"A colossal work in every way...A huge panorama...but you won't want it shorter by one sentence."
-- "Cosmopolitan"
"A tale surging with action, intrigue, and love...A huge cast...Vast and dramatic...Stunning...savage...beautiful."
-- "Publishers Weekly"
"Adventure and action, the suspense of danger, shocking, touching human relationships...A climactic human story."
-- "Los Angeles Times"
"An epic novel by every definition...Any lover of book reading, good story, and superb writing craftsmanship will be totally adsorbed by this, Clavell's finest novel."
-- "Barnes&Noble.com"
"An epic novel that cuts bloodred deep into the beating heart of the timeless quest for power. Clavell's work is rightly positioned among the must-read historical fiction classics."
-- "Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel and The Force"
"An utterly engrossing classic that still thrills to this day. James Clavell's Sh£¿gun draws you in and never lets you go. This epic story epitomizes the will to battle fiercely despite impossible odds. A riveting must-read."
-- "Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author"
"I can't remember when a novel has seized my mind like this one. Perhaps it was the author's Hong Kong novel Tai-Pan...James Clavell breathes narrative. It's almost impossible not to continue to read Sh£¿gun once having opened it. Yet it's not only something that you read--you live it...People, customs, settings, needs, and desires all become so enveloping you forget who and where you are...It's irresistible."
-- "New York Times"
Adventure, intrigue, love...death, bloodshed, and sex...You'll love it!"
-- "Library Journal"