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24 alternatives to Shogun

A bold English adventurer. An invincible Japanese warlord

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shogun launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The Will to Keep Winning▲66
Japan's first pro gamer shares his path to success
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
A Geek in Japan▲87
Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Soon I Will Be Invincible▲103
Good and evil, love and loss, power and glory
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
City of Thieves▲66
A novel about war, courage and survival
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
The Last Samurai▲56
The story of a young genius and his unique education
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Bending Adversity▲69
A look at Japan's recent developments in Asia and the World
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Ysabel▲56
A fantasy adventure with deeply human characters
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
City on Fire: A novel ▲79
Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Vagabond▲65
The story of Musashi Miyamoto, Japan's greatest samurai.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi▲70
1645 strategy book by an invincible Japanese samurai
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
Youngblood▲71
The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
The Warrior Ethos▲67
Wars change, warriors don't
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
United States of Japan▲66
Brilliantly brutal, alt-history sci-fi detective thriller
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
The Wise Man's Fear▲64
The second book of The Kingkiller Chronicle
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
15
Wool▲67
A post-apocalyptic adventure that will make you think
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Unbeatable Mind▲75
Forge resiliency & mental toughness
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
17
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage▲54
A grizzly tale of hard decisions and high-stakes leadership
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The Fountainhead▲23
A hero and those who try to destroy him
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Battle Leadership▲56
War is Human Life Amplified and Intensified
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Samurai Gunn▲62
A lightning-fast Bushido brawler for 2-4 players
2015 · maxistentialism.com · its alternatives →
21
The Count of Monte Cristo▲69
"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Armada▲94
Brand new novel by Ernest Cline (author of Ready Player One)
2015 · penguinrandomhouse.com · its alternatives →
23
The Mechanical (The Alchemy Wars)▲66
Thrilling philosophical clock punk
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Red Cavalry▲54
Brutal, beautiful, haunting.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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