Noble House

The Epic Novel of Modern Hong Kong: The Asian Saga, Book 5

De: James Clavell

Narrado por: Ralph Lister

The epic novel of espionage, betrayal and turbulence in 1960s Hong Kong by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell

Taking 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.

Ian 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.

Espionage, mayhem, and high-stakes betrayals make Noble House Clavell’s most prolific and imaginatively crafted narrative in the Asian Saga.

©1981 James Clavell (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Awesome, though not clavell's best.

First of all, Shogun and Taipan are in a different league, in my opinion. With that in mind, I really enjoyed Noble House, as an exciting and interesting yarn. The characters and history create a sense of reality, although the timeline is pretty incredible. A great read, and a good listen. the reader took a chapter or two, but did well, especially with the multitude of both Asian and European voices.

Continuingly happy with this series!

This book started out a little slow for me but it more than made up for it by the end. It did a great job of filling out all the characters. My favorite parts were all the tidbits from the other previous books. It was so great to hear their names mentioned again.

A great story and a fitting end to the Asia series

great narration. he does a great job of giving all of the characters life. the story gets a bit technical regarding some of the business dealings and I found that hard to follow at times but the author does a pretty good job of helping the reader along.

Outstanding!

Such a great book and the narration is amazing. I loved it so much. I’m still in awe of how good it was. I’m completely enthralled with the story. I wish it would go on forever.

Epic.

Nothing can be shogun but this is also epic. I’m an American immigrant to Indonesia, this is so accurate in so many ways.

Audio Quality

The audio though the Android Audible app is good, but through iTunes via the Audible sync download or the web browser streaming are unlistenable. The iTunes and browser versions skip a fraction of a second and up to a second every few seconds, cutting off words and making it a jarring experience. There appears to be no workaround. It's highly frustrating since I can only listen through the web browser at work.

Noble House

Wonderfully detailed story that reads like a Spy thriller mixed with a grandmaster chess game!

Storyline

I liked the story very much. I’ve read all of the Asian series so far except King Rat which I may or may not read. Clavell is an excellent storyteller! That’s why I keep reading and re-reading his books. Lister’s reading is nearly excellent as well but some of the voices along with the storyline in the moment grated on my ears. The politics and espionage are really not my interest and I found it hard to get through these parts of the story. My favorites in the series so far are Shogun followed by Tai-Pan. The Noble House legacy is fascinating!

amazing

solid story telling and the characters are amazing as well. I would deff recommend

Best Story of a Hong Kong that was…

Read this at 15, and I still love it!
The legends, the culture of HK and its multicultural inhabitants…Clavellina made the Far East come alive in a way no author has done before or since.