The series of the five ancestors is about five kids that were left at a doorstep. They where left in front of a sanctuary where the best monks trained. From the time they could crawl they started to learn the art of Kong fu. They each learned the art of a different animal. The youngest was a kid name Fu. He mastered the fighting style of a tiger. He was young and hot headed, he has a short fus. Malao master the art of the monkey. He was able to find and join a monkey clan and become one of the crew. He was laid back and did not do that much. Seh mastered the art of the snake. He was quite and kept to him self. But when he talked people listened. Hok mastered the art of the crane. He was the wisest of the group. He did everything by the book. He was quite but did what was best for everyone. Long mastered the fighting style of the dragon. He was killed during the invasion. He was just part of the crew.Ying (Eagle). .  Ying killed everyone who live in the temples. He set fire to them and killed everyone except for the five boys. The boys where able to escape with grandmasters help. But grandmaster got killed by Ying. Ying was looking for the Dragon scroll. Ying long wanted to be a dragon and hated grandmaster for the death of his brother. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Ancestors

I really liked this series. The fact that you could start with any book and end at the same spot. Every book takes you threw the journey of your favorite Monk. Takes you on there journey to restore peace in the nation of China. I love how the characters all flee in different spots but end up finding each other when they need each other the most. There is a lot of inferenceing you need to do for this series. A lot of waiting a chapter or two for an answer. Its a book that once you start you can't put down.