num_pages: 802
description: A narrative of conflicting cultures, loyalties, motivations, and traditions in early 17th-century Japan, involving the power-hungry Lord Toranaga, the Lady Mariko, and the ambitious Englishman, Blackthorne. The first book in the saga by James Clavell which continues with Tai-Pan, King Rat, Gai-Jin, Noble House, and Whirlwind.
language: English
title: Shogun
titlecomplete: Shogun
characters: Mariko, Hiromacu, Ochiba, Jaemon, Išido, Martin Alvito, Toranaga, John Blackthorne, Buntaró, Jabu
genres: Classics, Adventure, Historical, Japan, Asia, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Audiobook, Fiction
ratings_count: 171420
places: Tokyo, Osaka, Ajiro
series: Asian Saga: Publication Order, Asian Saga: Chronological Order
publisher: Delacorte Press