{"product_id":"noble-house-9781094188096","title":"Noble House","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking place over the course of an eventful week in 1963 Hong Kong, James Clavell's Noble House is a masterfully woven novel of true suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Dunross, the current tai-pan of the illustrious yet financially troubled Struan empire, is racing to undo the damage his predecessor left behind and to once again stand on stable ground. And he'll do whatever it takes--including striking a hard-fought deal with an American millionaire. But his rival, Quillan Gornt, has other plans. Suddenly caught in a dubious plot involving Soviet spies, Hong Kong's criminal underground, and the hostile takeover of his company, Dunross holds nothing back in the fight for the Noble House.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspionage, mayhem, and high-stakes betrayals make Noble House Clavell's most prolific and imaginatively crafted narrative in the Asian Saga.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClavell, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Clavell\u003c\/b\u003e (1921-1994) was a novelist, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. He is best known for his epic Asian Saga novels, which launched with the 1962 bestseller \u003ci\u003eKing Rat\u003c\/i\u003e, and their televised adaptations. He also wrote screenplays for such films as \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fly, \u003c\/i\u003e and was a writer, director, and producer on \u003ci\u003eTo Sir, with Love\u003c\/i\u003e. His books \u003ci\u003eSh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eōgun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNoble House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTai-Pan\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Whirlwind\u003c\/i\u003e were #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598672105746,"sku":"9781094188096","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16e02b59-1714-430a-aa63-7b4b42b07a16.jpg?v=1732189091","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/noble-house-9781094188096","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}