Wuhan 2019: How it began

By Gabriel Scheff

What better venue to launch a pandemic than an Olympic-styled event with 10,000 athletes from 109 nations? That's what disgruntled Major Lijian Longwei thinks as he joins with a band of terrorists to attempt revenge and at the same time cripple the world's economy. An unlikely partnership between three Chinese students and a western journalist team up to try and stop the madmen in this suspense thriller, filled with twists and turns.At center of the plot is the Tsagaan Khas, a Mongolian Neo-Nazi group bent on restoring the glory of Genghis Khan. They believe the Yuan dynasty of Kublai Khan began its downfall with the Black Plague of 1346. They buy into an ancient prophesy that only such a pandemic could restore the Mongols to their rightful place of world leadership.Wuhan 2019 also explores the culture of China's fastest-growing city, the 2,000-year history of Yellow Crane Tower, and the scenic splendor of East Lake Greenway. It contrasts the good nature of the Chinese people with overbearing government surveillance, sophisticated retinal scanning and an expansive internet firewall. It takes readers from the caves of southern China to the emperor's summer palace in Manchuria, along the docks of Canton, into the gambling casinos of Macau, and to the pangolin pens of Huanan wet market."The story flowed well, moved along smartly, and kept my interest... I very much like to learn something when I read fiction, and I enjoyed the historical asides, social/racial/ethnic insights into China... and there were nice twists and turns and revelations regarding the characters." --author Judy Richards

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08ZBJG2K7
• ISBN13: 9798724549868
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"