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This is one of the earlier of James Clavell's 'Far-East' series of books. The series started with King Rat and carried on. Tai-pan takes place in Hong-Kong. I give it my highest recommendation because although it's somewhat of a long read, it has eno
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i honestly dont give all my books 5 stars but this book which starts a series of 21 is among my all-time favorite historical novels. set in the 1800's they describe many of the events that occured with the british in their maritime wars with various
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