I liked this book, which brings back Lord Hawke, Miss Nell, Stokely, Thunder and Lightning...but not as much as some of the past Alex Hawke books. As always, there are some great action scenes...and I like that the villain General Moon made it back, but the book goes through a long build up in advance of a rather abbreviated ending. Was left wondering what happens with US\Chinese relations. Who is the new Chinese President? Epilogue leaves more questions than answers with Nell. Will read more in the series...just not my favorite (although it started really well), due to the terse ending.