It is the early nineteenth century, when Europeantraders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinesemainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of anEnglishman, Dirk Struan, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong intoan impregnable fortress of British power-and to make himself supreme ruler: Tai-Pan!#1 New YorkTimes bestselling author James Clavell's works have become beloved modernclassics. This critically acclaimed historical novel is another fine example ofa master at work.
