Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. 1. Tales of the China Clipper 1
5. 2. The Prosperous Age 30
6. 3. Threats Seen and Unseen 49
7. 4. The Crime Defined 73
8. 5. The Roots of Sorcery Fear 94
9. 6. The Campaign in the Provinces 119
10. 7. On the Trail of the Master-Sorcerers 149
11. 8. The End of the Trail 163
12. 9. Political Crime and Bureaucratic Monarchy 187
13. 10. Theme and Variations 223
14. Notes 235
15. Bibliography 269
16. Glossary 279
17. Index 289