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.

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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".

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Historical novel of China. Main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.

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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.

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