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Snake (The Five Ancestors, Book 3)

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I thought the first two books were exciting but this one is really action-packed. If you liked the others you should definately read this one. It takes the story of the five ancestors to all different places. The only thing wrong with the book is that it could be longer. I didn't want it to end. I can't wait for Crane to come out.

Snake was the most thrilling book yet in the Five Ancestors series.Basically, the whole story starts out at Cangzhen temple where five young monks have to flee after it was destroyed by a traitor.Each of them hurry into a forest and seperate in order to learn about there forgotten past.I like this book the most because it is full of awesome action pact events. BUT, don't feel that's all it's about.It's chock full of secrets that are yet to unfold. I can't wait for Crane to come out.I also suggest you get The previous books in the series which are Tiger and Monkey. Read this book with great care and an open mind.

The five ancestors series is an incredibly amazing book! I am a personal lover of hard fantasy but Jeff Stone has certainly piqued my interest. I suggest this as a great gift for any avid reader, or just a book for yourself.
Snake is certainly the best book in the series that I have read, and the first two are worth reading just to get to this book! The first five are of course great reads themselves, but Snake is on my favorite reads list. I can't wait to read Crane, the next in the series.
The series takes place in ancient China, after the destruction of Canghzan temple. The only survivors are 5 warrior monks, Fu, Malao, Seh, Hok, and Long, each a master of Tiger, Monkey, Snake, Crane, or Dragon kung-fu respectively.
This is great for any action-lover, fiction reader, or even a fantasty-lover. A must-read for all ages!

The Five Ancestors: Snake (Book 3)

The Five ancestors is the BEST book I have ever read in my entire life. Written by Jeff Stone, The Five Ancestors is about 5 young brother warriors taught in different styles of Kung-Fu: Monkey(Malao), Snake(Seh), Tiger(Fu), Crane(Hok), and Dragon(Long). They all lived in a temple and learned new techniques and moves daily. There was a 6th brother named Ying, but he left the temple angrily because of a fight with the grandmaster. The grandmaster is the master of the temple, and he takes care of the young boys. Years after Yings departure, he returns with an army of soldiers to destroy the temple.
The temple warriors are severely outnumbered, and they fight to the death. Grandmaster saves the boys by putting them into a large crate until the battle is over and then the boys flee. Some say they are the "chosen ones" because they were the only ones to survive the battle. The boys split up and flee in different paths and were supposed to find there true destiny.
The Five Ancestors: Snake, combines an EXCELLENT story, with battles that are so realistic that they leave the reader waiting for more. The action in The Five Ancestors keeps you interested without making you go "yeah right!"
In conclusion, The Five Ancestors: Snake is The Best book in the world. The combined story with action and suspense is a true masterpiece. I would give this book a 15 out of 10 because of how good it is. The entire series is a great and stunning one to leave you waiting for the next book.

Jeff Stone's books are my favorite series. I like all of them equally. I feel all can be rated 5 stars and I am eagerly awaiting the publication of Eagle. I am a younger reader and I think most young boys will enjoy Snake as well as the rest of the books in the series.

This book is better than the last two because of all the great, awesome action pacts. I was very into the book. In fact, I was so into the book. I finished the book in a couple of days. However, it left so many unknowns after reading Snake, and i cannot wait for the Crane to come out.

I have been reading this series and I have to say, it is simply amazing! It is a perfect mix of action and an interesting storyline. I also like how each book is written from a different viewpoint and that each chapter switches from Seh to Ying and back again. The only thing I don't like is that the books are short and a bit cut off. I don't like that it leaves me hanging at "I am Bing." and jus hangs there. Mr. Stone could add maybe a couple sentence ro even one sentence to explain how everyone felt about it, but overall, this was a very nice book.

From what I can gather, Jeff Stone is quite an author. He supposedly hasn't written any other novels alike this series before, Tiger being his first. I was rather impressed by this, because although I found bit and pieces of his writing slightly cheesy, like books I've read when I was relatively younger, but at the same time strangely good. This is probably what provoked me to read on and become so anxious to read the next book. I have actually just recently finished Snake, and am frustrated that Crane is not available yet. Like the other reviews for this book, I just 'can't wait' for it to come out in stores.

In the first book, Tiger, the main plot of the story is introduced. Most of the reviews have depicted this perfectly. Yes, five young Cangzhen monks escaped the temple's massacre with their Grandmaster's assistance. The Grandmaster's final order to them: Unravel their pasts they have been hidden from for so long. And from there, the journey begins. Fu, Malao, Hok, and Seh all stay back after the intrusion with their own objectives. The only one among them they claim to have not made contant with is Long. Along the way, through books Monkey and Snake, the monks seperate and intertwine with each others' paths, encounter both peculiar and secretive new characters, all the while constructing their own routes to their past, leading on to their fate.