Shogun: The First Novel of the Asian Saga by James Clavell (Kindle Edition)

This is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Both entertaining and incisive, SHOGUN is a stunningly dramatic re-creation of a very different world.

Starting with his shipwreck on this most alien of shores, the novel charts Blackthorne's rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the hights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai. All as civil war looms over the fragile country.

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From the Back Cover
James Clavell's most famous and best-loved novel repackaged for a new generation --This text refers to the paperback edition.

The Times 'Mr Clavell tells his story brilliantly' --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

Good Book Guide' One of the great page turners of all time' --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

Synopsis
Starting with his shipwreck on alien shores, the novel charts Blackthorne's rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the heights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai. All as civil war looms over the fragile country. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

Book Description
James Clavell's most famous and best-loved novel... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review
"Superbly crafted...grips the reader like a riptide...gets the juices flowing!"--Washington Star" Exciting, totally absorbing...be prepared for late nights, meals unlasting, buisness unattended..."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"Adventure and action, the suspense of danger, shocking, touching human relationships...a climactic human story." --Los Angeles Times

"A tale surging with action, intrigue and love...a huge cast...vast and dramatic ...stunning...savage...beautiful...an extraordinary performance."
-Publishers Weekly

"I can't remember when a novel has seized my mind like this one....It's not only something you read-you live it." -New York Times Book Review

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From the Inside FlapA bold English adventuer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love. All brought together in a mighty saga of a time and place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust and the struggle for power. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the AuthorJames Clavell, who died in 1994, was a screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Although he wrote the screenplays for a number of acclaimed films, including The Fly (1958), The Great Escape (1963), and To Sir With Love (1967), he is best known for his epic novels in his Asian Saga. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title