James Clavell: Shōgun (1976, Coronet)
1243 pages
English language
Published Nov. 7, 1976 by Coronet.
Starting with his shipwreck on alien shores, the novel charts Blackthorne's rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the heights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai. All as civil war looms over the fragile country.
Starting with his shipwreck on alien shores, the novel charts Blackthorne's rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the heights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai. All as civil war looms over the fragile country.
It takes 600 pages to get interesting, is really good for another 600, then just ends. Weird.
