A bold English adventurer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love. All brought together in an extraordinary saga of a time and a place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust, and the struggle for power...
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"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.”
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“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
"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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A 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.
"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.
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One of the greatest book of all time. This is the third time I read this book since it came out in 76-77. Everytime is different and better. What a great writer
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This novel of over a 1000 pages is the first in a series of Asian sagas by John Clavell. It was Clavells' first novel, & in my opinion his best. Since I read it 50 years ago, I've read it two more times. It takes place in Japan, when a Dutch ship runs aground at a village, where the heros of our story, Blackthorne & Toronaga have an unforgettable relationship. There is a terrific love story, religious conflict, mostly to do with the Jesuit priests who are trying to convert as many Japanese to Catholicism as possible.
I promise you that once you get into this great novel, you won't be able to put it down until you've finished it.
The movie version of it is disappointing; Richard Chamberlain is a terrible actor to plsy Blackthorne, but Toshiro Mifune does a creditable job as Lord Toronaga.
Highly recommended.
I promise you that once you get into this great novel, you won't be able to put it down until you've finished it.
The movie version of it is disappointing; Richard Chamberlain is a terrible actor to plsy Blackthorne, but Toshiro Mifune does a creditable job as Lord Toronaga.
Highly recommended.
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The best book I've ever experienced!!! note:There are some historic inconsitincies such as the name of Toranaga is actually named Tokugawa. The clash of western civilization and eastern civilization in the beginning of the 17th century is told very well in this story. It is a very long read but, by the time you finish you want more!! It is an epic, action, suspense, romance novel, filled with all the elements of a great read. ---the greatest novel I've read so far!!!!!!
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This is the novel that introduced the Samurai's bushido, daimyos rivalries and the bakufu Shogunate to the average westerner. Read more
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This is the novel that introduced the Samurai's bushido, daimyos rivalries and the bakufu Shogunate to the average westerner. Read more
Published on Mar 24 2008 by NeuroSplicer
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This is the novel that introduced the Samurai's bushido, daimyos rivalries and the bakufu Shogunate to the average westerner. Read more
Published on Mar 24 2008 by NeuroSplicer
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I know this is an old book by contemporary standards, but I just read it. WOW! I became one with the book as Blackthorne, and the story and all the love and excitement and you... Read more
Published on July 18 2004 by Dave
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Published on Jun 29 2004 by Johnny Zhivago
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I gets convuluted along the way, but when I first read it, I couldn't put it down. I think I read it a 2 or 3 days. The mini-series didn't do it justice. Read more
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