The Great Dragon

Spy games end badly—up to your knees in blood. A brilliant combination of Earth’s intelligence will turn into a threat to all humankind. The trap set for the enemy will catch its creators. And the most dangerous villains in the world will suddenly interfere in the personal life of the inquisitor August McKinby.

That’s how it happens when the game began long before your birth—and you’re in it by accident. Since the game is bound to end in war, it’s now your problem too.

The trail leads to the most closed state in the galaxy—Earthlings call it Shanghai, and its inhabitants call it the Celestial Empire. A young emperor, the Chinese mafia, three competing intelligence services, the military junta of Eldorado, a totalitarian sect, and just plain bandits—this is only an incomplete list of those involved in the mysterious bustle on Shanghai’s territory. And all of them, for some reason, are interested in Della Berg. But remember: the game must end in war.