Wonders disciple Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Hello. I have just got Noble House by James Clavell from the library. After reading some reviews on line, it was mentioned that it ties up some points from other books in his asian saga series. My question is, should i read these books in order or can i skip the first few and start with this one?. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 (edited) I have read all of Clavell's Asian series books and enjoyed them all except Whirlwind. It is always best to read a series in order but in this case it may be ok to read Noble House first. Clavell was a great writer and one of my favorites. His movies were also great. btw, his daughter once appeared in a movie that is one of the all time running series, 007. I rented the movie The Great Escape when my GD was visiting and she went crazy over Steve McQueen and asked me to get her other Steve McQueen movies for her birthday. It was a great movie, btw. The Asian Saga consisting of six novels: King Rat (1962): Set in a Japanese POW camp, 1945 Tai-Pan (1966): Set in Hong Kong, 1841 Shogun (1975): Set in feudal Japan, 1600 Noble House (1981): Set in Hong Kong, 1963 Whirlwind (1986): Set in Iran, 1979 Gai-Jin (1993): Set in Japan, 1862 Edited December 6, 2008 by muggle not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I am also a fan of James Clavell, and I would definitely recommend that you read them in their timeline order, you'll get more from them that way! Two further books I'd go for are Escape, a 'tangent' novel from Whirlwind, and The Children's Story - this last one not from his Asia Series, but still worth reading! Tai Pan was made into a film with Bryan Brown, Shogun was beautifully made with Richard Chamberlain, and I recently discovered Noble House with Pierce Brosnan. I hope you enjoy them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonders disciple Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Thank you very much for your help it is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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