num_pages: 1152
description: Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found herePresents an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Starting with his shipwreck on this most alien of shores, this novel charts Blackthorne's rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the heights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai.
language: English
title: Shōgun
titlecomplete: Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
characters: Toranaga, Jaemon, Mariko, Ochiba, John Blackthorne, Jabu, Buntaró, Martin Alvito, Išido, Hiromacu
genres: Asia, Audiobook, Historical, Historical Fiction, Novels, Literature, Japan, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 171426
places: Osaka, Tokyo, Ajiro
series: Asian Saga: Publication Order, Asian Saga: Chronological Order
publisher: Hodder Paperbacks