UK first edition hardback of Whirlwind, James Clavell’s final novel in the Asian Saga and one of his most ambitious works. Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1986, this is the true first UK printing, following Shōgun, Tai-Pan, King Rat, Gai-Jin, and Noble House.
Set during the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Whirlwind is Clavell at full scale: geopolitical intrigue, cultural collision, and high-stakes survival woven through real historical events. The novel centres on a group of Western helicopter pilots trapped in Iran as the Shah falls and the country descends into revolutionary chaos, drawing together intelligence agencies, revolutionaries, and corporate power in a tightly controlled, fast-moving narrative.
This title represents the culmination of Clavell’s Asia sequence and is increasingly sought after in first edition form, particularly in complete condition with the original dust jacket.
