mr. Stone was adopted as an infant. He began searching for his birth monther when he was eighteen and found her fifteen years later.

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Prologue

Eight-year-old Seh slid his lanky body along the enormous rafter high above the Cangzhen banquet table, doing his best to disturb as little dust as possible. Even in a room as dark as this, Grandmaster would notice a single particle drifting toward the floor. Grandmaster was that good.

But Seh was better. As long as he didn’t lose focus.

Once in position, Seh stretched to his full length and flattened himself against the top of the wooden beam. He began to slow his breathing. His heart rate slowed to that of a hibernating reptile beneath a sheet of ice. She began to wait.

An hour later, Grandmaster entered the room. Although Grandmaster didn’t say a word, Seh knew exactly who it was.He sensed powerful chi–life energy– radiating from Grandmaster’s body like heat from the sun.

Seh slowed his breathing further. He needed to keep his heart rate as slow as possible so that the chi coursing through his own nervous system would not alert Grandmaster to his presence. As long as he remained calm, Grandmaster would not detect him. Dragon-style kung fu masters like Grandmaster and Seh’s brother Long possessed tremendous amounts of chi, but they weren’t particularly good at detecting it in others. Snake stylists like Seh, however, were masters at detecting the most minute amounts in any living creature.

As Grandmaster stepped farther into the hall, She heard a second man stop in the doorway. Seh took a long, slow breath.

Seh focused on the visitor and noticed something strange. The man seemed to possess no chi at all, which was impossible. All living things possessed chi. This could mean only one thing–Grandmaster’s visitor was masking his, something only snake-style kung fu masters knew how to do. And the only snake-style master to ever visit Grandmaster in the middle of the night was–One corner of Seh’s mouth slid down his long face in a lopsided frown. He peeked over the rafter toward the moonlit doorway and his eyes confirmed what the pit of his stomach already knew. Grandmaster’s visitor was a man named Mong, a local bandit leader. Mong meant “python” in Cantonese. Seh had had more than one humiliating encounter with the gigantic snake-style kung fu master over the years, and he had no interest in seeing the man again.

Grandmaster turned to Mong and whispered, “Do you sense that we are alone?”

Seh remained perfectly still and watched Mong scan the room. Seh was enshrouded in darkness and positioned at a severe angle from the doorway. He was certain he was invisible. Yet when Mong’s eyes hesitated as they passed over the rafter, Seh knew he had been discovered. Mong had sensed his chi. Seh was about to begin his retreat when Mong turned toward Grandmaster.

“Yes, we are alone,” Mong said. “Nothing here but the occasional small pest.” Mong entered the hall and closed the doors behind him.

Seh clenched his teeth. Pest? he thought. Seh wondered whether Mong was trying to make him angry so that his heart rate would rise and he’d reveal himself. There was nothing Seh hated more than getting caught when he was sneaking around.

Seh did his best to stay calm. He needed to stay focused.He suspected that Grandmaster and Mong were both dealers of secrets. They would trade them like other people traded gold for silk or silver for swords. She wanted those secrets. Especially if they involved him and his brothers–and Seh had a hunch they would.

“What news do you bring?” Grandmaster asked Mong. “And what might you require in return for sharing it?”

“I have no new information,” Mong replied. “This visit is purely personal.”

Grandmaster nodded. “The boys are progressing well,” he said. “I suspect they’ll all be masters in record time. Though I worry about the maturity level of some of them. Fu and Malao in particular come to mind.”

Mong chuckled. “I imagine Fu and Malao could be a handful, especially if they’re together. How is Long doing?”

“Very well,” Grandmaster replied. “He is wise beyond his years.”

“That’s good,” Mong said. “And what about the girl?”

“Hok is progressing well, too.”

Seh nearly tumbled off the rafter. Hok? A girl? He took a long, slow breath. Mong was trying to break his concentration, and that last bit of information had nearly done it. But Seh was certain he could remain calm, no matter what Mong said next.

He was wrong.

“And what about my son?” Mong asked.

No . . . , Seh thought. It can’t be. . . . He swallowed hard as his heart began to beat in his throat. He couldn’t control it. He glared down at Mong, wondering if it was a trick.

It wasn’t.

Grandmaster glanced up at the beam. “Seh is also progressing well. Perhaps too well. I worry about him most of all.”

From the Hardcover edition.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 8, 2012

    Anomyus

    An odd book that I understood some, but not the whole book. Another fresh book from the art of Jeff Stone, and the whole series is the best books I've read for a long time. This book deserves this rating. P.S: The stronghold was the best part of the book, also I would recomend to any of my friends.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 2, 2012

    Silverleaf

    Wats happening? I went to leafy to help fight off darkheart andd i saw a post that said to come here. I think leafwrap saw the post too.

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    Posted May 1, 2012

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 1, 2012

    Rpp

    Uu here calmstar

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 1, 2012

    Leafwrap

    Wait! What happened?

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  • Posted January 18, 2011

    awesome

    this book is action packed

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 26, 2010

    The Five Ancestors: Snake

    The novel Snake, book three in The Five Ancestors series, is a very exciting read. It consists of a lot of adventure and action. The main characters in the story are Seh, Fu, and Malao. The story is told in Sehs, first person, point of view. The main conflicts in the story is external/ man v.s. man and man v.s. society. In the story Seh is one of the five warrior monks: Tiger, Monkey, Snake, Crane, and Dragon. His home the Cangzhen Temple has been destroyed by Ying, an evil dragon warrior monk, and his army. Seh and his brothers Malao and Fu have been forced to find help and get clues from a stranger on where to find a secret bandit stronghold, where Sehs father and his group of bandits live.
    The parts of the novel that make up the rising action of the story are most of the fights between Seh and his brothers and the bandits and Yings army. These fights occur constantly and keep you pumped up and wanting more! What I like best about this novel is the fighting. In one part of the story Seh and his brothers are at the strong hold while Ying and his army attack. There is a huge fight that kills most of both armies. I also like the brotherhood between the three brothers. They help each other when trouble brews and stand up for one another. After the battle at the stronghold, Malao is seriously wounded and poisoned by Ying. The brothers escape but Ying is on their trail. Seh and Fu decide not to lose hope in Malao and take turns carrying him. I also like how each of the characters has unique fighting skills and animal name. Like Seh has snake as his name and fights using the snake kung fu style. Fu has tiger as his name and fights using the tiger kung fu style. While Malao has the monkey as his name and fights using the monkey kung fu style. This book is a joy to read for fans of adventure and action-packed book lovers.

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  • Posted June 11, 2009

    Great Series

    My son and I are reading this series together. He was a reluctant ready who cannot put these books down. We talk about the characters and what will happen next.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 28, 2008

    The Five Ancestors Series , a must read sereis

    This book is awsome1 I sugjest you read it. Warning: If you read this book, then you HAVE TO, and I maen have to read the next and the next! Cation : Only for ages 11 and up!' seriously ' JUST READ IT!!! YOU'll LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! When I read 'Tunnels' I was thrilled, but when I read the first page of Crane, I knew i was going to Love these books!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 5, 2008

    i loved it

    This book was awesome i loved it .i even loved the part when seh and fu were druged and were about to be eaten by cannibils.....wow am i saying to much just read you will like it!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 13, 2007

    A reviewer

    Jeff Stone topping all other books with his amazing story. He can make people like a good book like it was there own family it is so good

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 7, 2007

    Many characters and much action

    Like the others in this series, Snake is a good addition. I enjoyed it as did my son as I read it, although I tended to censor it (which I'm ardently against doing) because of some of the violence since my boy is so young. I loved the book, though.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 25, 2007

    A must have!

    Snake is a thrilling addition to the Five Ancestors series. It answers many unknowns but creates more for the next book, Crane. This book is better than the first two books combined and that is pretty hard to beat. I can't wait for Crane especially after the suspenseful ending.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 13, 2006

    Seh & Tonglong Brothers?

    This book is awsome it keeps your mind flowing. Ying's real name and old memories were mind boggling. This book tells alot about Fu, Malao, Seh, and Hok. But I got one question. Where is Long? I mean its like he disappeared out of thin air. In the book some people say that Tonglong and Seh could pass as brothers. Are they? Was Seh's mother telling the truth? I cant wait for the next one to come out :) :)!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 17, 2006

    can't wait

    well, i haven't read this yet but it looks so totally awesome! i love these books and they're perfect for all ages, people who like kung-fu, or like me will read anything that sparks their interest. i'm sure like all the other books this will be action packed, exciting, and will slowly unravel the mysteries of the five ancestors

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 7, 2006

    Snake & Tonglong?

    I don't get it is tonglong sanke's father? What ever oh ya by the way i havent read this book yet (because its not out yet) but the last ones were so good. u gatta read the ones before (tiger and monkey) and the ones that will come after it.

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