num_pages: 1125
description: Starting from his shipwreck on the shores of Japan, this novel charts the rise of Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, as he evolves from the status of reviled foreigner up to the heights of trusted advisor and, eventually, Samurai.
language: English
title: Shogun
titlecomplete: Shogun
characters: Mariko, Toranaga, John Blackthorne, Hiromacu, Buntaró, Martin Alvito, Jaemon, Jabu, Išido, Ochiba
genres: Historical, Literature, Audiobook, Classics, Japan, Adventure, Novels, Asia, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 171428
places: Osaka, Ajiro, Tokyo
series: Asian Saga: Publication Order, Asian Saga: Chronological Order
publisher: Hodder