A bold English adventuer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love. All brought together in a mighty saga of a time and place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust and the struggle for power.

A bold English adventurer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love. All brought together in an extraordinary saga of a time and a place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust, and the struggle for power...

Review
"Superbly crafted...grips the reader like a riptide...gets the juices flowing!"—“Washington Star”

“Exciting, totally absorbing...be prepared for late nights, meals unlasting, buisness unattended...”—“Philadelphia Inquirer”

“Adventure and action, the suspense of danger, shocking, touching human relationships...a climactic human story.” —“Los Angeles Times”

“A tale surging with action, intrigue and love...a huge cast...vast and dramatic ...stunning...savage...beautiful...an extraordinary performance.”
-"Publishers Weekly

"“I can't remember when a novel has seized my mind like this one....It's not only something you read-you live it.” -"New York Times Book Review
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Clavell, the son of a Royal Navy family, was captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore. He spent the rest of WWII in Changi prison.