Tai-PanJames ClavellAsian Saga: Chronological Order, book 2

Characters in Tai-Pan

4 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Dirk Struan
The formidable, ruthless patriarch of the Struan trading empire in Hong Kong, known as the Tai-Pan, whose decades-long rivalry with Tyler Brock shapes the novel's central conflict.

Antagonists

Tyler Brock
Struan's former shipmate and bitter business rival, the head of the Brock trading house, whose ruthless tactics and opium-smuggling schemes drive the plot's tension.

Supporting characters

Culum Struan
Dirk's son, who takes over the family business and becomes the next Tai-Pan, and who falls in love with Tess Brock.
Tess Brock
Tyler's daughter, a spirited woman caught between her father's and Dirk's feud, who becomes Culum's wife.