The Asian Saga Series 6 Book Set Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, King Rat, Noble House & Whirlwind

James Clavell’s Asian Saga is presented here as a six-book set, bringing together sweeping historical fiction set across Japan, Hong Kong and Iran. The collection spans feudal power struggles, the rise of trading empires and periods of political upheaval, with each novel centred on individuals navigating conflict, ambition and survival.

Included are Shogun, following Pilot-Major John Blackthorne as he becomes drawn into the strife of feudal Japan; Tai-Pan, set during the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s; and Gai-Jin, which returns to Japan in 1862 as rival factions move to restore the Emperor. The set also features King Rat, set in Changi prisoner of war camp; Noble House, where Hong Kong becomes a battleground for international forces and old feuds; and Whirlwind, set over three weeks in Tehran in February 1979.

Included titles

• Shogun
• Tai-Pan
• Gai-Jin
• King Rat
• Noble House
• Whirlwind

Key details

• Six-book set from James Clavell’s Asian Saga series
• Includes Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, King Rat, Noble House and Whirlwind
• Settings include feudal Japan, Hong Kong, Changi and Tehran

Synopses

Shogun

An epic saga centred on Pilot-Major John Blackthorne and his integration into the struggles of feudal Japan. The novel is described as a dramatic re-creation of a very different world.

Tai-Pan

Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, this story follows Dirk Struan, the Tai-Pan of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also described as a pirate, an opium smuggler and a master manipulator of men.

Gai-Jin

In 1862, Japan is in chaos as the Shogun’s power wanes and rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners, look to profit from the disorder.

King Rat

Set in Changi, described as the most notorious prisoner of war camp in Asia, this is a story of survival told by a storyteller who lived through those years as a young soldier. It states that only one man in fifteen had the strength, luck and cleverness simply to survive Changi.

Noble House

More than a hundred years after Dirk Struan founded Hong Kong’s oldest trading company, the Noble House is in danger. As Hong Kong becomes a deadly playground for the CIA, the KGB and the People’s Republic of China, rival tai-pans gather amid blood feuds over a century old.

Whirlwind

The story unfolds over three weeks in Tehran in February 1979, described as a period of fanaticism, passion, self-sacrifice and heartbreak. A team of professional pilots is caught between revolutionaries and forces of international intrigue.