The Arena - Mark Of Kings, #1

Genre: Children's Fantasy. Word Count: 14791***This is book one of a four book series that is best read in order to avoid spoilers.***Shen was separated from his family during a volcanic eruption when he was three-years-old. No one has ever come forward to claim him, but he refuses to believe he's an orphan. Trained to be a sword fighter at an Arena, he uses the Battle Circuit to travel the country looking for clues about his family.
All he has is a gold medallion known as the 'Mark Of Kings'. This story was written by an Australian author using Australian spelling.