Noble House

Noble House

By James Clavell

Pages

1152

Rating

4.27

Year

1981

AdventureThrillerFictionHistorical FictionHistoricalAsia

Description

The setting is Hong Kong, 1963. The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are days of high drama, from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes—fire, flood, landslide. Yet they are days filled as well with all the mystery and romance of Hong Kong—the heart of Asia—rich in every trade... money, flesh, opium, power.

Endorsements

“Clavell’s biggest triumph yet... storytelling done with dash and panache... a rousing read.” — Washington Post

“Fiction for addicts... extravagantly romantic... a book that you can get lost in for weeks... staggering complexity... not only is it as long as life, it’s also as rich with possibilities.” — New York Times

“Tremendous entertainment... a seamless marvel of pure storytelling.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer

“A mesmerizer... spellbinding.” — Los Angeles Times

“Breathtaking... only terms like colossal, gigantic, titanic, incredible, unbelievable, gargantuan, are properly descriptive... Clavell has made himself the king of super-adventure thrillers.” — Chicago Tribune Book World

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