<span><span><span>The original adventures of Francis Blake and Philip Mortimer—and their first encounter with Olrik.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span>In a past almost, but not entirely, like ours, the world lives in dread of a new power, an empire centred in Tibet and led by a megalomaniac. When the inevitable attack comes, it destroys all opposition, and capital cities across the planet are left burning. But, in Great Britain, Professor Mortimer, inventor of a mysterious weapon named the Swordfish, and his friend and protector Captain Blake, have escaped the destruction, and must make their way to a secret base...</span></span></span>