The Asian Saga 1 : Shogun
Clavell James
Hodder & Stoughton
Starting with his shipwreck on this most alien of shores, the novel charts Blackthorne's rise from the status of reviled foreigner up to the hights of trusted advisor and eventually, Samurai.
An epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan.