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Novel about a Chinese warlord in 1920's. Includes multiple interesting characters, including a Russian aristocrat who escaped the Bolsheviks; an American missionary; arms traders; and other warlords and bandits. Fast-paced and well-written.
From the BACK COVER: "From humble peasant villages to the fiery drama of great battlefields, from Shanghai bordellos to awesome settings of Mandarin splendor, here is a breathtaking epic saga of the majesty, the terror, the vastness of China...Of passionate men and women caught up in a turbulent destiny...And of a magnificent general and lover - the Warlord - whose power and vision forever changed the face of an ancient world."
Cosmo Magazine calls it "unputdownable".
Cosmo Magazine calls it "unputdownable".
Historical novel of China. Main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.
This was a most interesting book of the Asian thought process and culture. It was not as good as the Shogun series but not much is that good. I would suggest it if old Asian culture is an interest.
From humble peasant villages to the fiery drama of great battlefields, from Shanghai bordellos to awesome settings of Mandarin spendor, here is a breathtaking epic saga of the majesty, the terror, the vastness of China... Of passionate men and women caught up in a turbulent destiny...And of a magnificent general and lover - the Warlord - whose power and vision forever changed the face of an ancient, timeless world.
