After a disastrous mission in Xinjiang, Cinese Intelligence officer Rhee Jianjun's career is the opposite of on track when he meets a young neurohacker named Xiaodan who changes his perspective. She needs his help to steal a top secret government prototype that threatens the security of the National Union. But they'll have to beat Cypro-Corp, CIEDA, and Grant Tennison's team to it. Dozens of lives intersect in this intricate thriller, brought together by the earth-shaking implications of a single invention: a society more connected than ever before, but still so far from united. In an environment controlled by quantum computers, the world really is what you make it Another epic, mind-bending tale of intrigue and adventure from the author of "Hell Bank Notes" and "Nick Gauntlet: Private Knight."