*2020 UPDATE* — Have been thinking about this book lately for some reason, it's almost like a James Bond movie. Might have to revisit this one (and all of Clavell's books) at some point.
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I read this one last, and it took me a long time to really get into it. Set in Iran, I was a little put off ... until I caught on about the helicopters, lovers, spies, fanatics, revolutionaries, friends and betrayers — another carefully woven masterpiece.

Disappointing end to an excellent saga.

Good story, with an interesting variety of threads, but almost too many to keep track of.