As China expands its industrial might, it becomes one of the biggest oil-consuming countries in the world. And the only thing blocking China's access to an unlimited fuel supply is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. When a Vietnamese oil rig is destroyed, China is obviously the culprit. The U.S.—recently joined in a defense pact with Vietnam—calls upon Commander Brick Maxwell to pilot the hyperadvanced Black Star stealth jet against the Chinese. But the Chinese have on their side technology to match America's—and one of Brick's old adversaries, who is hunting him with a vengeance...