The Exploding Eagle Claw (Savage Chronicles Book 3)

A martial art lost for more than a century. A family condemned by history. And a secret someone is willing to kill to keep buried.

After winning the Tournament of the Copper Spear, Steve Savage could have asked for wealth, influence, or power. Instead, he used his victory to settle an old injustice—the mysterious banishment of the Tang family from Bay City Chinatown.

The answer leads to something far more dangerous than he expected.

In 1891, the Tang family was entrusted with the complete teachings of Exploding Eagle Claw, a devastating martial system belonging to the An family. Before the inheritance could be returned, the rightful heir was murdered on Tang property, vital records disappeared, and the Tangs were accused of betrayal. To prevent anyone from claiming the art for themselves, later generations divided its secrets among six custodians scattered across Asia.

Now Steve has been authorized to bring those pieces together.

Accompanied by Jason Law and Alan Strong, Steve returns to Singapore before following the trail through Hong Kong and mainland China. But recovering the inheritance means confronting the men who helped raise him, questioning stories he has believed since childhood, and determining whether the Tang family preserved an ancient trust—or stole it.

Someone else is following the same trail.

Custodians are attacked. Records have been altered. Anonymous warnings point toward An Sheng, the formidable Eagle Claw fighter who believes the inheritance belongs to his bloodline and has no intention of allowing an outsider to decide its fate.

Yet the deeper Steve and his friends dig, the less certain anything becomes.

Because Exploding Eagle Claw is more than a collection of deadly techniques. Its complete system joins seizing, joint destruction, whole-body power, conditioning, medicine, and restraint—and its final secret may not be how to close the claw, but knowing when to open the hand.

To uncover the truth, Steve must survive masters more experienced than himself, protect a martial legacy powerful enough to kill, and solve a 137-year-old mystery before the people who buried it finish the job.

The Exploding Eagle Claw, Book Three of The Savage Chronicles, is a martial-arts adventure combining traditional kung fu, detailed fight choreography, mystery, friendship, family loyalty, and the question at the heart of every true martial art:

When you possess the power to destroy, what makes you worthy to use it?