It is the early nineteenth century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Struan, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power-and to make himself supreme ruler: Tai-Pan!
Bestselling author James Clavell's works have become beloved modern classics. This critically acclaimed historical novel is another fine example of a master at work.
