Anna
Anna asked:

Does this book stand alone or is it necessary to read the first two in the series to really enjoy it?

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Pantha This book is definitely a stand-alone novel. It has nothing to do with any of the other books in this so-called saga. The only other one that is somewhat linked would be Gaijin, and only because it's also set in Japan. Gaijin is a sequel to Taipan though, and both of those are great books. Shogun was my first and has always been my favourite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asia...

If you read that, this is actually the first of the series, so you're not missing anything. The next 4 are all related, but I've only read the first two.
Jerometed By timeline, it's actually the first book in the series.
George Absolutely stand-alone
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