John Mung inherits the title of Black Dragon, thereby becoming the eyes and ears of the Emperor of Japan. It's a world of change for the feudal country. Mung must work through betrayal and dangerous intrigue to open the borders to foreign trade and bring feudal Japan into the modern age."A sweeping novel in the James Michener genre which will attract the same legions of readers who read James Clavell's SHOGUN. Clavell wrote how the Shogun came to power. Dov Silverman writes of the period 240 years later and THE FALL OF THE SHOGUN planned by THE BLACK DRAGON." - London Times, bestseller list