{"product_id":"whirlwind-james-clavell-uk-first-edition-hardcover-1986-asia-saga","title":"Whirlwind – James Clavell - UK First Edition Hardcover, 1986 (Asia Saga)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"613\"\u003eUK first edition hardback of \u003cem data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"379\"\u003eWhirlwind\u003c\/em\u003e, James Clavell’s final novel in the Asian Saga and one of his most ambitious works. Published by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton in 1986, this is the true first UK printing, following \u003cem data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"559\"\u003eShōgun\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"570\"\u003eTai-Pan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"582\"\u003eKing Rat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"593\"\u003eGai-Jin\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"612\"\u003eNoble House\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"1069\"\u003eSet during the Iranian Revolution of 1979, \u003cem data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"669\"\u003eWhirlwind\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47538455707700,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/57_2ea6bd3a-812b-4c55-b296-0819ed352b7f.jpg?v=1772366041","url":"https:\/\/www.inkandsignaturebooks.com.au\/products\/whirlwind-james-clavell-uk-first-edition-hardcover-1986-asia-saga","provider":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}