1882: When Huang Sun attempts to murder Mai Lee, gunslinger Matthew Slade and sea captain Amos Harding follow the evil tong leader all the way to the Far East city of Shanghai Imperial China teeters on the edge of open revolt as commoners and nobles alike are roiled by Huang Sun's machinations. Entangled in a web of intrigue, Slade and his friends must fend off assassins, turncoats, traitors, and unscrupulous ambassadors Their only weapons are the swivel guns of their armor-plated airship, the loyal soldiers of Captain Sima Yang, and the smartest horse this side of the Yellow River. But can an American gunslinger protect both his friends and the Emperor of China from an entire legion of Huang Sun's fanatical highbinders?