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James Clavell Books in Order

4 series including Asian Saga, Chronological Asian Saga and more

★ 6 NYT bestsellers · 2 at #1 4 series 16 books Latest: Escape (1995)

The earliest James Clavell book we track dates to 1962, and the catalogue now runs to 16 books. The catalogue splits into 4 series, with Asian Saga the most substantial at 7 books. The newest book on our shelves is Escape (1995).

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1 Asian Saga 2 Chronological Asian Saga 3 James Clavell Short Stories/Novellas 4 James Clavell Short Story Collections

New York Times Bestsellers

6 books

James Clavell has placed 6 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 159 weeks on the charts. 2 titles reached #1.

Cover of Noble House
Noble House
Asian Saga Series

47 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted May 1981

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Tai-Pan
Asian Saga Series

44 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Jun 1966

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Reading Order

4 series · 16 books

James Clavell Short Stories/Novellas

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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Thrump-O-Motol 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

James Clavell Short Story Collections

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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Children's Story 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

American novelist (1921-1994)

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