Shogun
Book One of the Asian Saga - The book that inspired the multi-Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning TV show
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4.6 • 272 Ratings
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- £5.99
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Publisher Description
NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES
'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' DAILY MIRROR
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.
'I can't remember when a novel has seized my mind like this one. It's irresistable, maybe unforgettable. Clavell creates a world so enveloping you forget who and where you are' NEW YORK TIMES
Customer Reviews
Awesome
Thought I’d really struggle to follow the Japanese names and places not to mention the fairly substantial amount of Japanese text. But the book is so engaging and makes it enjoyable to follow. The ending I thought was perfect and really stunned me.
Shogun
Still a fabulous epic read.
FANTASTIC!!!
This merging of historical background and character development is a terrific example of how imagination, historical research and love for the subject matter can be fused together for a shattering tale of Machiavellian manoeuvring, unrequited love and a ‘fish so deep out of water’ tale so powerful that you will scarcely conceive that such an intricate work could be possible.