Oil, technology, and Remo Williams are about to become past history as an unholy alliance sets out to obliterate the Western World!
It seems like a good idea at first-a bacterium developed to consume oil spills at sea. But when the bug mutates, threatening to convert all the petroleum in the world into wax, Western civilization is suddenly up for grabs. And a lot of slimy characters are determined not to let it slip through their fingers.
Which is where Remo and Chiun come in-that is, until the Master of Sinanju cuts out...to join the opposition. It seems that black gold generates a lot of the yellow kind, and someone's offering to send a little something extra to a certain Korean village...
Remo's left in a real bind. And with his mentor bent on wiping out all the ex-cop stands for, now, more than ever before, it looks as if the Destroyer and CURE have reached the end of the road...
Like usual, the info. on the back cover is very misleading, but ignoring that...
This is the story where "Friend", the living computer, programmed for profit at all costs, is created. No other villain really stands out. Yes, we have the usual nympho babes running around, and of course the many that cross Chiun's and Remo's path lose various vertebrae, ribs, and lungs.
The most interesting part is how Chiun and Remo are put at opposite ends. Remo must test Chiun's actual feelings towards him, as he leaves it to Chiun to save him from a murder attempt. They must also lead opposing armies into battle, fight to the death, and somehow kill a computer program. Where's Bill Gates when you need him?
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