<DIV><BR><p>China's war ace, a fighter pilot nicknamed "The Falcon Killer (<I>Tzun Kai</I>)," is actually Bill Gaylord, raised in Peking by his American parents. Gaylord lost both of them as a child during the violent Boxer uprising and then saw his foster family slaughtered in wartime. With a past that's hardened his soul and given him nerves of steel, Gaylord has used his resolve to down more Japanese aircraft than can be counted.</p><p><BR>When he's not hunting down enemy planes, intrigue constantly follows him—stars of<I> T</I><I>zun's </I>rogues gallery include an <I>agent provocateur</I> and a despotic Chinese warlord. Soon enough, events pit Gaylord against a Japanese spy who has caused untold trouble for the Chinese. Gaylord must somehow find and defeat him or risk losing an ancient Chinese kingdom to the land of the rising sun.</p></div>