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by brown9-2 5674 days ago
Would you recommend any of his followup books? I'm worried that stories with different characters, time periods etc won't have the same feel.
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I've read only Noble House. It's quite rich on the culture--maybe not so much as Shogun--and captures the setting quite well, but I didn't find it nearly as entrancing as Shogun.

Worth a read, still.

Likewise. Noble House was a good read, but Shogun was much better.
Clavell's whole Asian Saga (Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, King Rat, Noble House, and Whirlwind) is amazing. My favorite is Tai-Pan - the book had a tremendous impact on me, and I'd imagine it would appeal to every real entrepreneur. The underlying themes are freedom, individualism, honor, risk-taking, and ultimately, building something and defending it.
After Shogun I read a bunch of his books. The only one that stood out for me was Rat King.
> Rat King

It didn't stand out enough for you to get the title right though ;)

Tai Pan, King Rat.