
High‑falutin desert skies become the backdrop for an uneasy alliance of Secret Service operatives from America, France and Scotland Yard. Chasing a phantom figure who always seems one step ahead, they push their aircraft to the brink, watching a speck of island plunge suddenly into the clouds. The sudden burst of speed and the island’s impossible levitation raise more questions than answers, demanding split‑second decisions as fuel dwindles and the desert stretches endlessly below.
When they finally land, the island proves to be a bizarre society of eccentric inhabitants whose very presence feels like a threat to the world’s fragile stability. Whispers of a mastermind engineering financial crashes and sowing unrest echo through their brief encounter, hinting at a larger, unseen hand pulling the strings of nations. Listeners are drawn into a pulse‑pounding chase where every clue could be the key—or a trap—while the mystery of the floating enclave lingers in the hot Arabian wind.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (59K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Jul 16, 2009
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

A Globe and Mail reporter who makes economics and business stories easier to understand, he often turns big charts, trade fights, and market shifts into clear, human reporting. His work brings a practical Canadian lens to subjects that can otherwise feel abstract or technical.
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