Two books - "The Golden Dragon" and "The Emerald Emperor" - together in one story, as they were originally written. This is a re-release of both books for those who have not read the originals yet. It is not a new adventure. Some fans, while liking the original first book, The Golden Dragon, weren't happy about it ending in a cliff-hanger. That was done for the sake of length and cost, but now here are both together. Enjoy!One afternoon in Taipei, a young researcher named Douglas Thorsby receives a mysterious box whose contents quickly draw him into a bewildering and dangerous world of international theft and murder. In his quest to unlock the mystery of the box and its contents, he is joined by unlikely friends who work on opposite sides of the espionage world and may have their own reasons for helping him. Fighting their mutual distrust, Douglas and his colleagues are pitted against unknown enemies who will stop at nothing to realize their aim of resetting the balance of power in Asia, even at the risk of sparking a nuclear confrontation between superpowers.