****1/2 Tai-Pan (Asian Saga #2) Author: James Clavell First Edition:  Atheneum, 1966 Original language:  English Summary: The novel opens with the British seizure of Hong Kong after the first Opium War.  Long and sweeping, covering the lives of many characters, the book focuses on Dirk Struan, the Tai-Pan, the most powerful trader in Asia and […]