James Clavell Asian Saga Series – 2-Book Collection (Tai-Pan & Gai-Jin): Epic Historical Fiction, Adventure, Drama & Culture in East Asia

Introduction:
Set against the backdrop of the Far East in the mid-19th century, this saga follows the powerful Struan family. Dirk Struan, a formidable trader and manipulator, fights to establish his dynasty in Hong Kong. Years later, his heir Malcolm Struan navigates the political chaos of Japan to assert his own legacy.

Titles In This Set
Tai-Pan
Gai-Jin

Description

Tai-Pan:
Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, and a master manipulator of men. This is the story of his fight to establish himself and his dynasty as the undisputed masters of the Orient.

Gai-Jin:
It is 1862 and Japan is a land in chaos as the power of the Shogun wanes and the rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners, seek to profit from the chaos. At the head of the Noble House - and heir to the title of Tai-Pan - stands Malcolm Struan, who is determined to become his own man and marry the woman he loves. At the head of the Shogunate party is the Lord Yoshi, a direct descendant of Shogun Toranaga, who shares all of his ancestor's cunning and ambition.