ZERO, MINUS TEN
In ten days, Hong Kong will pass into the hands of the Chinese--and
007 is on his way there to undertake his most dangerous and thrilling
mission yet.
In the Australian desert, a nuclear bomb explodes. There are no
survivors and no clues about who has made it or detonated it.
In England, two police officers are shot dead when they apprehend a
cargo vessel in Portsmouth dock. Vast quantities of heroin are later
found on board.
And in Hong Kong, an explosion rips through one of the colony's famous
floating restaurants, killing the entire Board of Directors of EurAsia
Enterprises Ltd, a multi-billion dollar shipping corporation.
The People's Republic of China is about to resume control after a
century and a half of British rule--and the colony is a powder keg
waiting to explode. The tension reaches breaking point when a solicitor
from one of Britain's most prestigious law firms is killed in a car bomb
at Government House.
These apparently random events are connected--and Bond must find out how
and why. From the heady casinos of Macau to the seedy strip clubs of
Kowloon, 007's investigations bring him into conflict with ruthless
Triad gangs, a power-hungry Chinese general--and a beautiful night club
hostess called Sunni Pei.
All inquiries seem to lead to EurAsia Enterprises Ltd--and its
assassinated owner. James Bond is about to come up against one of the
most formidable adversaries of his career.
THE FACTS OF DEATH
Someone is poisoning British soldiers in Cyprus; the same killer has
murdered a British intelligence agent in Athens. James Bond himself
barely escapes with his life....
But the secrets behind these and other deaths first start to come to
light in Texas, where Bond goes in search of the assassin of M's friend
and lover. Fearful of an international scandal that could engulf both
his service and his country, he learns instead of the existence of the
Decada.
Held together by an archaic philosophy and their own bizarre rituals,
the Decada's fanatics have stockpiled a terrifying range of poisons and
are willing to use them to further their insane ambitions for power and
revenge.
Aided by beautiful, brave Greek intelligence agent Niki Mirakos, Bond
puts himself into the firing line for a last-ditch attempt to stop the
Decada before they unleash a horrifying weapon on their helpless prey.
HIGH TIME TO KILL
The Union is a criminal organization with tentacles throughout the
world, specializing in military espionage, theft, intimidation, and
murder. After one of its agents assassinates Bond's friend and host at a
glittering dinner in the Bahamas, the Union becomes 007's priority
target.
When information vital to Britain's national security is stolen, both M
and Bond suspect that the Union is behind it. The trail leads Bond from
one of England's most exclusive golf clubs to the cosmopolitan city of
Brussels and finally to an expedition up the icy heights of the
legendary mountain Kangchenjunga, the third tallest peak in the world.
Led by the abrasive mountaineer Group Captain Roland Marquis, aided by
the expedition's beautiful doctor, Hope Kendall, and opposed by an
unknown traitor working out of SIS itself, Bond must pit his strength
and guile against two deadly adversaries--the forces of nature at high
altitude and the most resourceful criminal minds he has ever
encountered.