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by James Clavell (Author) "Blackthorne was suddenly awake ..." (more)
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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

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars My all time favorite novel!!!, May 5 2004
By Clifford Lynn (Mayfield Village, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars THE MASTERPIECE THAT POPULARIZED MEDIEVAL JAPAN TO THE WEST!, Mar 24 2008
By NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) - See all my reviews
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This is the novel that introduced the Samurai's bushido, daimyos rivalries and the bakufu Shogunate to the average westerner. Through the eyes of a shipwrecked navigator, Blackthorn, a previously hermetically closed world is revealed.

From battle ethics and sepuku to hygiene and tea ceremonies, the interwoven narrative lines flow harmonically, like carps in a Zen rock garden pool. Beautiful, economical and seamless, Clavell's insights on human nature have produced another Masterpiece.

Like most of James Clavell's novels, SHOGUN is a thinly veiled historical story. There was a "Blackthorn" (English pilot William Adams), as well as a "Torenaga" (Shogun Tokugawa whose dynasty ruled Japan for over 200 years). However, like most James Clavell's novels, the story comes alive in some many ways it is pure enjoyment!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

PS:
There is a 1980 TV mini series based on this book - of comparable merit. Casting Toshiro Mifune and Richard Chamberlain was just the tip of the iceberg. Truly beautiful production.
Nevertheless, my advice is to first read the book and only THEN watch the TV version.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Became one with the story, July 18 2004
By Dave "David" (Newark, Delaware) - See all my reviews
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 name it. I could hardly put it down. Such a wonderful story if you don't get caught up in the historical facts of the time, which the book is obviously based upon.

I was once a seafarer myself. I just became Blackthorne as I read the story, and I found myself loving Mariko too. How could could any man not??? hehe. Such a wonderful story of deceit, hate, brothership, obedience, love and hate, savagry and brutality, and just a new awakening to an Englishman who knew nothing of wordly life other than that of his loving England and his life on the high seas. I was just lost in the story. I wish I could meet a woman like Mariko today. Such a most wonderful and beautiful woman in fiction. I wish I could find one who exists today. If they only did, WOW!!! hehe???

I recommend this book to anyone who is a romantic and loves a good yarn and is not upset by some of the violence and pictures of brutality.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Conversion of Master Pilot Blackthorne.
I was first attracted to "Shogun"'s world by the TV series. First puzzled, then absorbed, waiting each week for the next step. Read more
Published on July 16 2004 by Maximiliano F Yofre

1.0 out of 5 stars beep
This was by far the best historica.l fictional book of all tombs
Published on July 9 2004 by Rita Coderre

5.0 out of 5 stars "Is this the Japans????"
Epic tale of a seafaring Englishman who gets shipwrecked in 17th century feudal Japan and caught up in the local struggles and intrigues. Read more
Published on Jun 29 2004 by Johnny Zhivago

5.0 out of 5 stars A great tale
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
Published on Jun 11 2004 by Jorge Barbarosa

5.0 out of 5 stars Clavell's Legacy
The tale from the Far East. This book is second to none. it is the begining of Clavell's great series of books. Read more
Published on Jun 2 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic Masterpiece -- Must Read!
"Shogun" is one of my absolute favorite novels. James Clavell masterfully weaves a tale of gigantic scope -- the clash of the Orient versus the West, civil war, religious strife,... Read more
Published on May 4 2004 by Scott Schiefelbein

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping...truely
I've read between 200 and 300 books in my life and I only remember a handful of them. This book has been filed into my perminant databank. Read more
Published on April 29 2004 by jillychan

5.0 out of 5 stars "First Contact" with a strange and fascinating culture
Shogun is a story of high drama and excitement set upon the stage of feudal Japan. The protaganist is Blackthorne, an Englishman who captains a Dutch privateer around 1600. Read more
Published on April 16 2004 by jradoff

5.0 out of 5 stars Great joy and some disappointment
And still it's well worth 5 stars. the first two thirds of this book is quite simply the richest and funniest story I have ever read. Read more
Published on Mar 23 2004 by arto

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable.
This book resembles a long term relationship with someone that you love. It's a wonderful book all the way through and that's a good thing because this book will take a very long... Read more
Published on Feb 7 2004 by B. Agee

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