James Clavell

Asian Saga

1 - Shogun (Jun-1975)
2 - Tai-Pan (1966)
3 - Gai-Jin (May-1993)
4 - King Rat (Jan-1962)
5 - Noble House (Sep-1981)
6 - Whirlwind (Nov-1986)
7 - Escape (Sep-2018)

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  King Rat
  

  • Jan-1962
  • / Action Adventure
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  Asian Saga - 4
  

  The time is World War II--but the place is far from the sounds of battle. Here, deep in Japanese-occupied territory, a brutal prison camp contains over ten thousand soldiers--and within this seething mass of humanity, one man, an American corporal, s...

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  Tai-Pan
  

  • 1966
  • / General Fiction
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  Asian Saga - 2
  

  “A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you . . . a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships . . . dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages.” -- Baltimore Sun
  
  It is th...

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  Shogun
  

  • Jun-1975
  • / General Fiction
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  Asian Saga - 1
  

  SOON TO BE AN FX LIMITED SERIES • A bold English adventurer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life. All brought together in an extraordinary saga aflame with passion, conflict, ambition, and the struggl...

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  The Children's Story
  

  • Jan-1981
  • / General Fiction
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  It was a simple incident in the life of James Clavell -- a talk with his young daughter just home from school -- that inspired this chilling tale of what could happen in twenty-five quietly devastating minutes. He writes, "The Children's Story came ...

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  Noble House
  

  • Sep-1981
  • / General Fiction
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  Asian Saga - 5
  

  “Clavell’s biggest triumph yet . . . storytelling done with dash and panache . . . a rousing read.”—Washington Post
  
  The setting is Hong Kong, 1963. The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are days of high...

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  Childrens Story
  

  • Sep-1982
  • / General Fiction
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  It was a simple incident in the life of James Clavell — a talk with his young daughter just home from school — that inspired this chilling tale of what could happen in twenty-five quietly devastating minutes. He writes, The Children's Stor...

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  Thrump-O-Moto
  

  • Sep-1986
  • / General Fiction
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  Whirlwind
  

  • Nov-1986
  • / Historical
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  Asian Saga - 6
  

  During the tumultuous days following the Shah's departure from Iran, Andrew Gavallan, managing director of a British-run helicopter company secretly controlled by the Noble House of Hong Kong, faces financial ruin until he devises a desperate plan...

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  Gai-Jin
  

  • May-1993
  • / General Fiction
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  Asian Saga - 3
  

  
  The heir to the magnificent English trading company, the Noble House…the direct descendant of the first Toranaga Shogun battling to usher his country into the modern age…a beautiful young French woman forever torn between ambition and desire�...

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  Escape
  

  • Sep-2018
  • / Historical
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  Asian Saga - 7
  

  Tehran, Iran 1979: Simmering religious tensions explode and the Shah is forced to flee Iran. A British helicopter company -- secretly owned by the Noble House of Hong Kong -- with a fleet of helicopters registered in Iran faces bankruptcy if their co...

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