valen reviewed Tai-Pan by James Clavell
One of my favorite books
5 stars
A story about the founding of British Hong Kong in China in the early 1800s. I love Shogun, but this one is better. It's in my top 5 books.
736 pages
English language
Published Sept. 1, 1986 by Dell.
"It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler-- Tai-Pan!"--P. [4] of cover.
A story about the founding of British Hong Kong in China in the early 1800s. I love Shogun, but this one is better. It's in my top 5 books.