During the tumultuous days just after the Shah's departure from Iran, Andrew Gavallan, managing director of a British-run helicopter company secretly controlled by the Noble House of Hong Kong, faces financial ruin until he devises a ...
... or to run before the wind alone, through the enemy squadron, the rest of Howard's ships having already tumed about, hacking more northerly. “Go north to windward!” Alban Caradoc had shouted. He had shipped as second in command.
Set in Hong Kong in 1963. The Noble House is in financial trouble and the fate of Hong Kong rests on what will happen to it.
The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are days of high adventure: from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes—fire, flood, landslide.
In Changi, the most notorious prisoner of war camp in Asia, only one man in fifteen had the strength, the luck and the cleverness to survive.
During the tumultuous days following the Shah's departure from Iran, Andrew Gavallan, managing director of a British-run helicopter company secretly controlled by the Noble House of Hong Kong, faces financial...
Fast-paced and full of action and intrigue, Whirlwind is an intricately plotted and detailed tale of war, love, and the ingenuity of the human spirit, told by James Clavell, the unparalleled master of historical fiction.
Under the eyes of the KGB, the CIA, and the People's Republic of China, British and American businessmen maneuver for control of Hong Kong's oldest trading house in a torrid atmosphere of easy money, smuggled guns, and natural disaster
“Cha,” Blackthorne decided, thinking that he had better keep his head clear for his interview with Toranaga. “ank you.” “is is my mother,” Omi said formally, clearly idolizing her. Blackthorne bowed. e old woman simpered and sucked in ...
Whirlwind
This is just one surprise for Patricia in a magic journey, travelling across continents and time.
De tovenaarsleerling Thrump-O-Moto neemt Patricia, een gehandicapt meisje mee naar zijn Japanse toverwereld.
BOOKS BY JAMES CLAVELL Titles in The Asian Saga: Shōgun Tai-Pan Gai-Jin King Rat Noble House Whirlwind Other Novels and Short Stories: Escape The Children's Story Thrump-O-Moto ▭▭▭ ▭▭▭▭▭ JAMES CLAVELL ▭▭▭▭ THE CHILDREN'S ...
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Gai-jin: Roman
Gai-Jin
“What is more important, sonno-joi or your safe haven amongst enemy gai-jin?” “Sonno-joi,” he said at once, believing it. “But it's important we learn what they know. To know your enemy like—” “I do not need quotations, Hiraga, ...
In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners, seek to profit from the chaos. At the head of the Noble House - and heir to the title of Tai-Pan - stands Malcolm Struan, who is determined to become his own man and marry the woman he loves.
Their fates collide in James Clavell's latest masterpiece set in nineteenth-century Japan--an unforgettable epic seething with betrayal and secrets, brutality and heroism, love and forbidden passions.
Noble House Hongkong, das mächtige Familienunternehmen der Struans, hat 1862 an der japanischen Küste in Yokohama eine Niederlassung gegründet. Doch immer wieder kommt es hier zu Überfällen auf den Fremden ...