Shōgun (The Asian Saga)
🌟 Editor’s Pick — Why It Belongs on Your ShelfJames Clavell’s Shōgun is that rare historical epic that reads like a thriller: political chess in 1600 Japan, a culture-clash love story, and a navigator (John Blackthorne) loosely modeled on real English samurai William Adams, facing off amid Toranaga’s rise toward the shogunate. It’s immersive, propulsive, and rooted in history without feeling like homework.
This Complete Novel hardcover from Blackstone (published Dec 12, 2023) gives you the unabridged saga in one handsome, 1,300-plus-page volume—built for deep, winter-evening reading and lifelong re-reads. If the award-sweeping FX/Hulu series made you curious, this is the definitive way to experience the story—critics have it at 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, with record-breaking 18 Emmys (2024) and big wins at the 2025 Golden Globes. At a glance: sweeping political intrigue + forbidden romance; richly researched but page-turning; beautiful one-volume hardcover companion to the hit series.
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