The Middle Eastern state of Lobynia had been supplying oil to the U.S.A. for years, but when Colonel Baraka takes over from the king after a coup, there is a change of policy--and the cut-off of oil threatens the whole American economy. Baraka has big plans--but they bring him big trouble. First there is Remo, whose brief is to get the oil flowing again before American industry ground to a halt. And then there is Chiun, Remo's Korean friend and teacher. Chiun's family holds a centuries-old contract to protect the kings of Lobynia--and Chiun takes his responsibilities very seriously...… (more)