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The Asian Saga Books in Order

by James ClavellLiterature & Fiction

6 books from Tai-Pan (1966) to Escape (1995). Rated 4.7 across 10,574 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Tai-Pan

    Book 2 1966 4.8 (4.6k)

    The sweeping epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell “There can only be one Tai-Pan.” Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to…

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  2. Gai-Jin

    Book 3 1993 4.4 (1.9k)

    The dynamic epic novel of political upheaval and societal change in late 1800s Japan, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell This epic novel by master writer James Clavell,…

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  3. King Rat

    Book 4 1950 4.7 (1.6k)

    The time is World War II. The place is a brutal prison camp deep in Japanese-occupied territory....

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  4. Noble House

    Book 5 1981 4.7 (1.6k)

    The epic novel of espionage, betrayal and turbulence in 1960s Hong Kong by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell....

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  5. Whirlwind

    Book 6 1987 4.5 (770)

    When the shah is thrown out of Iran, the nation's turmoil becomes world headlines. Caught in this shifting world of fanaticism, ambition, duplicity, and violent death are the foreign pilots....

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  6. Escape

    Book 7 1995 3.2 (84)

    When the shah is thrown out of Iran, the nation's turmoil becomes world headlines....

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Adapted for screen

  • Shōgun TV series · Hulu · 2024– · 1 season

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Asian Saga is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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