Author: jamesclavell

“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 adventure: from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes—fire, flood, landslide. Yet they are days filled as well with all the mystery and romance … all the mystery and romance of Hong Kong—the heart of Asia— rich in every trade. . . money, flesh, opium, power. Praise for Noble House“Fiction for addicts . . . extravagantly romantic .…

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author! In this “fabulous epic” (The Baltimore Sun), an English adventurer will stop at nothing to seize power as he explores 19th-century Hong Kong. “Unforgettable” (Chicago Tribune), with nearly 17,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A masterful New York Times bestseller with nearly 73,000 five-star Goodreads ratings. A shipwrecked English adventurer is plunged into the turmoil of samurai-era Japan in “a tale surging with action, intrigue, and love” (Publishers Weekly).