Stranded in a foreign land, caught between warlords, and torn by forbidden desire—John Blackthorne’s fate is not his own.
When an English sailor is shipwrecked in 17th-century Japan, he finds himself thrust into a world of samurai honor, political intrigue, and ruthless ambition. As he learns the ways of Nippon, Blackthorne must navigate deadly rivalries, his growing passion for a powerful woman, and a culture where life and death are separated by the blade of a sword.
The novel that inspired FX/Hulu’s record-breaking Emmy-winning series, Shōgun is an epic masterpiece of historical fiction. Power, betrayal, and destiny collide in James Clavell’s sweeping saga of feudal Japan—one of the best-selling and most celebrated novels of all time.
