Noble House Volume 2 Author:James Clavell Hong Kong, 1963, is more than the setting: it is the essence of the novel filled with all the color, excitement and vivid detail for which the author is noted. Here is the story of the British who are in charge of the Colony and its industry and of the Chinese who know how to deal with their rulers to their own advantage. Into their midst come t... more »wo Americans, expert in their own business and eager for a share of the Asian market but innocent of the unwritten rules of the Colony.« less