In the seventeenth century guardians protected China’s most precious secrets – teachings that could change the course of its history. When the Manchu tribe invade and march to the Great Wall of China, the legends of these secrets send Jun, a young man from the southern Hunan province, to find and protect them.

From the first day his mother had held Jun, she wanted to share all that she knew of their province with him, but she died when he was a young boy. His father whispered her words of wisdom to him every night, but hid his family’s knowledge of the ancient teachings, until the Manchu soldiers advanced upon their village.

With hope lost, and freedom being surrendered to the murdering Manchu leader, Jun fights with destiny to win back his province, but without an army of men, or weapons, he needs more than just his mother’s wisdom to defeat the enemy. Jun must find the inner strength of a great mountain…

Mike Robinson has trained in Martial Arts for many years and has always been fascinated by the mystique surrounding them. When he found Wing Chun, a Chinese Martial art brought to the west from Hong Kong, he was immediately drawn to the legends of China’s Animal Kung Fu. Later, having trained as a Jikiden Reiki Practitioner, which is an energy healing practice originating from Japan, Mike became more aware of the ‘Chi’ or life-force energy that surrounds us.

With three daughters, who at the time of writing his first book were fourteen, twelve and nine, Mike started to write fictional stories to bring his insights of our journey through life to them and other children. He has written Heng Mountain to introduce the subtle system of Wing Chun and the body’s natural healing process to young people. He hopes that after reading Heng Mountain children will also be inspired to find something which they can study with their own ‘Kung Fu’, which means a skill developed through great dedication and hard work.

Heng Mountain is a thrilling adventure and is perfect for lovers of fantasy. As the story unfolds, each chapter brings a fresh turn in the plot, with an array of emotions to put you on edge and to warm your heart.

— Jasmine Stanfield, age 15