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Start with King Rat and continue through all 8 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 2 by James Clavell • Published 1962
In a squalid Japanese prison camp in Singapore, young RAF officer Peter Marlowe is drawn into the schemes of an American corporal known as the King. Their uneasy partnership tests class loyalties, morality, and the br...
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Ends with Escape
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Book 2:King Rat
James Clavell • 1962
In a squalid Japanese prison camp in Singapore, young RAF officer Peter Marlowe is drawn into the schemes of an American corporal known as the King. Their uneasy partnership tests class loyalties, morality, and the br...
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Book 4:Tai-Pan
James Clavell • 1966
After the First Opium War, Scottish trader Dirk Struan seizes the chance to build a trading empire on the raw island of Hong Kong. Locked in a lifelong feud with rival Tyler Brock, he gambles everything on storms, pol...
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Book 5:Shōgun
James Clavell • 1975 • 2 recommendations
English pilot-major John Blackthorne is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan in 1600 and taken captive in a culture he barely understands. As rival warlords maneuver for power, he becomes a pawn and then a samurai, torn...
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Book 6:Shogun
James Clavell • 1975
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Book 8:Noble House
James Clavell • 1981
In 1963 Hong Kong, Ian Dunross, the new tai-pan of Struan & Company, discovers his legendary firm is on the brink of collapse. As he courts American investors and battles rival Quillan Gornt, financial intrigue collid...
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Book 10:Whirlwind
James Clavell • 1986
Tehran, 1979: as revolution topples the Shah, a multinational team of helicopter pilots working for a British firm scramble to evacuate their families and aircraft. Caught between factions, desert storms, and corporat...
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Book 12:Gai-Jin
James Clavell • 1993
Set in 1860s Japan, Gai-Jin follows Malcolm Struan, heir to the Noble House, after a violent attack on foreign residents near Yokohama. As he recovers and falls for the headstrong Angelique, they are pulled into samur...
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Book 14:Escape
James Clavell • 1995
Drawn from Whirlwind, Escape centers on Finnish pilot Erikki Yokkonen and his Iranian wife Azadeh as Iran erupts in revolution. While Erikki races to save company helicopters, the couple must slip through checkpoints...
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What is the best order to read the Asian Saga series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with King Rat.
How many books are in the Asian Saga series?
There are 8 books currently listed in the Asian Saga series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Asian Saga series?
New readers should start with King Rat, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Asian Saga series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1962 to 1995.